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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 photo, presenting the award to Clive and his daughter Winter.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. There can be a frustratingly fine line between too much... read more »
We're at the Portsmouth Business Expo Today!
We are delighted to be exhibiting at the Portsmouth Business Expo today, come along to the Pyramids Centre today in Southsea.We're at Stand 25!The exhibition is open 10:00-16:00, do come over and say hello!Full details can be found by following this link. read more »
Google update to officially confirm that non responsive websites are out of the game!
Google has announced in one of its latest blogs that mobile usability will be a ranking factor in its search results as of 21st April 2015. This means that if you do not have a responsive website, your competitors that do will be higher up on the search engine's rankings - which means more business for them!Most people access websites through mobile devices these days, 40% use them exclusively over desktop computers, because it's... read more »
Hot New Web Design Trends in 2015
Every year web design in sussex changes and grows, and one can only assume the best is still yet to come. Older design principles are still being used in responsive web design, but there are new and exciting things on the horizon. Let us discuss just a few of the predicted new trends that are likely to emerge throughout the coming year. Digital-First Bonding More so than ever a customer’s first experience with a company is... read more »
Access by Design are Finalists for this year's Observer and Gazette Business Awards!
We are delighted to announce that this web design, Chichester based company, Access by Design have been shortlisted in the categories of Innovation and Small Business at the Observer and Gazette Business Awards.We would like to publicly say a huge thank you to everyone that voted for us over the last couple months and we are very grateful to the judges for this recognition and to have made it this far.Our submission focused on... read more »
How to get your web designer to understand what you want
Planning a new website, whether that’s an overhaul of an existing web design in Sussex or a brand new venture, can seem like a mammoth task. It’s important to get it exactly right – and with so many companies offering free websites to build yourself or cheap, low specification sites it’s tempting to impulse buy just to put a tick in the ‘website’ box. But simply having an online presence isn’t enough now. You... read more »
How to audit your ecommerce site
Have you taken a look at your ecommerce accessible website lately? With people in the UK spending nearly £1,100 a year on average for online purchases, you need to be certain that your setup is running the right way and is not letting you or your customers down. Much of managing your setup involves ensuring you have a smooth running website that is easy to administrate from your end, and user friendly to your... read more »
The Rise of eCommerce
The Internet has seen a revolution in recent years with the introduction of smartphones, meaning that three-quarters of UK consumers are now shopping online as well as or as opposed to in-store. It’s not difficult to see why, either, with sites like eBay, PayPal and Amazon making it quick and easy to compare prices, select a product and have it delivered as soon as the very next day, all at the tap of a... read more »
5 Reasons You Need Your Social Media and Your Website to Get Along
Developing the perfect website for your business requires proper utilisation of SEO services. Social media marketing has been described as an ideal way of bringing online traffic to your website. In addition to this, social media links also play other key roles to the development of your personal or business website, as long as it has a responsive accessible website design. Here are 5 reasons you need social media links on your website. 1. Easy... read more »