Category: Web Development

Updating your website

Posted on by Anthony
A website is often an online profile of your business. It may be purely there to show information and images of the products and services you offer, or you may have an ecommerce website that actually allows you to purchase through it. All websites should be updated on a regular basis for customer experience and for security reasons. A customer wants to be able to read the most up to date information, so for example, if you have a product that has recently gone on sale then you should reflect this on your website as soon as possible. Also if there has been additional options added to the product or service, add these to allow your customers to add them to their basket. Security is another reason why a website should be updated. It is not only the content that should be added to but also the code may need to be tweaked or the content management system updated to allow if to function as... Read More »

Designing a responsive website

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You may often here the term “responsive” when discussing website programming, but do you understand what it means? The term responsive website is used to describe a site that adapts to the device it is being viewed on to give the audience the optimal viewing and interaction experience. Many sites now have a mobile version of them, but still may not be responsive in terms of viewing the site on laptops / desktops with different screen sizes. Also some tables do not automatically show the mobile version of a website, so therefore it is a good idea to make sure that your desktop version is programmed in a responsive way. In order to do this, the code for the site must be written in a certain way, for example, you will need to use percentages for sizes rather than fixed pixel widths / heights. If you are unsure as to if your site is responsive then why not log in to Google Webmaster Tools and... Read More »

Becoming a web developer

Posted on by Anthony
If you have a flare for technology and like a challenge, then web development could be for you. There are many different ways in which you can get in to web development. It may be that you go through the education route, going to college or university to gain a qualification in programming, or you can chose to do a course online or take a job that offers training. Many web developers are self-taught and this can be a great way to learn the industry as long as you have a way of developing sites at home. Web developers program in different languages, some languages have similarities but each has its own advantages and disadvantages. Sometimes you are limited as to what language you can use depending upon the server you are going to be hosting the site on. One of the most important parts of being a web developer is being able to keep up with new advances in the industry and applying them... Read More »

Boosting your business through an app

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If you are active with your business website and have invested in great SEO and are regularly updating your content as well as using social media to promote your business then the next step could be creating your own app. This can be done for Apple devices, Android or Windows and is actually not as complex as you may think. Like with most things web site related it is possible to do these things yourself online by using free websites and online tutorials however it’s worth keeping in mind that this app will be representing your company and that by creating one that is cheap and perhaps not very smoothly functioning you could damage the reputation of your company. It’s always worth speaking to your website developer about the possibility of creating an app for you as this may be a service that they offer and if you already put business through this web design company you may get preferential rates and may be able... Read More »

Milton Keynes – The Technology City

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If you are in the technology or internet business you might have noticed all the adverts for PHP programmers in Milton Keynes. What are they all doing there? The city of the concrete cows and the Open University is now the technology city. There are now numerous information technology and telecom companies in the city and both young and experienced IT staff are being attracted to the area. MK as it is known to its friends, is a short hop from both London and Birmingham has always been at the forefront of cutting edge concepts. From Bletchley Park, home of the Enigma, right up to being the first city to have fibre-to-the-premises and 4G technology, this city has always lead the way. Whilst to some Milton Keynes may have been a joke, it is now competing with the likes of Cambridge for new technology companies. No surprise then, with its reputation, superb motorway connections, ease of getting around the city and its network infrastructure that... Read More »