What width should a website be? Unfortunately there are a lot of resources online that offer people differing information and statistics, so it can be hard to figure out what’s best. When you’re referring to the width, size and dimensions of your website, it’s important to make sure you understand the terminology that your web…
Posts Tagged: web design
Creating a bespoke Linkedin company page
We’re often asked how companies can stand out on Linkedin. Yes they can create informative pages with good content and links to external websites and social media channels, but what about on the platform itself?
Understanding cookies: How to make sure your website is legal
There’s a lot of misconception when it comes to what web cookies are and where they’re used. This BBC resource called Web Wise provides a brief explanation: “When you visit a site that uses cookies for the first time, a cookie is downloaded onto your PC. The next time you visit that site, your PC…
The importance of optimising your website for mobile devices
The importance of optimising your website for mobile devices has cropped up here on the Codastar blog before and we’ve discussed the fact that the future success of your business could well hinge on whether mobile has been considered or not in your web design and user experience plans, especially as more and more people…
Why Facebook Design is So Important to Your Business.
With Facebook implementing its most extensive update to date, its more important now than ever to ensure your business has a design that stands out above the rest. Facebook for business is less a social medium, and now more a “mini-website” platflorm for optimal conversion across the board.
How to optimise headlines for better SEO
When we talk to businesses about writing headlines, whether it’s for a section of their website, a blog post or a press release, we often find that people want to use far too many words. Yes, it’s important that anyone visiting your website or reading your copy is correctly informed, but the shorter, snappier headlines…
5 Ways to make your brand more friendly online
When it comes to integrating an online or social media plan into your current communications strategy, it’s important to set targets, get high numbers of friends and followers and make sure everything you do online is consistent with what you’re doing offline too. However, because some businesses are trying so hard to do well online,…
Why mobile and tablet optimised websites are as important as ever
We’ve discussed the importance of businesses optimising their websites for mobile devices a few times in the past, but it’s increasingly important that SMEs pay attention and don’t just assume that this kind of web design and optimisation should only be reserved for larger companies. A huge 1.08 billion mobile phones across the world are…
Dedicated website platform for members of the Guild of Master Chimney Sweeps
Here at Codastar we’ve been working with the Guild of Master Chimney Sweeps for more than three years and have recently begun offering its members the unique chance to build their own online voice through their own slick and tailored website. Here’s the website we created for John’s Chimney Sweeps: