Password Security – World Password Day
So it’s not just Star Wars day today, we discovered earlier on that today is, in fact, World Password Day! which seems like the perfect opportunity to share our knowledge on optimising your password strength. Continue Reading →
Important Announcement! – Website Security and Maintenance
Over the past few months we’ve seen an increase in attempted hacking activity against common web platforms such as WordPress and Magento. These are normally directed at websites that have been live for some while where the back end system hasn’t been updated to reflect the latest security patches. In the same way that all desktop and mobile devices require software updates regularly to patch security issues, the backend platform on which websites are built are no different. Continue Reading →
Flash Sales & Marketing: Preparing for Cyber Monday
Sales Are Coming
Of recent years, the American tradition of Black Friday has slowly crept further and further into UK consumer culture, with estimated sales last year sitting at approximately £810 million. Now, if you’re anything like us, you probably prefer doing your Christmas shopping (and selling) from the comfort of a cosy office, and Black Friday to you means little more than funny videos being posted on YouTube of two shoppers in Asda fighting over a half price blender. The stark rise in online shopping, however, has given birth to a new cultural phenomenon that grows with each passing festive period; Cyber Monday. Continue Reading →
Google’s Mobile Friendly Update (Yes, Another One)
Friends that Just Click
That’s right, you read it correctly; Google are making an update to their search algorithm in a renewed bid to make their service more efficient for mobile users, or so they’d like us to believe. Over the decades, the search engine has taken numerous steps to ensure that user experience rests at the centre of their service; their search algorithms now focus on keyword-rich content rather than invisible link structures, their crawlers measure how responsive your site is to mobile browsers, they even let you play Pac Man on Google maps at one point. Quirky PR initiatives aside, the important thing to note is that as of November 1st, their mobile search algorithm will change again. We’re not too worried though as it doesn’t seem as big a deal this time around – at least no one has invented an overly sensationalised hashtag about it just yet. Continue Reading →
Why Is the User Experience Important?
Why the User Experience Is Important
User experience is a relatively new term that’s being thrown around on the web recently. However, there are still a lot of websites that don’t give it nearly the attention it deserves. Here we help you to understand what the user experience is, and why it’s important. Continue Reading →
The Google Certified Shops Magento Extension & Consumer Trust
In Google We Trust
We’ve all been there; you’re late night shopping in your pyjamas, looking for some great bargains when suddenly you find a MacBook Pro being sold for £200 by a company called something like LAPTOPZ 4U based in Taiwan. “What a phenomenal deal?!” you eagerly exclaim to yourself as you hungrily type in your shipping details. It’s only a couple of months down the line, however, when you receive an empty box in the post, that you realise the deal was probably a little too good to be true. Continue Reading →
The Windows 10 Release
Windows 10 is the latest and, apparently, last Windows update from technology giant Microsoft; a fusion of the most popular features from Windows 7 and 8. It marks some ambitious steps in a new direction for the company, as well as building on their previous successes. The update is multi-platform, used to power desktops, mobile devices and wearables alike. (Microsoft is hoping this universal design will provide developers with incentive to design software for the system.) Continue Reading →
Embracing Google’s Mobile Update
As you might have heard recently, the guys over at Google have caused quite a stir with the recent news that they’re going to be changing things up a bit when it comes to their search algorithm – but what does it all mean for us on the business side of things? Continue Reading →
The Importance of Updating Your Browser
It’s a fairly safe bet that most of the people reading this could probably tell me what browser they’re accessing it through, but could they also name the version they were using? If this is the case, how do they automatically know that their browser is in fact up to date and not presenting a security risk to their personal information and files? Using an old browser can give rise to a number of problems, including compatibility issues and security threats, so why aren’t more of us actively upgrading to the latest version? Continue Reading →
5 Ways to Speed Up Magento: Part 2
In our blog last week we gave a very brief run-down of the open source content management system, Magento, a popular web-platform for e-commerce sites. Within the article we also listed 5 ways to speed up Magento site, which were particularly good places to start if you weren’t overly familiar with the web-design process. Continue Reading →