SGIS News

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    Know your cookies

    04
    May

    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…

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    Lower Your Bounce Rate

    11
    Apr

    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…

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    Tips to a successful blog

    27
    Feb

    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…

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    New year’s resolutions…

    09
    Jan

    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…

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    Promoting your local business

    31
    Oct

    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…

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    Improving your website

    28
    Sep

    There are always improvements that can be made to a website so keeping a track on statistics and the way people are using your site will help you make more informed decisions on how to improve it. To help you out the final instalment in our series of website guides covers how to improve your Read More…

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    Cross Browser Compatibility

    16
    May

    With so many browsers out there it’s difficult to know if you website is compatible with them all. A handy website to help you with this problem is browsershots.org, although this doesn’t allow you to navigate your site via the different browsers it gives you a clear screenshot of your site across the selected browsers. Read More…