The Changing Face of Online Search and SEO

February 25th, 2010

The world of Internet search is changing fast, especially the world of Google search.

You may have noticed when doing searches that there are a lot real-time results such as Twitter, Facebook and other social network content, although Google can only index status updates from Facebook Pages – which are “for organisations, businesses, celebrities, and bands to broadcast great information to fans in an official, public manner.”

Your Digital Products Unleashed

January 11th, 2010

The growth of digital product sales online has been growing steadily. This Christmas Amazon sold more eBook downloads than physical books for the first time ever. The Amazon Kindle was largely responsible as owners rushed to get content for their new e-readers.
Apple have also been heavily rumoured to be unveiling an e-reader, possibly called i-slate [...]

Is your Business taking full advantage of Video Marketing?

December 8th, 2009

Video is the one element of the Internet that has everyone’s attention. A majority of Internet users watch video as a preferred choice and it is an area that holds many advantages for small and medium businesses, whatever your business is. 82% of people in the US watched an average of 9.7 hours of online [...]

Calling Freelancers and Homeworkers: Get out of the house and into Jelly!

December 4th, 2009

Jelly is a coworking concept that began in New York in 2006 when two roommates realised that they loved working from home, but missed the creative brainstorming, sharing, and camaraderie of the traditional office environment.
They invited friends to come and work from their apartment for one day a week and so the ‘Jelly’ concept was [...]

Networking to help your Business

November 25th, 2009

This friday Code 9 are heading to the bstartup exhibition at the Olympia in London for a bit of networking as well as a chance to meet associates and clients.
We’d thought we’d share some networking groups we’ve come across in the Bristol area as it is something we’ve been looking at ourselves.
Networking is a slow [...]

Google Local Search can Boost Your Business

October 26th, 2009

Trying to get your business heard amongst the online noise?
It is still really tight out there for many small and mid-sized businesses and they need to find new customers fast!
It’s a common problem for many local businesses when it comes to online search, especially on Google and with so many people now searching for services [...]

How does your Website Convert?

October 14th, 2009

Is your website actually doing its’ job? And what is its’ job?
These are questions that business owners with websites could focus on more when it comes to getting more leads, enquiries and sales.
Firstly, it may sound obvious but asking yourself what the main function of your website is can clarify how it is designed. In [...]

Thanks for Coming!

September 29th, 2009

Thanks to everyone that turned up on friday evening at the Severnshed in Bristol to help us celebrate our relaunch! Freelancers, Clients, friends and associates all came down to say hello and chat on a very fine September evening.
It was also good to put faces to names and brainstorm over a pint and there couldn’t [...]

Design Scoop

September 11th, 2009

This weeks design Scoop

A quick look at some headline stories from some of the industries top news and blog sites.

THIS WEEK…

  • Lindsey Whittle’s Creative Solution to Promote the Homeless Charity Crisis
  • 21 Great Shots [And How They Were Taken]
  • Washdays – Simon Neal Interviewed by The Reel
  • A Brave New World: The Energy of new Middle Eastern Design
  • And Creativity and Technology Coming to London in November 2009!