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Bing’s four steps to SEO and usability success

While Google remain relatively tight-lipped when it comes to individual ranking factors, Bing's senior product manager Duane Forrester has revealed hi ...

19th December, 2013

Digital Marketing

Strengthening the link between social media and SEO

There are various Webmaster Tools platforms to help you manage your SEO campaigns, but knowing how your social media activities interact with your mai ...

28th November, 2013

Development, Our News

Responsive web design a must as tablet retail searches double

A 100% year-on-year increase in searches for retail-related terms on tablet devices has hammered home the importance of responsive web design to a who ...

24th October, 2013

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Brand new responsive website for FSYTA

The Fire Services Youth Training Association has a brand new responsive website thanks to First Internet. The site, launched yesterday, uses responsiv ...

9th October, 2013

Digital Marketing

Google overhauls search algo with Hummingbird

Google have given themselves a 15th birthday present - a new search algorithm, built from the ground up and named Hummingbird. The algorithm was re ...

27th September, 2013

Digital Marketing

Yahoo! logo change unlikely to affect SEO

This week, Yahoo! has launched a new logo and Bing has become the default search engine for Nokia users. So how will these changes affect SEO?

6th September, 2013

Digital Marketing

No negative impact’ of Google+ for online marketing

Google+ may have had a lukewarm reception, but a new report suggests it might still be worth incorporating into your online marketing mix.

29th July, 2013

Digital Marketing

Social media convergence: Have Facebook made a hash of it?

Facebook's latest update brings it in line with both Twitter and Google+, meaning cross-posts on these platforms will still contain usable hashtags.

14th June, 2013

Development

The Professional Web Design Process: Planning

A detailed and well-explained web design and development process speeds up our workflow and saves our clients money. It all starts with planning.

12th September, 2012

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Designing a website without content is like designing a tailor made suit without the measurements.

FI's desisgner, Wayne Seddon, discusses the balance between web design and web content and the importance of planning when creating a new site.

15th February, 2012

Digital Marketing

The Complications of Social Media

The recent turbulence in the Middle East has once again highlighted how social media impacts the way news reaches the public.

1st April, 2011

Digital Marketing

New Look PPC Ads

Google began testing a new layout for pay per click adverts in June, by incorporating categories for some general search queries, adding “related to ...

28th January, 2011