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…
Increase your site’s usability
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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…
Web Builder overview
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Dec
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Looking to create a website but don’t have any HTML knowledge? If you have limited or no experience in creating websites from scratch then our Web Builder software, which comes free with every hosting package, might just be your solution. The software allows you to easily create a multi-page website and with over 200 templates Read More…
Useful online website tools
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Nov
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Now again we like to share some helpful links with our customers to make their life’s that little bit easier. Take a look at the latest instalment below. Write Code Online writecodeonline.com This website allows you to quickly test Javascript and PHP online and with a hit of a button you instantly get the results Read More…
Improving your website
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Sep
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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…
Who uses IE6?
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Internet Explorer 6 was originally released in 2001 and you would think that nobody would still be using this version considering there have been 3 newer versions, IE7, 8 and 9 released in 2006, 2009 and 2011 respectively. But still 9.2% of the online world is using this relic, and that’s not 9.2% of internet Read More…
WordPress Jargon Buster
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WordPress is a great tool for people looking for an attractive and professional looking blog or website but aren’t necessarily able to code it themselves. Below are some of the key terminology and phrases that you will come across when using or reading about WordPress but may not know what they mean. 1. Post This Read More…
Design Calculator
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We have just launched a design calculator on our design pages to give potential customers a greater idea of what the cost might be for us to set-up and design a website. The calculator has a number of options and drop downs so you can tailor the site to your requirements. There are 3 main Read More…
Useful links
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Jun
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We know it’s hard sometimes designing and developing a website, so we’ve put together a list of helpful websites to get you going. 1. browsershots.org As mentioned on an early post, this site is really useful for viewing your site on many different web browsers across multiple operating systems. Although you can’t test the usability Read More…