E-tailers would be well advised to keep an eye on their website speed, as research consistently reveals that slow e-commerce websites impact sales. Google research shows that a slow-loading e-commerce website will lose at least 32% of visitors. This is quite a startling figure, yet slow page speed continues to be a widespread issue among …
Web developers Steve Protheroe and Lee Thompson from South Wales Web Solutions, discuss simple steps business owners can take to protect their websites from hackers As web developers we\’re increasingly being asked about website security – and it\’s something website owners cannot afford to ignore. By lunchtime each day, over 66,000 websites will have been hacked worldwide – …
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Despite professional web companies warning online retailers to keep their websites updated, it seems that many Welsh e-retailers are losing sales due to poor website speeds. New research, carried out by Visualsoft, which forms part of the company’s second annual e-retail performance report, reveals a trend which should set alarm bells ringing for e-commerce website owners. Upon analysing the …
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While you may not be aware of it 2018 Google changes and GDPR issues have raised new issues which website owners need to be aware of. Put bluntly, these changes could see your website losing search places to your competitors, which can impact on website traffic and ultimately sales, or result in a large fine. …
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Digital marketing done well will do wonders for your business. It can bring you new customers, increase customer retention and build your brand story. However, if you do it wrong, at best it will waste money and at worst, it will ruin your business reputation. There are a few ‘get rich quick’ digital marketing schemes …
There is much more to website design than putting some information and pictures on a website and uploading them to the internet. How website visitors interact with your website has a huge impact on how many of them will turn into paying customers and how popular your website will be. User experience, or UX, is …
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Search engine optimisation is, and always has been, a rapidly changing discipline. Google continually develops and updates its algorithms in order to provide a better service and to outwit anyone trying to cheat the system. At the recent Brighton SEO Conference, the industry leaders got together to share their knowledge, research and predictions. We went …
Instagram is rapidly gaining popularity for business use as large swathes of your potential customers love to see life through the eyes of other people. If you tried it before and didn’t see why it would be relevant to your business, take into account that it is now a lot more driven by small businesses, …
A hashtag is a keyword phrase, spelled out without spaces, with a pound sign (#) in front of it. Originally used on Twitter, they are now common on all social media networks (and in conversation!). How? You basically put them anywhere in your social media posts so that anyone searching for a particular hashtag will …
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Whatever your business, the right images are an essential part of your website so that you can engage your target audience and get them interested in what you are showcasing. If you do not want to go to the expense of buying stock images, which can be very pricey (£10 to £100 per image), you …