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Just do it properly!

If you cannot write code yourself but you still want to build websites, what do you do? You buy other people’s code and use that instead. Nothing wrong in that, it is how the vast majority of websites are built. The problem, however, is that when buying other people’s code, you are also buying any coding errors that may be present. Errors are not the... read more »

Which would you rather spend £2,500 on?

Let us assume you are a Parish or Town Council. You have to spend £2,500 on one of the following, which would be a better use of that money? 1) An Accessibility Statement which informs disabled visitors to your website of the areas in which your website does not meet their needs 2) A brand new website that fully meets the needs of all the visitors... read more »

Yesterday's presentation and exciting news!

I really enjoyed giving my 60 min presentation yesterday on Your Website and Google in 2020, thank you so much to everyone who came along! For those who were not able to come along, I have put it up on You Tube, the link to it is in the comments below. I was able to go into more detail than I would normally but even so,... read more »

Everyone has a Why. This is ours.

Celebrating You Clive Loseby Interviewed by Maria Anderson-Contreras https://youtu.be/VAK7qpejFsY Google is Blind. If your website does not work well for blind people, it will not work well for Google. If your website is not accessible you're turning many people away in more ways than one. Clive Loseby is co-founder of Access by Design which is a web company that includes all disabilities and web browsing... read more »

Easy payment scheme now available!

(Please note, in line with good accessibility practice, all links open in the same browser window, please press your browser's Back Button to return to this page) Very challenging times It is incredibly difficult at the moment and will be for some time to come. Nobody knows how long this pandemic will go on for and many people are having to adjust to working from home... read more »

What you DON'T see is what you REALLY get!

Anxious times but also an opportunity? The impact from the coronavirus is already being felt by everyone. I can't offer any more advice on staying safe and getting through this very challenging time than is given on a daily basis by many others. In China, the same word is used for both "crisis" and "opportunity" and I wanted to start putting out some content... read more »

Your Website and Google in 60 minutes!

I am delighted to announce that my Google Tour comes back to Chichester on Tuesday 23rd June. I am going to be speaking at the Chichester Festival of Learning at Chichester College. My slot is 13:30 - 14:30 however it's going to be a packed day, with Ally Berry and Vicky before me and Dawn Shrives after. The Festival runs from Monday 22nd June... read more »

Travel England Tours - fantastic success in its first year!

Google likes your website to have the right domain Those of you reading this article who have also heard one of my recent talks on “Your website and Google in 2020“ will understand the importance of making sure that your domain extension reflects where you run your business. By the way, if you haven't heard my Google presentation (updated for 2020), please read more »

Your website and Google in 2020 Tour!

The tour is underway and continues over the year! More dates will be added as they become available! If you are a website owner and want to know how to get higher up Google, then you should come along and hear what Clive has to say! Date Time Town Venue Link 10/01/2020 0800-1000 Chichester Chichester Park Hotel http://bit.ly/36nkIAL 28/01/2020 0800-1000 Portsmouth Harbour Lights Beefeater http://bit.ly/2Qilycx 06/02/2020 0800-1000 Verwood Breakfast Crane Valley Golf Club http://bit.ly/2N0mfoW 19/02/2020 0800-1000 Hastings Breakfast The Powdermills... read more »

SEO - Stupidly Expensive Obfuscation!

Yes I know. SEO stands for Search Engine Optimisation but I decided the above definition was more appropriate in many circumstances! Just in case you are not entirely sure what it actually is about, let me explain: "SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization, which is the practice of increasing the quantity and quality of traffic to your website through organic search engine results." Thanks to read more »

Happy Christmas from all of us at Access by Design!

Clive and the team at Access by Design would like to wish all our friends a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We have got some SERIOUSLY exciting plans for 2020.... read more »

Clive Loseby on Business First TV!

I was over Business First TV's studio last week and had a fantastic experience being interviewed by Tino Da Silva. Tino is passionate about promoting local businesses and Business First TV has been interviewing business owners for a year now. Check out their You Tube channel, there are loads of them! I always relish the opportunity to be interviewed and I found Tino was extremely... read more »

Pollyanna’s Kitchen. Another WooCommerce success!

It all began in the kitchen! Pollyanna’s Kitchen is truly a home-grown business. Pollyanna Hutchinson West, the owner, had begun to make chilli condiments in her kitchen a few years ago. She was looking for a website that she could use to promote her products as well as to sell them. At the time, in 2017, she didn’t have the budget for a full-blown... read more »

Run Your Own Website. Now with WooCommerce!

Always seeking innovation We are always looking to innovate as a company. We won the Product Innovation awards in 2015 for being "quick off the mark" in 2011. 2011 was a year of huge changes in website development. It saw the advent of Responsive Design and HTML5 and we were one of the first companies in the UK to adopt both. Responsive design, by... read more »

Bullied Back to Life. A book that reaches out.

Why write a book? Graham Harris is an inventor and a successful businessman. He was also, like many of us, the victim of bullying when he was a child. We are all shaped by our life experiences, whether good or bad. Graham wanted to take what he learned from his experiences and use them to help others through writing a book. He wanted to collaborate... read more »

Consult D’Arcy – another "client built" Run Your Own Website goes live!

Background D’Arcy Myers has worked within the charity sector at a senior level for much of his professional life. He had been running a consultancy business for some time, advising charities who are facing managerial challenges. They may have lost their CEO and need someone to step in on a temporary basis, steering the charity whilst recruiting someone to take on the role permanently, or... read more »

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