Year: 2016

Website Design Cheltenham reappointed to Chamber ecommerce board

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Website Design in Cheltenham’s head Simon Dye has been reappointed to the Cheltenham Chamber of Commerce’s ecommerce board.

Website Design in Cheltenham's head Simon Dye has been reappointed to the Cheltenham Chamber of Commerce's ecommerce board.At the Cheltenham Chamber of Commerce’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) last week our Simon Dye was unanimously re elected to be the Chamber’s Ecommerce board member.

Part of Simon’s brief is to expand the number of members and also to increase the Chamber’s income. On the former front the Chamber reported at it’s review that membership has expanded by 20% over the past year.

In addition both it’s income and profits rose over the year to their most profitable levels in the past three years.

The Cheltenham Chamber of Commerce has been at the heart of the local business scene since its launch in 1904 providing an independent, powerful voice for our members.Whether you’re a new business, an SME that has been trading for years or a large multi-national, the numerous benefits the chamber can offer you and your company include: Helping you in raising your companies profile, providing business support and advice along with business training and guidance, assisting with lobbying representation as well as access to free legal and accountancy advice.

All of this combined creates the perfect opportunity for you and your business to be seen and heard by others whilst providing a solid platform for your company to grow.

With deep roots within the local business community and strong links with Borough and County Councils, local media and other organisations, the Cheltenham Chamber of Commerce also provides the perfect stage for you to raise issues that may affect your business at both local and national levels.

So, if you want to promote your business’s ecommerce processes and increase your online business’s traffic, sales and profits then please contact us NOW or ring us on now to see how we can help you to make money as well!
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Website Design Cheltenham secures Cyber Security Force

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Website Design in Cheltenham has secured the Cyber Security Force.

Website Design in Cheltenham has secured the Cyber Security Force.Website Design in Cheltenham has been helping a number of organisations with their online security for a number of years so we are very pleased to have secured the Cyber Security Force site.

The first step logically was to protect both the domain’s server and users with a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) which then adds a green padlock to the browser’s view of the URL so that the http bit becomes https.

This process also has the added advantage that Google ranks protected and secure websites over unprotected sites as a way of improving overall online reputations.

Then we added a number of other security measures. But what these exactly are are between us and the client.

Cyber security is a growing threat to all businesses- large and small so this area is one where we are increasingly helping our clients.

Large scale cyber security breaches make the headlines but about 70% of organisations are not reporting their worst security incidents- so what is making the news is just a small proportion of the breaches that are actually taking place. Britain is being targeted by up to 1,000 cyber attacks every hour.

So, if you want to protect your business’s website and your business processes then please contact us NOW or ring us on now to see how we can help you to make money as well!
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Website Design Cheltenham updates Just Value It

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Website Design in Cheltenham has just updated the Just Value It site.

Website Design in Cheltenham has just updated the Just Value It site.A website is not like a printed brochure- it needs constant updating, both for people and the search engines like Google, Bing and Yahoo.

There’s nothing like old content and old dates to put off your potential new customers visiting a site, so Website Design Cheletenham was asked to update the Just Value It site with new content. We were also asked to make the company’s branding consistent across all of the pages.

And of course we re-search engine optimised all of the pages at the same time.

It was not just an update that took place- we also made the site more sales orientated with more phone numbers prominent and larger Call To Action buttons on every page.

So, if you want to increase your business’s website- and your website’s sales then please contact us NOW or ring us on now to see how we can help you to make money as well!
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Website Design Cheltenham updates and mails ARG

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Website Design in Cheltenham has updated the ARG website and created and sent their latest email newsletter.

Website Design in Cheltenham has updated the ARG website and created and sent their latest email newsletterLong standing client ARG Electrodesign have just asked Website Design Cheltenham to update their site and to create and send a new Newsletter to their clients to asnnounce their exhibition at NAB in Las Vagas this week.

ARG ElectroDesign design, make and service secure, mission critical data transmission switches- as such they need their site to reflect their quality and reliability. And a website is not like a printed brochure- it needs constant updating not only to keep people happy but also the search engines.

However a progressive business like ARG are constantly evolving cutting edge technology and they need their global range of clients and agents to be update on ARG developments.

Which is where we come in- they need a similar type of website experts who they can depend on to compliment their skills.

So our cutting edge website marketing skills came into play by designing, creating, sending and reporting an email newsletter to their clients and agents around the world- which we did on time and to budget.

So, if you want to increase your business’s global standing then please contact us NOW or ring us on 01242 521967 now to see how we can help you to make money as well!
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Website Design Cheltenham chalks up School Uniform Shop

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Website Design Cheltenham has chalked up the School Uniform Shop site.

