Cracking the Code

If you talk to an IT professional you’ll hear a whole host of jargon – and, whilst it’s tempting to tune it out, it’s just as well if you know roughly what they’re talking about. Here are a few terms that you’ll hear when your IT people are talking about your website....

Why do we use contact forms?

Why do we use contact forms on websites instead of just putting an email address on the Contact us page? It’s not simply to demonstrate how clever we developers are! The primary reason is so you don’t get loads of spam with people phishing. If that sounds like...

QR codes – more than interesting artwork!

If you’ve seen those square patterned black and white boxes on websites, business cards, adverts and even on your TV screen and wondered what they are – here’s the answer! These are known as quick recognition (QR) codes – and can be scanned in a similar way to a bar...

The words that get the message accross

This guest blog was written by Lesley Morrissey, a commercial copywriter who specialises in website content and readability. Does your website get people interested quickly and keep them long enough to take action? That’s what it should do if it functions properly. Is...

Are you an expert?

If you’re in business you’re probably an expert in your core business. that’s how most small businesses start – the business owner leaves their employer and sets up their own business doing something they really enjoy doing. For us that’s...