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The latest news and info from the team
Free Colour Palette Tool
Canva's FREE Colour Palette tool comes in handy for match colours for your brand/website. Take a look on the link below:- https://www.canva.com/colors/color-palettes/
Zoom + Stripe WordPress Integration
It's been over a year since we set up seamless integration between Zoom and Stripe (for payments) for Emily's Inner Grace Pilates classes. The website sets up and manages the Zoom class with just a few clicks, the event is added to a schedule on the website from which...
Event Ticketing Solution for Visit Chislehurst Live
Existing client Visit Chislehurst required a built-in/seamless ticketing solution for their upcoming event. Utilising a payment plugin (one of the many benefits of using the WordPress platform) - we were able to set this up in no time - enabling customers to book and...
IAIM Official Website Launched
The complete makeover of the IAIM official UK website is now live - complete with built-in membership system (connected to Stripe for payments), automated renewal system, member only shop and content - and hosted and fully managed by our team. If you need a solution...
GoDaddy to Microsoft 365 Migration – Autodiscover Issue Resolved
The transfer process from an MS Tenant account (in this case GoDaddy) to Microsoft 365 is a complex progress, here's how we did it. Export all mailboxes to PST files - move those backup files to a safe place (outside of the Outlook folders, just to be sure). Cancel...
ORN Furniture Website Launched!
ORN International requested three websites to be developed, starting with the Furniture branch of their business. The redeveloped site is to replace their old, dated website - along with new added features and functionality for improved usability and navigation around...
East Anglian DriveAbility – Website Now Live!
East Anglian DriveAbility contacted us through a referral - in need of a complete overhaul on their current, dated website - along with a number of content changes. The new site offers full mobile responsive design, easy to use menu structure and clear/simple...
Serene Baby – New Website Live!
Referred to us from an existing client, Sareena (based in Bedford) had built her existing website on the WordPress.com platform (the self-build solution using pre-made templates), but soon found it wasn't quite presenting the business correctly - or producing the...
How to Take the Perfect Product Photo
Here are a few of our simple tips for taking great product shots... Background Decide whether you're going to have a background or have the background removed.If you're going to have the background removed, try to keep it clean/simple (not complex - which makes it...
iMassage Therapy – New Website Launches in Colchester
Sarah from iMassage Therapy based in Colchester came to us needing to overhaul her entire website. We worked with Sarah over a period of two-three weeks to re-build a new, mordern website just the way she wanted it. From a technical point of view, we had to ensure...
JPG vs PNG – What’s Best To Use and Why
There are subtle differences between JPG, PNG and TIF files (the most common file types used) - but you might only know these if you are technical... PNG images hold transparency, this means they tend to be much larger files than other formats as they have more data...
What Is Google Changing And How Will It Impact My Website?
Beginning in July, Google Chrome will start marking all http websites as "Not Secure". So if your website URL starts with http:// then your website visitors will see a "Not Secure" notice like this: With an SSL certificate installed, your website will labelled...
GDPR – Mailing List Re-consent Process for Mailchimp
Here's a quick guide to re-consenting your mailing list in Mailchimp. Update your list to use the new GDPR options now available on Mailchimp (edit your list and tick the GDPR box). Edit your list sign up form to include the GDPR fields that are relevant to your...
SEO Keyword Tracking
Keyword tracking is a crucial part of your websites performance. Our tools enable you to see where your website ranks in Google for every given keyword - and the search statistics on the keyword itself, so you can determine whether or not a keyword is worth...
Marketr: Marketing and Performance Tools By BlackWebs
We are excited to announce the launch of Marketr, a set of marketing automation and performance monitoring and tracking tools. The Marketr platform connects to major platforms such as WordPress to gather and analyse historical and current data. Tools include:-...
SNAPSEED: Making Your Images Look Pro
Snapseed (by Google) can take your drab and lifeless images and turn them into something special, instantly - and for FREE. These are not your average Instagram filters, these are a range of editing and refinement tools that are incredibly easy to apply to any image...
Recovering a WordPress.com Domain in Redemption Period
Here's a quick guide to recovering a domain that has entered into a 'Redemption Period' when purchased through WordPress.com and not renewed. The Domain enters 'Redemption Period' for 30-90 days when the Domain has expired before being released back onto the market...
Success Story: Thames Rib Experience (London)
Thames River experience were referred to us early 2014 in need of a complete website overhaul. A number of design drawings drawn up, all based around their brand new branding package - along with a with a clear specification to engage and convert more visitors. Over...
Success Story: Lucy and Belle (London)
We were approached by Clara from Lucy and Belle in the summer of 2014 and quickly arranged the meeting to go over her plans. We were looking at a brand new website for brand new baby gifts business. With the brief in hand, we set about producing drafts designs to...
Sasco Sauces Website Launches (Ashford, Kent)
Nationwide fast-food sauces manufacturer Sasco Sauces Ltd (based in Aylesford, Kent), have made mayonnaise and bespoke recipe sauces for more than 15 years. Having worked with the company on another bespoke project the year previous - they then required a complete...
Our Little Shoe Box Website Launches (Eltham, Kent)
With two physical stores in Eltham, Kent, Our Little Shoe Box were aiming to increase online sales. Unfortunately, they were left in limbo with a poor website that simply wasn't created professionally - leaving them uncomfortable and un-confident to promote it....
Invergordon Bus Tours Website Launches (Invergordon, Scotland)
Touring company Invergordon Bus Tours, based in Scotland, required a major update to their old, tired-looking website and online booking system. A full screen, full impact design was drafted and approved - along with a fully integrated online Booking system linked to...
Success Story: Limon Casa (Bromley, Kent)
Limon Casa is a brand new retail business based in Sidcup, Kent. Referred to us from an existing client, we set about creating their online store to ensure consistent sales from day one. They have since expanded into a physical store and run regular social media...
Blossom & Berry Website Launches (London)
Blossom and Berry came to us with a website that had lost its way... parts of it had broken, visitors couldn't join online courses or find the information they needed. We completed revamped the site, transferring and restructuring old content on a brand new purpose...
Client Spotlight: Thames Rib Experience (London)
For over 10 years the Thames RIB Experience have been thrilling London's locals and tourists across the Thames in their ultra high-powered speedboats. Their website was in need a major makeover to boost sales and cope with demand. Their new website is designed to make...
Success Story: Pom Pom Baby (Bromley, Kent)
Pom Pom Baby is a babies and childrenswear store in Bromley, Kent. Having had a previous website developer produce a website that failed to generate any significant amount of sales, fell to pieces in regards to design - and generally became difficult to contact after...