Website Design in Cheltenham has chalked up the School Uniform Shop siteWebsite Design in Cheltenham has chalked up the School Uniform Shop UK site.

One of our longstanding clients- Universal Uniforms recently asked us to update their school uniform website.

We built this site for them several years ago and it has been largely dormant ever since- however it still had a first page ranking on Google.

But with Google constantly changing the ways that they rank sites the uniform site needed a revamp to make it responsive and to have it’s search engine optimisation updated.

Plus due to increasing demand for it’s business services the client had moved to larger premises so they also needed the contact details updating.

Accordingly we completely revamped the “look and feel” and set about updating the content to reflect the changing nature of the business. And then updated Google as to the site’s revised content.

The client was so delighted that they paid our invoice within 24 hours- so we are pretty chuffed too!

So, if you want to increase your business’s profile- and your website’s sales then please contact us NOW or ring us on 01242 521967 now to see how we can help you to make money as well!
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New business floods in for Prestbury Bathrooms

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New business floods in for one of our clients- Prestbury Bathrooms.

New business floods in for one of our clients- Prestbury Bathrooms.Website Design Cheltenham were approached by Mark Clay the Managing Director of Prestbury Bathrooms last year to help them rebuild their website and to get more traffic and business as a result.

There are three things that any business needs to do to win new business- whether they are online or offline:

  • Be found;
  • Offer the good and services that people want to buy;
  • Convey the trust that the business will delivery on people’s hard earned money.

We then researched the keywords that potential new customers are using for Prestbury Bathrooms’ services and completely redesigned, made responsive and optimised a whole new website.

Secondly element- the website has to match the new customers’ expectations- which in this case is skilled, great value bathroom design installation services.

Which may sound easy enough until you consider that all of these screens- computer, notepads and smart phones have different dimensions. So all the website’s images have to be resized so that all appear correctly.

Thus when a website depends on it’s images to sell and promote the skills and quality of the business- this becomes a bit of an issue. Thus when a page has nearly two dozen images- and they all need to be resized several times, the process becomes a bit of an organisational task.

The third step is less hard in Prestbury’s case as they are a well established, reputable service with lot of excellent examples and testimonials. They just needed this skilled, professional approach emphasising.

Overall we have managed to promote Prestbury Bathrooms from having three pages listed in Google’s database to having over 40 pages now listed. And we are pleased to say quite a few are now ranked on the first page fo Google for the keyword phrases that Mr Clay wanted.

The business result- Prestbury Bathrooms now have work fully booked for the next four months- as Mark told us today- “Thank you- you must be doing something right we have never been so busy!”

So, if you want help with making money from your website by attracting new customers and new business- please contact us now or ring us on 01242 521967 now to see how we can help you to make money as well!
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ABC Services tops Google

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ABC Services tops Google’s free results for car servicing Cheltenham.

ABC Services tops Google's free results for car servicing cheltenham.ABC Services Cheltenham– one of Website Design Cheltenham‘s newer clients now tops Google’s free results for the keyword phrase “car servicing cheltenham”.

ABC Services approached us last year to help them get better search engine rankings for their website and also to get them more traffic and sales as a result.

We analysed what the phrases are the most relevent searched for and subsequently optimised their site to maximise their potential for rankings and traffic.

We then updated their content to make it more useful and to add various Call To Actions to make sure that people would actually contact ABC when they found them.

ABC Services are a family run business established in 1968 by our current Senior Partner Norman Badrock. Demographically they are the largest independent vehicle repair specialists in the South West.

They provide a personal and tailored service for individuals, families and local & national businesses when it comes to vehicle repair and maintenance requirements. They believe that they offer their customers a hassle free service for their vehicles in an age when time is money.

Many loyal customers use them time after time because of their honest and upfront work ethics. With an experienced team of 25 staff they can maintain your car without the need to go elsewhere.

When ABC contacted us last year to help them we were delighted to be asked to help a local, professional organisation who provides great customer services. A true “win win”.

So, if you want to increase your website’s search engine optimisation and your website’s sales then please contact us NOW or ring us on 01242 521967 now to see how we can help you to make money as well!
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Cyber security in Cheltenham

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Cyber security services in Cheltenham

Cyber security services in CheltenhamWebsite Design Cheltenham is pleased to announce that our Managing Director Simon Dye has just completed a Cyber Security Open University course and passed the final assessment with a 94% mark.

This educational attainment epotimises our committment to remain at the cutting edge of technoligal advancements- so you can be sure that we know what we are talking about in helping you.

Large scale cyber security breaches make the headlines but about 70% of organisations are not reporting their worst security incidents- so what is making the news is just a small proportion of the breaches that are actually taking place.

Britain is being targeted by up to 1,000 cyber attacks every hour.

