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Google Adwords are paid ads that get your website and advert at the top of the search listings on Google. If you want your website and products to be at the top of searches, Adwords is the best way to come out on top, quickly and easily.

Recent research has shown that only 1 in 4 of us trust Social Media - so should we still be using it in business?  

Redesigning a website doesn’t have to be a lengthy and complicated task. It certainly isn’t something you should be doing every day. But if you don’t do it often enough, your company will quickly look stale, outdated, and out of touch with modern technology and trends. At the end of the day, your website is the face of your business and it’s important to figure out how often your business needs a face-lift.

Mobile usage is on the rise (as we’ve been saying for a while now). We’ve discovered that in 2017, 73 per cent of adults in the UK use the internet “on the go” (away from home or work) using a mobile or smartphone, laptop or other devices. We decided to conduct a short survey in our office. The stats showed over 90 per cent of us use the internet on our commute into work (except for Anthony, he drives...).

Don’t just tick the boxes to comply with GDPR – embrace the legislation! It could help grow your business, and connect with your customers.

Christmas is on our doorstep (already!), and 2018 will be here before we are ready for the fireworks as the clock chimes midnight. You might already be wondering what is in store for your website in the new year, and now’s the time to begin planning for what trends you think can benefit your website in the upcoming year. I’ve been researching into what 2018 could bring and my findings are as follows:

We're targeting SEO difficulties head-on. In this info graphic discover 6 common SEO challenges, and how to overcome them.

1. Finding the right theme
2. Building a sitemap
3. Back-links
4. Underestimating ALT text for images
5. Using duplicated content
6. Forgetting internal links and related posts 

“To design a website myself, or hire a company to Do It For Me (DIFM)?”

Christmas can be a quiet time for B2B small businesses, but it doesn't mean you should miss out on festive marketing.

Everyone by now should have noticed the green https:// on websites that appear in the search bar of web browsers. Over a month ago Google made an update to its algorithm which means that all ‘not secure’ websites are now highlighted to customers.