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Not all websites are equal
Let’s assume you have just had a 15-page website built. You received quotes from a few web agencies and they...
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...
What do we want to build? An automatic multi-language website
Alongside regular website builds, recently we have been designing increasing complex and bespoke systems . With...
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How are we going to integrate AI in to our websites?
It’s exciting times for us web-folk now that Artificial Intelligence is on the horizon, and here at Webbed...
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At what point do you need to replace your website rather than update it?
This is a tough question, mainly because websites come in all shapes and sizes, and vary hugely in complexity. If...
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Making website design sustainable, a story
We've won a few awards for our websites over the years, and are now delighted to announce that we’ve also...
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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Why tenders aren’t the best way of choosing a web agency
When committees write a specification, they outline their business, target audience, and requirements as a whole,...
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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...
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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Using your website to beat lockdown
With Covid this year and Brexit last, we’ve really seen a change in how businesses perceive and use their...
Don’t put your website in to ‘technical debt’
Consider this; you buy a car and only do the bare minimum of maintenance to get it through the MOT. You get some...
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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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How we are getting work during lockdown
So, lockdown happened and we started to worry. We can survive for a month, maybe two, maybe three, but having to pay...
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...
How did websites look 18 years ago?
Webbed Feet celebrated its 18 th birthday this year, with the directors Aaron and Alex each having over 20...
SCA is your payment gateway broken?
Last weekend, on the 14 th September, Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) was rolled out across the UK. This is...
.eu domain names after Brexit
Like it or not, something is going to happen on 29 th March, and at this stage, the details are up in the air....
How to stop your site dropping off of Google
Google regularly change their algorithms so that they can deliver the most relevant results to users. This is great...
What are the latest trends in web design?
Usually, when we’re asked this question we can answer with details about a specific design trend or new...
Have you been hacked?
Have you been hacked, or just as importantly, are you likely to get hacked? We have performed a quick check on...
New Chrome update that may ruin your website
So, you’ve had it up to your neck with GDPR and think the coast is clear, and the bureaucracy and paperwork is...
Website juggling - The balance of web design
For our clients the balance of web design is usually a decision of budget vs the type of website that they...
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...
GDPR and website security, does it matter?
You’ve probably heard every solicitor and their dog talking about GDPR, but what is it and does it really...
Why website tenders don’t work
So a client has a website that needs to be built, surely rather than having lots of individual meetings with web...
How to speed up your website
There’s little more frustrating than waiting for a web page to load . If your website is slow you’ll be...
Why do some web designers ‘let themselves go’?
We like to keep our eyes out for new websites to ensure that we’re on top of the game, and far too often we...
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Why Pokémon Go is setting the future for the mobile web
Running a digital agency I always get asked what’s next and how technology will evolve. It’s a tricky...
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We will argue with your web agency
Here at Webbed Feet UK we love our jobs and we particularly love spending the time to do things properly so that...
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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What is the best website platform?
So one web agency is telling you that WordPress is the best website platform, yet another is suggesting Joomla, and...
Getting away from a cowboy web designer
Recently we've picked up a lot of website maintenance contracts varying from fixing broken or incomplete websites,...
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...
Does the speed of a website matter?
Any web page that takes more than just two seconds to load could be deemed slow. Apart from being annoying to...
Why white labelling websites is difficult
A white labelled website is produced by one company (the website designer) and another company (the...
Why other web designers in Salisbury are failing
A quick Google for “web designers in Salisbury” will show that there are a huge amount of local web...
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How much does a website cost?
As website designers we’re often asked “how much does a website cost?” . A pretty accurate...
Image sizing, you can't put a square peg in a round hole
The concept of cropping, letterboxing or skewing images is fairly complex, so I have written this as a reference...
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8 ways to be a good client
I could write articles all day about how to be a good web designer but, perhaps surprisingly, being a good client...
Should web designers have qualifications?
Many professional and trade and sectors require qualifications and accreditations in order to operate, but web...
Has web design plateaued?
Let’s rewind a few years. I remember buying a new PC that was outdated within a year or two and needed to be...
Are you tied in to your web designer?
Recently a lot of our projects haven’t been new website builds, but improvements on ones built by someone...
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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Large website projects vs skyscrapers
If you phone a local builder and ask them to build a conservatory, it’s quite likely that they’ll know...
Salisbury is 7th best city to visit in 2015, are you ready?
Lonely Planet, the world’s largest travel guide book publisher [1] has recently declared Salisbury in...
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Back in my day - turning website design on its head
When I started making websites in 1997 there was no such thing as Google [1] or Facebook, and most people had to...
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Has business networking died?
Until recently I have been an avid networker, and it has been a great way of building long term relationships and...
Changes to eCommerce law
If you purchase items online then the EU’s new consumer rights law is great news, however if you own an online...
Oh no, Google have changed things again!
Of course we’re joking, yes Google have changed their algorithms, but providing your web designer has been...
Are people talking about you?
The Internet is a big place, it’s hard to calculate its size but there are billions of web pages [1] . So how...
Google announces HTTPS improves SEO ranking
The address (URL) of some websites start with “https://” rather than the usual “http://”...
BBC Wiltshire Radio eCommerce 20 Year Anniversary
Today Graham Seaman was broadcasting about eCommerce on the BBC Wiltshire radio show. He asked Aaron Whiffin,...
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Are ISPs blocking your site from their customers?
Back in July last year we wrote about how the government was forcing ISPs to censor the Internet and how it could...
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DDoS cyber-attacks on the rise
Recently DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks have become increasingly popular, with large companies such as...
W3C complaint code - Does it matter?
Websites are, for the most part, written in a language called HTML. This language has various specifications that...
How porn filters could bankrupt your business
On the face of it blocking children from accessing porn via the internet is great idea. We certainly believe that...
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Internet Explorer 6 Compatible Web Development
Most web design companies do not make Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) compatible websites ; in fact many go out of their...
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New EU Privacy and Cookie Laws
Summary: In May 2011 a new privacy law came was brought into effect across the EU, which forces websites to seek...
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