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Access by Design would like to wish you a Happy Christmas!

Accessibility is vital to us, so we have slowed the animation below to under 3 frames per second, which is within the Accessibility Guidelines and should not affect anyone with photo sensitivity. We would like to wish all of our visitors a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! ... read more »

How to choose the best domain for your business

After thinking about a name for your company, the next hardest decision is to choose the right domain. No it is not as simple as sticking your business name and attaching .com or .co.uk, the cleverest domains have been thought through with the end user in mind. Points to remember when choosing a domain Be unique There are so many businesses and websites in the World it... read more »

Making Your Website Accessible

The Internet is an invaluable source of information and platform for people to socialise, learn and input their own ideas and thoughts and it should be accessible to everyone accessing on every platform -including users with disabilities. Sadly, however, many disabled users find themselves unable to access and use a range of websites if they are not set up in the correct way. Web accessibility... read more »

It’s not all about the Keywords

Keywords have long been thought of as the key to moving your site up Google's ranking. However, while content does matter, and keywords play their part, there are many aspects including the website design, social media marketing and content marketing that all play a key role in your ranking. Keywords Websites have been around for a long time and have been growing in their structure, design... read more »

Google is blind

A lot of people, including many SEO companies, are bemoaning that fact Google is constantly moving the goalposts in terms of how it ranks websites. I personally wouldn’t use the phrase “moving the goalposts” but would instead use the phrase “raising the bar”. Why? Well to understand Google’s thinking, I suggest that it is important to look at Google in broad terms and understand their... read more »

Social Media – How does it affect SEO?

Social media is used by millions of people worldwide each and every day. No matter if you run a small business or a large corporation you run the risk of missing out on a huge target audience if you fail to include social media in your online marketing strategy. Including social media in your online marketing campaign can help you to reach millions of potential... read more »

An amazing case study about Google loves our websites!

Windrush Holidays is one of our many resounding success stories. Run by Andy and Margaret Stevens, they provide both sales and lettings services for their clients in the UK, Europe and further afield. They had always been frustrated by not having a website that would enable them to fully manage their business effectively. To them, this meant, amongst other things, a website where they... read more »

Why Blog?

Blogging isn’t just for young hipster types who are travelling or raving about the latest game or make-up. Adding a regular blog to your company website can have many benefits, including an increased SEO and a larger audience. Including a regular blog on your website can help to keep your existing clients informed and updated and also help you to reach out to potential new... read more »

Case Study – Vetlab Supplies Ltd

As a follow up to my last post on what Google is looking for, here is a case study about how it is actually worked in practice for one of our clients and literally turned around their business! Vetlab Supplies Ltd supply consumables, diagnostic test kits and equipment to veterinary laboratories, mostly in the UK. It is a business to business operation; they do not... read more »

5 things Google is looking for right now...

I have been giving a series of presentations recently, on what Google is looking for in 2015. In case you did not see them, here are the most important points about how your website should be built: Mobile-friendly. Actually, not just mobile-friendly. You need to be tablet-friendly as well. It is called responsive design and we have been doing is since it came about, nearly 5... read more »

Run your own website!

As an award-winning web design Chichester company, we only build bespoke websites and never use templates. However, the cost factor does mean that we are sometimes out of the price range of some businesses, particularly Sole Traders and Start Ups. We developed a low cost product some years ago, called Website Lite. This can be found by following this link.... read more »

My emails aren’t getting through!

Some companies (and some District Councils) have started to get extremely fussy about where emails come from. At Access by Design, the Premium Web Design Chichester company, this has never been an issue, as we have a separate mail relay with CXS Host, the fab company who looks after our servers. This means that emails get sent from a different location to our dedicated... read more »

So, what do I think of Windows 10?

Many people are being upgraded automatically to Windows 10. Here's how it impacted on two of my clients. My first client is a clerk for a local parish council. She rang the yesterday as she was getting errors when trying to send emails. She used Outlook, which is part of Microsoft Office. Office is one of the most widely used pieces of software amongst PC... read more »

Website Accessibility

When you hear the word Accessibility, what comes to your mind? Disabled toilets, ramps into buildings, lifts instead of staircases? Loop systems for the Deaf? Guide dogs, Blue Badges, walking frames, all sorts of different images may come to your mind. You will probably have heard of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), as it has been around for nearly 20 years and, if you are... read more »

Access by Design win an award for Product Innovation!

We were simply delighted to receive the Product Innovation Award last Friday at the Observer Business Awards, held at the Hilton Avisford Park Hotel, Arundel. As always, the competition was strong and it was wonderful to be recognised for our main product: Responsive Accessible Website Design! The category was sponsored by Spofforths of Chichester and Ian Burrows can be seen on the left of the... read more »

What Colour Scheme is Best for My Website?

Your website is in its most basic terms a public online resume for potential clientele, and that being said it is vital that your website outshines your competitors. Creating a responsive accessible design for your website is key and content is obviously important but what colour scheme you choose will likely also determine if your site visitors will take the time to view it.... read more »