The online telephone and messaging service Skype has just been bought by Microsoft for 5.2 billion pounds making it Microsoft`s biggest acquisition. Skype has over 660 million users and, like Google, it has entered common parlance to become a verb in its own right. Skype-ing someone happens 100 million times a month with users taking…
Upmarket supermarket Waitrose recently relaunched its website in order to tap into the home delivery market occupied by tesco.com, Ocado and others. Unfortunately the £10 million revamp has not gone to plan with some users complaining of `slow speeds`, `endless scrolling` and `poor design`. A spokesman claimed that sales were up and they were working…
Web designers and business owners will need to take action as Internet Explorer’s market share is now at 44 per cent. In a climate of increasing competition from superior alternatives such as FireFox and Google`s Chrome, plus pro-competition legislation that forces Microsoft to present alternatives, Internet Explorer usage has declined steadily.
In a recent study of a random sample of 25 local business websites we found several serious SEO (search engine optimisation) errors leading to the business missing out on web traffic, enquiries and orders. What frustrated us was how easily some of these SEO errors could be solved.
This year we have seen an increase in enquiries from companies and individuals who have had previously bad experiences when getting their websites developed or updated. There were some shocking stories of bad service that could easily feature on BBC`s Watchdog, but we did pick up on some mistakes that might help insulate you from…
After reviewing a random sample of 50 websites of businesses based in Rugby, we discovered several common issues that mean they are missing out on the best ranking on Google and other search engines. These include problems with web design, page meta tags and layout, along with issues relating to how often the website is…