+44 (0)1179 680989

Our News

The latest news from the 18a Productions world.

We hope you like it, and don't forget to leave us a comment.

  • Uploading PDFs and other file attachments in Wordpress

    1st September 2010 03:00 by lisa

    If you want to offer your readers a downloadable PDF or other file on your Wordpress blog, then here's how you do it...

    Just above the main content area - whether you're writing a page or a post - there's a row of symbols. You'll be familiar with the first… Read more

  • 18a.co The quicker way to visit us

    31st August 2010 03:00 by tom

    When we heard that you could now buy .co domains we were quick to snap up 18a.co as we thought it sounded pretty cool and we loved the idea of even shorter email addresses.

    Ok we're not Columbian, but .com domains aren't just used by American companies either, and the… Read more

  • Horizontal spaces between images in Gmail html emails

    27th August 2010 12:00 by lisa

    I just received a HTML newsletter from play.com and it reminded me of something we discovered with Gmail a few months ago...

    Since the powers-that-be at Google created a new class of font-size:80%, horizontal spaces have been appearing between images. And it looks like play have unfortunately (maybe) fallen foul… Read more

  • Clever email marketing idea from my-wardrobe

    26th August 2010 03:00 by lisa

    I received a newsletter last night that I thought was quite a clever idea, from my-wardrobe.com.

    With the bank holiday approaching, they asked several high profile editors what they'd be wearing over the long weekend. Bang on subject for their target market - trend setters discussing styles, with tips and… Read more

  • How to Spy on your Competition

    24th August 2010 03:00 by tom

    Everyone knows getting backlinks is vitally important when you're trying to build up good rankings in the search engines. But how do you know who to get links from? One way I've found particularly useful is to check out who's already linking back to your competition, and try and get… Read more

  • How to put Facebook on your Site

    23rd August 2010 03:00 by tom

    It's now easier than ever to share your website's content on Facebook, which could prove to be an excellent way of getting more visitor interaction on your site.

    Facebook has released a whole set of social plugins that let you do some really cool stuff, in many cases just by… Read more

  • Great Logo Design

    21st August 2010 03:00 by tom

    Getting a good logo design is essential for any brand, but sometimes it's easy to get carried away with what you think your logo should encapsulate and lose any real originality or memorable identity. The best thing you can do is keep it simple and memorable.

    If you're designing the… Read more

  • The £20 iPad Replacement

    20th August 2010 03:00 by tom

    I got quite excited when I read a report this morning about a tablet PC from India which was going on sale for just 1,500 rupees which according to XE.com just now, is as little as £20!

    It really sounds too good to be true, and for the moment it… Read more

  • How to Automatically Create a Newsletter

    17th August 2010 03:00 by tom

    Everyone knows that newsletters are a great and cost effective way of keeping in touch with your customers, letting them know what you've been up to and reminding them of the services you offer. But finding time to create an attractive and interesting newsletter can be a real challenge, especially… Read more

  • Half Baked Brand off to a flying start, and a feature on bikeradar.com

    16th August 2010 03:00 by lisa

    Great news today that a relatively new client of ours, Half Baked Brand, with their unique range of cycling jerseys, have been featured on Bikeradar.com. 

    Future Publishing website Bikeradar gets over 1.5 million unique visitors a month, so it's a great piece of coverage for the new online based business.

    Read more