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Reading Time: 2 minutes No doubt you’ve heard of a search engine index before. The index is a collection of web pages found by a search engine. Those pages are then sorted and presented to you whenever you search for a term or topic. With that in mind, the term mobile-first index is self-explanatory. Google has always focused on…

Reading Time: 2 minutes Do you pay attention to the address bar when you visit a website? Do you check to see whether it starts with HTTPS? You should, and in 2017 it will become even more important that you do. Google recently announced the release of Chrome 56 in January 2017 that will treat all standard HTTP pages…

Reading Time: < 1 minute An interesting article about the cost of WordPress website development. Codeable are a company based in Denmark, founded in 2012 and this article highlights the the costs involved in developing a WordPress website. To put these costs in pounds sterling… Grand total for a WordPress business website: £18,000 With pre-developed theme: £6,600 With eCommerce solution:…

Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s been obvious for a while that more and more people are searching for information and even buying products on their mobiles. If you’ve ever visited a website on your mobile phone you’ll know how frustrating it is to try and read small print on a small screen or scroll from side to side to…

Reading Time: 3 minutes As many of you will now be aware, Google has been at it again. By that I mean they’ve issued another updated version of Penguin – this time called Penguin 3.0. (I’m sure some of you would want to tag the words ‘The Revenge’ onto the end of that, but as you’ll see that may…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Most people are aware of SEO and what it means for the success (or failure) of their website even if they don’t know too many of the finer details. One particular aspect of search engine optimisation you need to know more about concerns local SEO citations. Here we explore what they are and why you…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Every year brings with it a slew of new web design trends. 2014 is no different. Here are some of the most engaging and exciting trends to watch out for this year. Flat Design The days of three dimensional flashy websites with 3D images and similar eye catching techniques are waning. Now it’s all about…

Reading Time: < 1 minute Adding a gallery to your WordPress website is very easy and a great way to showcase your photographs & images. WordPress comes a built-in gallery feature gives users the ability to add a professional looking grid-like gallery. The first thing you need to do is to create a new post. You can do this by…

Reading Time: < 1 minute Modern websites need the speed and stability that traditional single server hosting struggles to provide on a consistent basis. By combining multiple servers to handle your website traffic and data in a cloud optimised cluster, your website is not affected by any spikes in traffic or any technical issues that may occur with a single server.…