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If you carry out any part of your business activity online, which you probably do, a web designer is going to be an essential part of your business. A harder decision is deciding whether to keep one on retainer compared to employing directly or using a random freelancer or agency on an ad-hoc basis. In this ‘to the point’ article, we investigate the process of finding and retaining a web designer.
listen time: 8 minutesThe pre-project category exists to help you find information that is relevent to you before your project starts.
In this blog post I will discuss whether it is prudent to cut costs by asking your chosen web designer to remove the research phase from project estimates. In order to make an educated appraisal of this commonly used tactic, we will look at what is typically included in a project research phase and the potential opportunity cost of not carrying out research.
listen time: 13 minutesI'm sure you have experienced it, you approach a bunch of web designers or design agencies for quotes for a website and they want to know every detail. Then the question comes where they ask you about how much money you have. You, stall, avoid the question and just ask for their best price.
listen time: 10 minutesIn this blog post I will discuss the ever so most frequently asked (yet so seldom answered) question; “What does it cost to run a website?”.
To get a firm idea of what the ongoing costs will be for your website we will need to look at several different areas that will be generating expenses over the lifetime of your site.
listen time: 14 minutesFinding a good web designer, developer or a competent person to maintain your website can be a difficult task.
This podcast contains advice which will help reduce the chance of you employing the services of an unreputable company or freelancer who isn’t up to the job.
listen time: 12 minutesThis category is designed to help you find information relevent to the actual design and build portion of your new website project.
While it is anecdotally reported that an unhappy workforce is a productive workforce this is most definitely not the case when you are working in creative industries. The joy with working with creatives is that they genuinely want to do the best for you. They are heavily invested in providing a product or service for you that not only helps you reach and surpass your goals but because their future income depends upon your happiness.
listen time: 15 minutesLet’s clear this up now. In a vast number of cases, possibly yours too, portfolios are a good thing. However, for businesses like mine (and possibly yours) which work with a wide variety of client types and produce a wide variety of output types a portfolio can be directly harmful to both the number and type of enquiries generated by the website.
listen time: 8 minutesWhen your new website goes live, the work doesnt stop. Your website will need ongoing care, updates, maintenance and iterative improvement to ensure it keeps delivering against your goals.
I've set up a test website with no intention of maintaining it. Will it get hacked?
Will it end up selling dodgy pharmaceuticals or will it just soldier on forever?
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This guide gives you 12 simple steps that you can complete today, to ensure that your website is safe should something go wrong.
I am going to show you an easy process to avoid ever losing information again.
listen time: 22 minutesSo, you have a lovely new website, fantastic, but do you know how long it will be useful for? In this post we will discuss how long a website can be effective for before it needs some kind of substantial work being carried out. For those of you already wondering how you may be able to extend your website's life, we will look at some ways of doing that too!
listen time: 9 minutesThings of interest that dont fit neatly into the three project stages above.
The evening before Wordcamp Brighton 2019 I started to write this blog post to explore the reasons why YOU might want to go to a WordCamp or an industry conference. The conference season is in full swing so let’s look at reasons why you should be attending a conference in your area.
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