Website no-nos
So, this article will be a controversial one as I know many agencies will disagree. But I’ve been in the...
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There is little point in having a business if no one can find it, and so our experts have written a series of articles about online marketing that help businesses promote their website and generate sales.
Written by our team of expert web designers in Salisbury, these online marketing articles provide useful and effective tips that can be easily understood by everyone.
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Brutally honest web design and marketing
Here at Webbed Feet we pride ourselves in saying things as they are. Afterall, there’s no use sugar-coating...
Harnessing the Power of AI for Website Design
This article was written entirely by AI (GPT-4) Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) has significantly...
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One simple mistake that will make all of your marketing worthless
Most businesses spend a lot of time and money marketing , whether it’s something they pay an agency to do or...
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Google Ads
The Most Common Beginner Mistakes to Avoid - and What to Do Instead One of my clients once said that setting...
Welcome Viki Nagy
Nice to meet you! My name is Viki , and I’d like to give you a heads up that I’ve joined Webbed Feet...
Improve your business by being miserable during the Covid restrictions
Christmas preparations can be stressful at the best of times, and this year we can only assume it’ll be worse....
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Marketing fail - don't do this!
I was driving through the New Forest a while ago, and spotted this van. I can see that this company can be...
Why lockdown is like a Judo injury, and how that could help you
Before bringing Covid into the mix, it’s important to emphasise how Judo, and other martial arts, help shape...
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Bounce back your business with a government funded website
When the economy will start to bounce back and how quickly this will happen are very much unknown at the moment....
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Don’t get eaten by the covid bear!
There were two men in the forest having a picnic and suddenly a bear jumped out. One man starts trying to hide, and...
Making a website worse to get more enquiries
Twice this week we’ve had potential clients come to us asking us to make their websites look worse. This...
Suddenly dropped off of Google?
We’ve gained a couple of clients recently because their previous web design agencies have either...
The biggest problem clients face when building a website
When someone needs a new website built it can be a daunting task; how can they find a trustworthy web design agency...
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“Fresh eyes”, Alan Sugar and Black Friday offer
I was watching The Apprentice the other day, and the contestants needed to design a marketing campaign for a budget...
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Why link building can be really bad for SEO
If you wind back a decade or two, you could ‘cheat’ search engines easily. A common example of this...
What Novichok can teach us about marketing
Webbed Feet is a web design agency based in Salisbury , a small tourist city in the South of England which, until...
So, why have the phones gone so quiet?
I’ve spoken to several business owners at networking breakfasts this week, plus of course chatting to our...
How many SEO agencies are fraudsters?
I have a friend who owns an audio-visual company who was looking for SEO agency. He chooses not to mix business with...
Branding - a single word could make or break your business
I was at a breakfast meeting the other day and I picked up the venue’s menu. The desserts section was labelled...
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Webbed Feet have become Google Partners
We’re proud to say that in April 2017 we became Google Partners. What does this mean? This means that we...
2017 - Sort your website out in 4 steps
A new year a new start, and now we’re rested and full of energy time to start the year with good intentions...
How to improve your business by being miserable at Christmas
If you’re like me then you’re not looking forward to pushing your way through the hordes of people...
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Websites are like hammer drills
I’ve been building a fence in my garden using pre-existing hard concrete posts, and my cordless Black &...
Website isn’t working?
Is your website working? I don’t mean that literally ‘working’, meaning that you can see your...
How much should a website cost?
This is probably the most popular question that we, as web designers get asked, and unfortunately one of the hardest...
How to keep your business afloat following Brexit
No matter what we voted in the recent referendum, and whatever our reasons, it looks almost certain that the UK...
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3... 2... 1... and your customers are gone
How many times have you visited a website and couldn’t find what you were looking for? It’s frustrating...
Is Britain heading in to another financial crisis?
How many small businesses are feeling a pinch in spending recently? As part of our marketing I do a lot of...
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Does SEO (search engine optimisation) work?
SEO (search engine optimisation) is the art of subtly adjusting a website so that search engines favour it when...
Seminar for Salisbury Chamber of Commerce
We’re glad to be presenting a seminar for Salisbury Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday 16 th February....
Why are websites so expensive?
There are plenty of web designers who’ll produce a website for little more than spare change, and there are...
Own the first page of Google (without doing any SEO)
Web designers often sell SEO (search engine optimisation) to help you get to the top of Google. This optimises...
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Knowing your customers
With website design , and any other form of marketing it’s important to know your customer. This seems...
How to get an enquiry for a fiver
Online marketing has come on leaps and bounds over the past few years, and it’s truly amazing how well you...
An idiot’s guide to website design
The point is that if you don’t know how to make a successful website then you’re certainly not an idiot,...
How to stop the terror attacks affecting your travel business
The recent terrorist attacks in Tunisia are unarguably awful, words cannot describe the impact it has, and will have...
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SEO is dead. Long live PPC
Okay so that’s a bit of a dramatisation, SEO (search engine optimisation) isn’t dead, but with Google...
The importance of SEO for tour operators and travel agents
Travel agents have played an important role in the travel industry in the past, but these days the internet and...
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Don't trust SEO companies
The title of this article is slightly provocative, but I’m writing it as warning to businesses that put their...
How much is a visit to your website worth?
How much would you pay to have a visitor on your website? 10p, 50p, £1, £10, £100? It’s a...
An idiot's guide to getting people to buy from your website
You may have heard sales and marketing people talking about the sales-funnel; this is the journey that each user...
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Video - Web design from a user’s perspective
When designing a website it is of utmost importance that a web designer puts themselves in their users’ shoes....
BBC's The Apprentice, will Climb Online work?
For those of you who follow the BBC’s The Apprentice, like me you’d have been glued to the TV last night...
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How not to make a website
There’s no arguing that first impressions count, and this is just as true online as it is face to face....
SEO as sabotage - An update
For those of you who read our articles frequently you’ll remember an article called “ SEO as Sabotage...
Ahhh, you can’t do two things at once
So you speak to Internet boffins at networking meetings, and they say to ditch your old-fashioned ways and stick to...
SEO as Sabotage
We review and improve the search engine optimisation (SEO) for many of our clients’ websites. One client...
How to make Google AdWords work
Many people treat Google AdWords (and other pay per click campaigns) like traditional search engine optimisation ;...
How to successfully launch an online shop, Obstacle Kit
We have produced many online shops and eCommerce websites , and most do very well. One however has been...
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Why you should use video for your business
By now, I'm sure that you've heard all about the virtues of video. Video is one of the most powerful ways to...
Don’t be an ostrich; burying your head in the sand won’t help sales
I was at a seminar the other day, and the lady next to me was complaining on how her competition is rising, and her...
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Are you there?
When was the last time your phone rang with an enquiry from your website? Do you get regular email enquiries? Can...
What does your website say about you?
So your boiler breaks and the end of the day, and you phone a plumber, he visits and is wearing ripped jeans and a t...
Email newsletters are a great marketing tool
Sending regular emails to your contact database allows you to reach out to new clients as well as upsell products to...
Google merges local and organic searches
The background Although we offer search engine optimisation (SEO) to our clients, we have, for various reasons,...
Website design user experience
Whilst designing a website for your own business it can be easy to lose track of your users and produce a solution...
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