Web design blog

Earlier this year SilverStripe launched the SilverStripe 3.0 Theme Design Contest where the winning theme would be the default theme of SilverStripe 3.0.  Given how much we like SilverStripe and how our web design and development team enjoy working with it we couldn't resist submitting an entry.

If you are considering building a website yourself for your business rather than using a professional web design company, here are a few things that you might need to consider:

You might want to consider the following if you're thinking of getting a new website or eCommerce store in 2012.

It goes without saying that the first place to drive visitors to your website is through search engines such as Google, Bing and Yahoo. When designing and redesigning websites for our clients, we ensure that we optimise your site to be found in search engines during the build process.

With the festive season now less than two months away, and general retail sales down in the UK year to date, Christmas is THE most important time for online retailers! More and more people are doing their Christmas shopping online, avoiding high street and shopping centre crowds, so if you are an online retailer, have you got your online shop optimised and ready to go for the Christmas rush?

Online retailers have many decisions to make when determining what their online shop website should look like, what functionality it should have, and how best to present their products and services for sales.

Responsive web design is used to describe the design of a website that allows the layout to change depending on what screen the website visitor uses. This means that the website will work well no matter if viewed on a PC, laptop, tablet or mobile device.

If you regularly use Facebook, you will have noticed that new Facebook has brought some massive changes. Most of the feedback that we’ve seen has been negative as lots of people are resistant to change, however new Facebook has brought many positive changes that can help you promote your business:

A content management system provides you with the means to update the content on your website at a time that suits you, and is easy to use (if you can send an email, you can use a content management system!)

Whether you have had an online shop for a while, or you are in the process of setting up a new one, it is essential to create a great online shopping experience for your customer as well having an ecommerce site that can be easily found in search engines such as Google or Bing.