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Does My Business Need A Website?

[last updated Jan 2017] A question that most business owners have asked themselves in the past is "does my business need a website?". If you'd have asked yourself that question 15 years ago or even 5 years ago the answer would have been dependant on what type of business you were in. Today however, I [...]

By | January 23rd, 2017|Website design, Websites for local business|Comments Off on Does My Business Need A Website?

What kind of website do I need?

It seems like everyone is all of a sudden "A Web Designer" everybody knows someone down at the pub or a friends brother who can put a website together in exchange for a few quid or a couple of pints. So what is the difference between different web designs? Why pay a web designer to [...]

By | January 19th, 2017|Website design, Websites for local business|Comments Off on What kind of website do I need?

Should I Use Google Adwords?

I get asked about Google Adwords a great deal by a diverse group of clients and if I'm honest the answer I give is slightly different each time depending on the type of business. Earlier this week  beauty blogger Karen from "Liverpool Lashes" mentioned me in a blog post, this was then shared on various [...]

By | May 15th, 2014|SEO Articles, Websites for local business|Comments Off on Should I Use Google Adwords?

How The Internet Can Ruin Your Business

Nobody can deny that the internet has provided countless benefits to both businesses and consumers alike. Never before has there been such an easy way to reach new markets. Car dealers, for instance who once relied on roadside sales pitches and local or regional newspaper advertisements to reach an audience of just a few thousand [...]

By | November 22nd, 2013|Websites for local business|Comments Off on How The Internet Can Ruin Your Business

Web Design & SEO in Liverpool

Gwiz offer Web Design and SEO services in Liverpool Merseyside. If you're having a new website designed it's important to find a web designer who understands search engine optimisation and can design a website that not only delivers a great customer experience but also can design the structure and content of the website to be [...]

By | February 13th, 2013|Websites for local business|Comments Off on Web Design & SEO in Liverpool

Facebook Graph Search – A New SEO Challenge

It was only a matter of time really, a flurry of privacy changes in December last year and now the announcement of a search engine powered by Facebook, integrated with Bing and named "Facebook Graph Search". You may recall that I have wrote a few articles about ensuring that your website and your website SEO [...]

By | January 17th, 2013|SEO Articles, Websites for local business|Comments Off on Facebook Graph Search – A New SEO Challenge

Facebook Privacy Changes

Facebook has announced some new privacy changes today. Most of the changes are pretty minor, users can now access a menu on each post giving the ability to limit visibility on each post that is made. In addition a new tool is available to control any tags on images posted by others. A new interface [...]

By | December 13th, 2012|Websites for local business|Comments Off on Facebook Privacy Changes

SEO For Bing

In January 2012 I wrote an article entitled "Don't Ignore Bing When Planning Your SEO", I thought today may be a good time to revisit the topic. Experian Hitwise have just announced that the Google UK Market Share fell below 90% last month for the first time in 5 years. This represents a fall of [...]

By | November 8th, 2012|SEO Articles, Websites for local business|Comments Off on SEO For Bing

Choosing a Web Designer

Choosing the right designer is critical to your online success. Lets look at the things to consider. Firstly, in selecting a shortlist of suitable web designers don't pick one from the sponsored listings in Google, Why? Simply because these are paid listings, it tells you nothing of the skills that the web designer has in [...]

By | September 14th, 2012|Website design, Websites for local business|Comments Off on Choosing a Web Designer

Cheap Web Design

I'm often approached by new start or smaller businesses who simply don't have the budget to have a website designed for them. Very often these people resort to using one of the cheap website building tools sold by the cheap hosting companies or worse, they are with 1&1 or similar and have had terrible customer [...]

By | August 10th, 2012|Website design, Websites for local business|Comments Off on Cheap Web Design

Why is my website not showing in Google?

"Why is my website not showing in Google" is a question that web designers and SEO consultants get asked all the time. You're very lucky if your new website makes it to page one straight out of the box. It happens, but it's rare. If you fancy doing a bit of DIY SEO then this [...]

By | July 24th, 2012|SEO Articles, Websites for local business|Comments Off on Why is my website not showing in Google?

Google Engage

Gwiz Web Design St Helens are pleased to announce that we are now members of the Google Engage programme. This initiative is run by Google to educate website owners to the benefits of Google Adwords through agencies who provide web design and SEO services to small and medium size businesses. Despite a large part of [...]

By | July 23rd, 2012|Website design, Websites for local business|Comments Off on Google Engage

Honesty as a marketing tool in Web Design

Web design offers the creative licence to make the smallest business look like a multi national PLC. A good web designer can employ all manner of smoke and mirrors to give any client the image they want, but is this lack of honesty always the best practice? If pushed I'd say the most crucial elements [...]

By | June 29th, 2012|Website design, Websites for local business|Comments Off on Honesty as a marketing tool in Web Design

One page websites or microsites

What is a Microsite? A Microsite is a small website usually focused on a particular product, service or geographical location. You may have seen car manufacturers use microsites to launch a new model. Usually its a flashy affair full of stunning graphics and snazzy sounds. You'll also notice that its heavily linked from the main [...]

By | May 30th, 2012|SEO Articles, Website design, Websites for local business|Comments Off on One page websites or microsites

Google Venice Update – Local Search SEO

Google announced another algorithm update a few weeks ago under the code name Venice. The update is rumoured to include 40 algorithm changes not all of which affect local SEO but none the less that is the biggest news story to come out of the Venice release. You may have noticed that when you perform a [...]

By | April 11th, 2012|SEO Articles, Website design, Websites for local business|Comments Off on Google Venice Update – Local Search SEO

Website SEO for Local Businesses

Website SEO is a must if your website targets a local area. Search Engine Optimisation is much easier on a local level for the simple reason that there is less competition. To give you an example, a search for "Website SEO" Brings up 440 million search results whereas a local search for "Website SEO Merseyside" [...]

By | March 11th, 2012|SEO Articles, Websites for local business|Comments Off on Website SEO for Local Businesses

Why does my business need a blog?

Why your business should blog. Over the past few years Blogging has grabbed the attention of marketing professionals around the world and has become an essential tool for businesses large and small. 'What exactly is a blog?' I hear you ask, well stick around and I'll explain what a blog is, why your business should [...]

By | February 26th, 2012|SEO Articles, Website design, Websites for local business|Comments Off on Why does my business need a blog?

QR codes, What are they and can they help my website SEO?

QR Code QR codes it seems are a new technology, it may surprise you then to learn that they were invented 8 years ago by a company called Denso Wave in Japan which is a subsidiary of Toyota. It's perhaps common knowledge that Toyota have been at the forefront of lean production since the early [...]

By | February 12th, 2012|SEO Articles, Website design, Websites for local business|Comments Off on QR codes, What are they and can they help my website SEO?

Websites for Local Business

Websites for local business, something most business owners hadn't considered before the recession hit. A local business without a website in todays world is like a telephone without a number. It's sad in a way that progress has changed the way that people shop. Retail parks that stand where our industrial buildings once stood, have [...]

By | February 10th, 2012|Website design, Websites for local business|Comments Off on Websites for Local Business

The importance of ongoing SEO

SEO isn't something that you do once and forget. The front page of Google™ has limited spaces available. Do a search for your most key search term and look at the sheer number of results. Everyone of those results belong to a company or organisation who all desire their website to be on page one [...]

By | January 16th, 2012|SEO Articles, Websites for local business|Comments Off on The importance of ongoing SEO