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 [...]
Tags: digital product business, digital products, gui, video training
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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 [...]
Tags: business video, video, video marketing, video syndication
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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 [...]
Tags: coworking, freelance from home, jelly bristol, working from home
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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 [...]
Tags: bristol networks, Networking
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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 [...]
Tags: business promotion, google search, Search Engine Marketing, seo
Posted in Search Engine Marketing | 2 Comments »
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 [...]
Tags: optimise web page, Website Optimisation
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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 [...]
Tags: agency launch, design agency
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September 18th, 2009
Big business has been doing it for donkey’s years, yet many small and medium sized businesses are still failing to capture valuable prospects by not having email capture forms on their websites. By building your own opt in email list you have a chance to engage your list who may not be ready to take [...]
Tags: Email Marketing, email newsletter
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September 11th, 2009

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!
Tags: Creative, D&AD, Direct mail, Film, Photography, Shots, technology, World
Posted in Design and Branding, General, New Media, Web Design | 1 Comment »