Cost Effective SEO & Link Management
By tom, 27.09.10
SEO can be extremely time-consuming and expensive. To get results in anything but the least competitive market these days you need to invest a considerable amount of time and effort, over an extended period. Many website owners don't have the time or inclination to get links from other websites, but…
Sexy forms with jQuery
By tom, 24.09.10
I just found something pretty cool. I've always found form elements really boring, unless of course you view them on a Mac - then they look beautiful. But for most of us we're stuck in the 1980's with some pretty dull elements... Well not anymore! Checkout uniform a neat little…
Impressive Amateur Special Effects
By tom, 23.09.10
I just found this short film reading an article on reelseo and just had to share it because it's really impressive stuff and just shows what you can do with a couple of $1,000 cameras, a decent software suite, a couple of interesting looking Russian dudes and a lot of…
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…
Browser testing to include skype?
By lisa, 20.09.10
Just to add to the long list of what us web developers have got to check for is Skype installations. I've been noticing recently how if you've got Skype installed on your computer, then it is very helpful and turns phone numbers into clickable links for you on websites you…
Tart featured in Good Housekeeping
By lisa, 16.09.10
Gloucester Road's very own Tart has a double page spread in the latest edition (October 2010) of Good Housekeeping. Tart are our client (we help them looking after their website) and our neighbour on Gloucester Road so we were very excited for them when they told us to watch out…
The meerkat strikes again.
By lisa, 15.09.10
We follow Aleksandr Orlov on Twitter, so I noticed yesterday that he (!) was quite chuffed that his catchphrase "Simples!" was used in hit E4 show The Inbetweeners. Series 3 of The Inbetweeners had been eagerly awaited by many after gradually building up a huge army of fans, and Channel…
New twitter site starts rolling out
By lisa, 15.09.10
Twitter have unveiled their new look site - and I think it looks pretty good! Of course the proof is in the using... I really like the way Twitter have managed the space on the screen - with show and hides you can give a user a lot of information…
Yarty Valley Dairies win Taste of the West Award
By lisa, 14.09.10
I just made a round of tea in 18a HQ and found that - by pure chance - we had Yarty Valley Dairies milk. Which was very exciting because we made Yarty Valley's website for them earlier this year! The wordpress site allows them to update the site with news…