Web Design

How SMEs can make themselves look pretty on the web

Great web design attracts people to your site, but it's a lot more than fancy typography or flashy images. Not only does your website need to look good and be accessible on mobile, it must also appeal to your target audience. So check out our articles and advice guides on web design for SMEs

How to Use the North Star Metric for Web Design

Andy Woods

Andy Woods of Rouge Media explores how the concept of the North Star Metric has helped Silicon Valley startups find success and how UK SMEs can apply the same concept to web design

How To Improve Your Visitor To Buyer Ratio

Roberto Garvin

Roberto Garvin, Co-Founder of Mofluid, shares his key findings on how you can increase your visitor to buyer ratio, covering value propositions, sales funnel audits and split testing

How to Build a Successful Company Website

Kris Jeary

Your company website is important for both customer communication and building trust in your brand. Here's a quick look at how to build a successful website for your small business

A Guide to Fixing Google Site Crawl Errors

Crispin Boden-Tebbutt

In this detailed guide, Crispin Boden-Tebbutt covers how to fix Google crawl errors so that your website can be easily found and navigated by customers

How User Experience Impacts SEO

Marc Woodhead

Marc Woodhead, Founder and CEO of software development business Holograph, explores how having first-class user experience can contribute to better search rankings

A Small Business Guide to Web Design

Chris Hardy

Designing a website for your business is a complex but essential task. These handy web design tips should be all you need to help your company shine online

How to Edit a Website: Essential Proofreading Tools

Gloria Kopp

Errors on your website can put off customers and damage your brand's credibility. These proofreading tools will take the pain out of editing a website

25 Years of Web Design

Carl-Stéphan Parent

How has web design evolved since Tim Berners-Lee launched the world wide web? We chart its history from Mosaic to the emergence of responsive design

The Best WordPress Plugins for E-Commerce Startups

Naomi Webb

There's a multitude of WordPress plugins that can help e-commerce startups offer customers a seamless shopping experience. Here are four of the best

15 Image Resources for Businesses on a Budget

David Kiriakidis

Our run down of the best image resources, copyright free photography, design assets and WordPress themes for small businesses on a budget

8 UX Elements That You May Be Getting Badly Wrong

Natalie O'Neill

Mistakes in website design could cost you valuable leads and online sales. We list 8 common issues that ruin user experience so you can avoid the pitfalls

Fleximize's Year 2015

Caz Blaxcell

Star Wars, royal nippers, and a sexy new Fleximize — 2015 has been a year to remember. We round up the highlights of a busy year in fintech.

Google AMP is Coming – Are You Mobile-Ready?

Elma Glasgow

Mobile search is set to outdo PC, so it's time to get your content mobile-ready before you start to lose customers to other sites.

How Website Design Influences Your Customers

Daniel Kidd

The importance of a strong online presence has never been clearer, and good website design can provide a great return on investment for your business

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