UK Number 3 in Top Startup Hotspots
By tom, 22.10.10
Everyone knows Silicon Valley is the 'home of the startup', but here in the UK, we're not doing too badly in terms of levels of innovation. There are clearly some motivated people around the UK, trying to dream up new ideas and push new online startups. So why then have…
What is Google? And how does it work with your new website?
By lisa, 21.09.10
One of the most common causes for confusion with website owners is how Google works, so I thought I'd just write a little explanation! When you have a website built, you have a domain name address (www.yourwebsite.co.uk) where you and other people can visit your website. The way to get…
How to put Facebook on your Site
By tom, 23.08.10
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…
How to Automatically Create a Newsletter
By tom, 17.08.10
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…
Half Baked Brand off to a flying start, and a feature on bikeradar.com
By lisa, 16.08.10
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.…
What To Do When You Launch: Before, During, and After
By tom, 28.07.10
When setting up a new web venue for the first time you could be easily forgiven for thinking that building your website would be your biggest hurdle, but it's really not. I was just browsing our industry news when a post on ReadWriteWeb popped up and really rang true for…
Trailer for The Social Network Movie
By lisa, 27.07.10
They're right - you don't make 500 million friends without making a few enemies along the way too. If you haven't seen the trailer for the new film about the creation of Facebook, check it out below. It looks better than I thought it would, but I find some of…
Code for America... Why not Code for Britain?
By tom, 23.07.10
I just stumbled upon this interesting project currently going on in the US. Code for America is a project aimed at bringing some of the skills and experience from the private tech sector into government to help councils in cities around the US become more efficient. I particularly like the…
Win £50k in the Barclays Startup Competition
By tom, 22.03.10
Getting funding for your startup idea can be a real challenge, particularly in todays climate of financial uncertainty. So a competition offering a prize fund of £50k is what every entrepreneur dreams of, and could really help a business get off to a flying start. This is what they say:…