Blog
27 January 2022
Lessons and takeaways from the BrightLocal webinar "State of Local Search 2022" - Experimenting, Near me searches, Google Misinformation & more
24 January 2022
Are you paying a monthly retainer and wondering if you're getting value for money? Your monthly service might not be the right one for you.
20 September 2021
We took Archipelago Textiles from nothing to page 1 of Google. Our strategy and actions, what worked and what didn't.
23 August 2021
Can you do your own SEO? If you have the time to learn and practice, yes you can! We look at the 8 steps to doing your own SEO, and the best free resources and tools available.
11 August 2021
Video has been called the future of SEO. Introducing the Red Balloon promotional video service. Watch example video.
28 July 2021
What are local SEO services and what do we do to raise your business's placement in the Google rankings? In this post I explain what is involved in local SEO.
26 July 2021
What do we do when we SEO a website for a client? This article breaks down the steps of SEO and what we do to get your website ranking.
22 July 2021
Safari is fast overtaking the iPhone SE as the thorn in my web developer side. Turns out I'm not the only one.
12 July 2021
Writing persuasive sales copy is a crucial part of selling any product or service. Here are some of our top tips for turning your writing into killer copy.
6 April 2021
Why diversity is important in choosing images for your marketing and the issues around selecting marketing images
21 January 2021
Is your business slipping in the search engine rankings? You could be a victim of Negative SEO.
18 June 2020
We packaged up a few of the visual display tools we've coded to make the Red Balloon Front End Suite.
14 June 2020
Incredible talk from Cambridge Analytica Patrick Fagan on how your social media data is used with incredible effect to create ads you will respond to.
5 February 2020
Using real data to find which keywords you should be using to optimise your website.
28 January 2020
We recently cleaned up a hacked WordPress install for a client. This is what it looks like on the inside.
18 January 2020
A simple plugin we wrote which adds functionality to the native WP 'Hello Dolly' plugin.
14 January 2020
A few simple changes to your website can make a huge difference to conversion rates.
3 January 2020
Fake screenshot alert! How to change content on a webpage in seconds, using nothing but the Chrome browser
24 December 2019
I reached 97% on desktops and 96% on mobiles on Google's Lighthouse Audit performance score. These are the steps I took to reach the top scores.
24 December 2019
How to code a mobile menu for custom WordPress themes that works with the native WP menu system.
7 November 2019
Used the right way, a blog can help move your business up the Google rankings.
7 November 2019
A quick guide to the right way to build your business by posting on Facebook
5 November 2019
How to optimise your web pages for search engines.
4 November 2019
How to use psychology and colour theory to find the right colours for your site.
4 November 2019
Crucial things you need to include on your website.
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