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Google’s Core Web Vitals and what it means for your website
You may have seen Google and SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) companies talking about Core Web Vitals over the past few months. Well with good reason.

How to display Reviews – from Facebook, Google and Yelp
Customer reviews are a great way to back up your authority and nothing helps sell your product or service better than the feedback of happy
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Messaging Apps: Easily integrate WhatsApp and Messenger
Easily add messaging apps to your website. Communication is everything when it comes to keeping customers happy and if you can find ways to make

Instagram Feed: More visual content for your website
An Instagram feed can be a great visual way of displaying content on your website. Finding ways to connect your social media marketing with your

6 key SEO tips that will improve your web design
Web design and SEO go hand-in-hand, so it’s important not only to have an attractive looking website, but also one that can help produce strong
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Domain Age
There are a variety of factors that go into deciding your ranking on Google. One that is hotly debated is domain age, with some saying

HTTPS vs HTTP – Secure Websites
Secure websites are more important than ever in today’s online world, with an ever-increasing number of hackers and bots roaming the net causing disruption. There

Your Ideal Clients: why it’s important you get to know them
Do you know who your ideal clients are, or are you unaware of the type of customer who spends money with you? The more informed
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The Importance of Maintaining a Client Database
The importance of creating and maintaining a client database cannot be overstated. It provides a crucial information resource for your business not only in terms

Effective Marketing Branding in 5 Great Tips
As most people have been on lockdown at home, there has been an increased focus on social media marketing. Larger companies will have expert teams

HTTPS vs HTTP – Secure Websites
Secure websites are more important than ever in today’s online world, with an ever-increasing number of hackers and bots roaming the net causing disruption. There
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Images and Image Optimisation
Image Optimisation can be a quick win for your website. While written content is, of course, important, images play just as an important role in

Page Speed
Page Speed, Load Time or Page Loading Speed – all essentially mean very similar things. If your website pages are not loading fast enough, it
The Simplified Marketing Podcast
- Your Goals for 2021We’re back and this week discussing setting those goals for the year ahead. How do you plan? What should you be thinking about? The team discuss. With John Lawley (Web Design JohnLawley.co.uk), Georgia Stylianou (Branding MarshMallowDesign.co.uk), and Andrew Black (Trades Business Coach HeroesonHand.co.uk).
- We All Make MistakesWe all make mistakes, we’re all human, but how do you deal with the fallout from those mistakes? The team discusses what those mistakes could be and how you could rectify them or think ahead to mitigate as much as possible before the work begins. With John Lawley (Web Design JohnLawley.co.uk), Georgia Stylianou (Branding MarshMallowDesign.co.uk), […]
- Lockdown Part IIIHere it is! The long awaited Series Two of the Simplified Marketing Podcast. Just as we were about to record the announcement was made sending the UK back into lockdown for the third time. How does this effect your business? Do you have a plan in place? With John Lawley (Web Design JohnLawley.co.uk), Georgia Stylianou […]
Boosting Organic Content On Social Media
It pays to make the most out of the organic content you post on social media – be it in video, photographic or written form.
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Facebook Ads – what’s working right now
The dizzy world of online advertising has been shaken up quite a bit by the Covid-19 pandemic but as with all major changes this can
Which Social Media platform works best for your business?
With likes of TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube all offering huge audiences to connect, how do you know which one is best for