For small organisations the worst breaches cost between £65,000 and £115,000 on average and for large organisations may run to many millions of pounds. These costs can occur as direct financial losses due to fraud or theft; the loss of productivity due to time spent recovering from the effects of a successful attack; or the lost of trust and reputation.

UK small businesses value their reputation as one of their key assets. Yet they are hugely underestimating the likelihood of a cyber breach happening to them and its long term impact:

60% of small businesses surveyed have experienced a cyber breach, but only 29% of those who haven’t experienced a breach cited potential reputational damage as an ‘important’ consideration.

The impact of a cyber breach can be huge and long lasting. 89% of the small businesses surveyed who have experienced a breach said it impacted on their reputation.  Those who experienced a breach said the attack led to:
Brand damage (31%)
Loss of clients (30%)
Ability to win new business (29%)

Cyber prevention is much better than cure

According to one industry report, the number of cyber ransomware attacks increased in 2014 by more than 4,000%, with small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) being the main target due to poor security practices.

The rise in legitimate websites being compromised for the purposes of executing watering hole attacks as a way of delivering malware – including ransomware – means enterprises need to add malware detection to web browsing activities.

Could your business survive a ransomware attack- would your accounts or your customer data be recoverable? Do you know how to safeguard your organisation’s very survival?

So, if you want to increase your ensure your organisation’s continued wellbeing then please contact us NOW or ring us on 01242 521967 now to see how we can help you to make money as well!
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Website Design Cheltenham adds 11+ Tutor

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Website Design in Cheltenham has added 11+ Tutor Hilary Hayward to our list of clients.

Website Design in Cheltenham has added 11+ Tutor Hilary Hayward to our list of clients.Cheltenham 11+ tutoring expert Hilary Hayward has been helping local children prepare for the Gloucestershire Grammer schools entrance exam.

Gloucestershire has some of the highest achieving Grammar schools in the country. As such the Grammar school entry process in Gloucestershire is very competitive, as there is no catchment area. Plus many children apply from outside the county.

Having experienced Hilary’s expert tution process at first hand it was only an act of friendship to offer to help her update her website and optimise it in the process.

Tutoring for the eleven plus based in Cheltenham.

She aims to build children’s faith in themselves, to allow them to perform at their best on the day of the grammar school entrance exam.

The verbal reasoning questions that are used for the eleven plus can seem baffling when you first look at them. Many children will assume they can not do them as they have never come across anything like it before. With help and encouragement they realise that they can answer the questions.

The tutoring process allows them to become familiar with the different types of question that can appear in the papers. Tutoring can also expand their knowledge in key areas which also aids the process of answering questions.

She believes that learning to deal with the pressures on the day is a very important part of any Eleven Plus exam preparation.

In addition she is willing to provide one to one tutoring for children who need a third party influencer or support parents in tutoring techniques, if they wish to minimise the number of formal tutoring sessions. The sessions can be adjusted to meet the individual’s needs.

As a result she is very busy, but nevertheless understands the importance pf having a website that matches her professional competence. Which is where we come in.

So, if you want to increase your professional profile- and your website’s sales then please contact us NOW or ring us on 01242 521967 now to see how we can help you to make money as well!
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Website Design Cheltenham supports Safer Internet Day 2016

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Website Design in Cheltenham supports Safer Internet Day 2016

Website Design in Cheltenham supports Safer Internet Day 2016The UK Safer Internet Centre is coordinated by a partnership of three leading organisations; Childnet International, the South West Grid for Learning and the Internet Watch Foundation. It is co-funded by the European Commission’s Safer Internet Programme and is one of the 31 Safer Internet Centres of the Insafe network. The centre has three main functions: an Awareness Centre, a Helpline and a Hotline.

The UK Safer Internet Centre, and its partners, delivers a wide range of activity to promote the safe and responsible use of technology:

  • coordinates Safer Internet Day in the UK, which provided over 69 million opportunities to see or hear the Safer Internet Day message in 2014, with over 650 supporters getting involved, and collectively reaching 25% of UK children, 18% of teens and 10% of parents.
  • develops self-assessment tools for schools and other settings to evaluate their esafety provision, including policy development;
  • delivers education sessions for children, parents, carers and teachers in schools and other settings, reaching thousands every year;
  • hosts the UKCCIS Evidence Group’s Research Highlight series, which summarises key academic publications on children and the internet;
  • shapes policy at school, industry and government level, both in the UK and internationally;
  • facilitates youth panels to give young people a voice on these issues;
  • contributes to and commission academic research into children’s media use;
  • works in partnership with others in the UK and globally – the Centre’s resources are used in many countries worldwide;
  • continues to develop the UK Safer Internet Centre website as a hub for information and advice, to reflect the range of work taking place across the UK.