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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 shop site so instead she went for a Run Your... 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 the way, is a way of designing websites that look... 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 with others who also contributed to the book and he... 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 just need some additional strategic input from someone who has... read more »
The link between Google, local customers and responsive web design
Independent businesses are thriving in Chichester! Chichester now has over 150 independent shops and cafes as of 2019. According to a survey by Trip Advisor, 52% of UK diners were influenced by website photos and would take into consideration online presence and ability to accept reservations from their mobile phones. Presuming that this ratio of visitors to Chichester will search local restaurants and check out their reviews and website when considering where to eat, we... read more »
Alfa Taxis - a Google success for a truly accessible taxi company!
Background Steve Jull owns and runs the Wheelchair Friendly Minibus Company. He specialises in providing a wheelchair friendly minibus service in the Chichester area. Although, by law, all taxis have to be able to take customers in wheelchairs, it is only usually only possible to accommodate a customer in an electric wheelchair with an adapted minibus, due to the weight of the electric wheelchair. This is what Steve has been providing for clients in the... read more »
Grants of up £2500 towards a new website no longer available (Chichester Area only)
*** UPDATE *** The Grant is now closed for future applications until next year. ******** The Enabling Grant is back! If you are a business in the Chichester area and your website is more than a year old, you may be eligible for a grant of up to £2500 towards the cost of a new one! If you would like to talk to us about how we could help you with a website that is Mobile, Tablet and... read more »
A client training session with a difference!
Background I had a fascinating experience last week training one of my clients. Her name is Liz and she is from Nottingham Disabled People’s Movement, a small charity that campaigns and supports people with disabilities in their local community. They approached us last year to build them a website because of our strengths in accessible web design. Their previous website appeared to be coded well and have lots of accessible options, however it was not... read more »
SEO – read this before you pay someone to do it for you!
What is SEO? SEO or Search Engine Optimisation is the dark art of helping your website get higher rankings in Google. You probably get 50 emails a week from “experts” who are keen help you do just that, for a small affordable fee. Although, like me, you probably delete all such emails, getting your website higher up Google is something that nearly all of us want. Why? Simple, if we have a higher listing on... read more »
Earth Seed to Bloom launch their new website on Valentine’s Day!
A Local Independent Florist Earth Seed to Bloom is a wonderful, independent florist that have been our client for many years. It is owned by Gill Powell-Jones and she has an excellent reputation for creating some simply wonderful floral arrangements.Her previous website was a bespoke design and build, although it was built several years ago. It had a simple ordering system linked to PayPal buttons, which was much more cost-effective to build that a full... read more »