Once you have decided to go ahead with your website, the designer will then turn to you to provide the content (text and images). Unless you are able to pay for a copywriter to provide the text for you, you’ll need to come up with that yourself. So time to think about your business and…
Search engine optimisation can be a challenge to get right especially if you don’t know what you’re doing. There are a collection of elements that need to be in place to achieve some success and with Google often changing its priorities, it’s easy to get left behind. And in 2018, you also need to juggle…
I was pleased to be approached by regular client Arna Landscapes for a redesign of their website.
And this was especially significant as it was its 4th regeneration. Not quite as many times as Doctor Who yet! But regularly changing and reassessing your website is highly advisable to keep it fresh, competitive and relevant to any growing business. So Arna Landscapes is a great example of this.
When you are having a website designed, it will become the online portal or ‘shop window’ for your business, especially if you don’t actually have a real shop window. So it is one part of a brand that represents your company and services to the online world and potential customers. So having a professional logo…
A decade of design I’m not one to be overly emotional about business, but it is with a little ripple of pride that I’m writing this post. Why? Because this year marks the 10th anniversary of Joanna Craig Website Design. When I launched this business in 2007, I had no idea I’d still be creating…
Disclaimer – I am not legally trained and so this is not official guidance! What is GDPR? GDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation. It is a new EU law that replaces the Data Protection act and comes into force on 25th May 2018. (Leaving the EU does not mean that it won’t apply to…
When I am approached by a new client who’s never had a website before, I am often asked what web hosting is. This is a service I offer to clients but some clients also come to me with existing websites and a host they want to continue to use. So I thought I’d summarise some…
When I set up a new installation of WordPress, there are a lots and lots of plugins about that offer a whole myriad of features and functionality. Thats what makes WordPress so flexible and offers many opportunities for web development. But with all these choices – how do you know which ones to use? First…
You may see that I have already published a blog back in early 2016 about the growing importance of having a SSL Certificate for your website. (see here if you’ve not read that post first) Well, it just got even more important! And therefore warrants an update for 2017. So what’s changed? Two main things…
I am astonished these days, how many websites don’t include some basic elements that I think are the backbone of all websites. So I thought I’d list them here as I always make sure these are included in my new website designs. Contact details need to be easily found. So many websites make you hunt…