SGIS News

Know your cookies
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Image courtesy of Bubbles on stock.xchng From 26 May 2012 the EU is introducing a new law that will affect websites that use non-essential cookies. The law states that these sites must inform their visitors publicly and get their agreement to allow cookies to be used before they can continue browsing. Non-essential cookies are considered Read More…
Lower Your Bounce Rate
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Apr
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Bounce rate is the % of people who leave your website after only visiting the page they landed on. We have put together some helpful tips on how to reduce the bounce rate of your website. If you currently don’t know how your website is performing it would be a good idea to install some Read More…
Tips to a successful blog
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Feb
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At SGIS we have a whole host of clients, different sites of different sizes and levels of success. This week we quizzed Bristol Foodie for their top tips to blogging success. URL: www.bristolfoodie.co.uk Topic: food and drink in Bristol, UK Founded: 2009 Visitors: 12,000 per month 1. Passion For many people and businesses blogging is Read More…
Increase your site’s usability
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Feb
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Golden rules to a more user friendly website A good looking website isn’t necessarily a good performing one. When designing your own website or briefing your designer you need to think about how your readers behave online and how you can make your website easier for them to use. There are lots of things you Read More…
New year’s resolutions…
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Jan
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Spending time on your website and keeping it up-to-date can be hard so why not take advantage of 2012 by making some new year’s resolutions for your website. 1. Review your site’s design Take a look at your site’s structure and design and ask yourself if any improvements can be made. Could the navigation be Read More…
Marketing decisions
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Nov
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Making the right decisions about promoting your business or services can be tricky. There are so many options, how can you possibly know which is the best one to choose? For the majority of businesses, budgets are tight – which means every decision costing you time or money needs to be carefully scrutinised to make Read More…
Promoting your local business
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Oct
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There are so many different options out there for promoting your business, and what works for one business may not work for another. This can make choosing the right thing for your business a real challenge. You can have lots of ideas but how many of these are scalable or realistic? For local businesses it Read More…
Add your business to Google
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Oct
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Adding your business to Google places is great way to advertise your business and gain exposure. Like many of Google’s services it is free to use and isn’t just reserved for web based businesses or big corporate companies, in fact if you’re a small business targeting a local area Google places is perfect for you. Read More…
Google AdSense
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Jul
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The pros and cons of putting Google AdSense onto your Web page. Google Adsense is a great way to monetise your site as it allows you to easily create an advert and paste it onto your site, the question is, is it always appropriate and will it work? We have put a list of pros Read More…