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Nettl of Gloucester Studio Transformation
Those of you who are familiar with the history of Westgate Street will know that our web studio was once home to John Lawrence Menswear - which closed its doors at the beginning of 2014 after 60 years of business. When we arrived, in February 2015, we knew we had a...
Working with a Google certified partner
We, at Nettl of Gloucester, manage and maintain Google AdWords (also known as 'pay per click') campaigns for a number of our customers. This is done by two of our in-house, Google-qualified campaign specialists – who, together, have allowed us to achieve Google...
Who owns my website?
You meet the website design company, you share your brief, they provide the proposal, you accept it, they proceed to build one that is tailored exactly to your requirements and provide you with administrator access – and, you pay for it. The answer to the question...
The Perfect Salesman?
We have never had a dedicated salesperson for our business – we haven’t really looked for one – but recently the perfect salesman walked into our studio. He’s sounded so good we had to share his story, because he's available to work for your business too if you want....
Is duplicate content really affecting your SEO?
As many people will know, a lot of what is considered to be good SEO practice is speculation. It’s credible, but it’s not concrete – which is why a Q&A with one of Google’s Webmaster Trends Analysts, John Mueller, is a rare bit of insight into how the search...
What businesses can learn about SEO from WordCamp NL 2015
As most of you with a knowledge of SEO will know, it is a constantly evolving practice, due to regularly changing algorithms from the biggest search engines. Thanks to a video recording, we were able to watch Joost de Valk, founder of Yoast, talk about the...
Google Update: Tweets, Appts, Mobiles and more!
It’s not confirmed for certain, but someone has recently managed to capture a screenshot of what is one of the most intriguing and exciting updates to the Google search in a while – in our opinion! Without initially having to visit your website, prospects could be...
Ecommerce websites: should your business invest in one?
It happened in 2014, and some of you may well know: the number of people accessing the internet on a mobile or tablet device officially overtook the number of desktop users – and this rise looks unrelenting. With this type of steady increase, you would imagine this...
Setting up emails
If we're hosting your emails for you, here's a handy reference guide to how you can get your emails set up and working on various devices. We use 123-reg as a default as the place we buy, register and hold your domain name. With your emails, you have 3 main options,...
Creating a Good User Experience for Your Website
Website user experience is a hot topic at the moment and, now part way into 2015, I believe we're going to see a huge shift in the way the majority of websites are presented this year. Sometimes I feel that so much emphasis is placed on how best to optimise...
Facebook take on LinkedIn
The world of social media has, once again, been a hot topic in the news. The Absolute Creative team in Gloucester have been surveying the internet, looking for the latest on the most populated networks. In the 'Absolute Social Media Update #2', we have touched on the...
How to use the WordPress SEO plugin by Yoast
If you're familiar with posting content onto your Wordpress website, but now want to get it found in search engines, the Yoast plugin for Wordpress is awesome. Whilst it should not be taken as gospel, it's a fantastic tool and gives you a really good aid; it's by far...