It's old but it's gold! Optimise your website for desktop, mobile and tablet. We have said it before and we keep on saying it because we still see websites for all or any size business that aren't mobile ready? Now if it's budget that is in your way, you invested in a website years ago and haven't been able to afford an upgrade since, panic not, just make it a goal in 2019 to get your site up to speed! Many websites are made for mobile first in 2018 and it won't be different

Finishing off 2018 where we started it, talking to new business all over Wales and helping them with their digital marketing in whatever way we can, at the end of October we spoke to a new business in Aberystwyth called Wok 2 Eat and went about creating their digital marketing plan before opening their doors. The new asian takeaway wants to stand out from the rest, with its in store cooking show and freshly sourced ingredients all cooked in from of your eyes it will certainly

Tefi Law of James Jones Son and Francis approached us this year to produce a new website and brand for their business, the law practise in West Wales have also embraced social media for the first time to reach new and current clients. Teifi Law said "We are so happy with our new branding and website, all our members of the team all think it is a great website and love the meet the team section. We have already had positive feedback from our clients, friends and family." The w

Carwyn Jones Builders in Cardiff needed a facelift for their current website, optimising the site for mobile and desktop, clearly displaying page elements and focusing the site on imagery of the stunning projects they have completed recently. The mobile site and how it displayed on mobile was different on every page and this needed a tidy up, images were set to the same pixels on every page and the text was formatted to display correctly. The website will go through more chan

We love creating new websites for clients and websites that work and deliver what the client wants, this was the case for our client Square Gorilla Casting who already had a website and liked the design of the site. The only issue was that the old site wasn't mobile friendly and couldn't be updated or managed easily. The brief was clear, to take the old site design, improve elements of it and redesign a mobile version of the site with a great user experience on mobile and des

We try and meet with every business we work with, whether it be in Cardiff, Aberystwyth, Swansea or over the bridge to Bristol but sometimes it isn't that easy like with our recent website clients CatchCanon who are based in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA. CatchCanon needed a new website and contacted online after seeing us on social media and online, the brief was clear and a date was set to launch the site. We set out to design a clean and modern site that would not only showcase

Insurance Centre Wales based in Aberystwyth were in need of a new website, a website that is mobile friendly and also bilingual in Welsh and English. We met with Evan at ICW earlier in 2016 when we created some artwork for various ads for his business in West Wales, the ads were a hit and the business has grown since then. Check out the site - www.icw.wales The team at ICW were really keen to have a bilingual site as the business operates in both Welsh and English, a number o

Joining the list of new websites we have completed for clients this year is Bristol based company Square Gorilla Casting, the business approached us in September to re make their current website and improve its UI and UX. The brief was set, take an existing website and copy it, but improve it! We have been asked to this a number of times for clients who want a better flow to their site on desktop and for the site to look and feel better on mobile. Like with many clients who w

Our client Morris Bros Kitchens and Bathrooms in Aberystwyth were in need of a new website, their current website was dated and they had no control over the site or its content. The brief was to completely redesign the site and content but in keeping with the current branding and colours of the recognisable business in Aberystwyth. We began with a basic design to the homepage and header of the website, somewhere that every site visitor will see and it ended to include as many

Making the final touches to a travel business website this week for a client in Aberystwyth, the images we are working with on this website are breathtaking and are from all over the world!! It isn't all about pretty pictures though... When marketing in the tourism industry it is vital that you are the expert in what you sell but also that you understand that you're selling not just a holiday but a whole new experience to the customer. Your website is a 24/7 shop window but y

We're delighted to have been asked to help Rhiwbina Squash Club in Cardiff with their 2018 Professional Squash Competition, we can't wait to help them with their social media, website and marketing for the event over the next few months. Following on from last year’s incredible event the 2018 Rhiwbina Welsh Squash Open is due for lift off in May 2018. The whole of Wales got behind the tournament last year and made it an event to remember. 30 top class professional players des

We love launching new websites, we work hard to get every detail correct for the client, colours to content have to be perfect. Our new website for Banner Plumbing in Aberystwyth is now different, a modern website with modern design to advertise the services. We have helped Banner Plumbing with their marketing for some time now, with social media and general marketing assistance. The business is going from strength to strength with expansion to new offices and new staff start

We love creating beautiful websites for clients, but they also need to have a great user experience (UX) otherwise it's likely the user will leave and never come back. We have been working with clients in Aberystwyth and Cardiff to develop new websites as well as improve their currents sites. To help us understand how websites are performing we use Google Analytics to track: 📲 Acquisition 🤔 Behaviour 👨‍👩‍👧 The Audience 📈 Conversion Our work with a local Aberystwyth

Wow, we've made it to August already in 2017... it's been a busy but enjoyable first 7 months of the year with new projects coming in on a weekly basis. As well as loving our work in video, social media and planning marketing for our clients in Cardiff and Aberystwyth; we also still love making beautiful website for businesses of any size. Like the fashion industry the trends in web design change from year to year and even month to month, good design and great user experience

We have helped countless business already in Aberystwyth with new websites, social media management, video editing and graphic design. We have met business to help them with their digital marketing to get a better and bigger reach, one of our recent clients in the Commodore Cinema in Aberystwyth. The Commodore Cinema is an Aberystwyth institution. There aren’t many people in the town who haven’t visited to watch their favourite film at this family run, independent cinema. The

Julie Grabham of JG HR Solutions first spoke to us at one of our social media workshops and since then we've helped where we can with advising on her companies digital marketing. we have given Julie advice for a number of months with digital marketing but what Julie really wanted and needed was a new brand identity and a new mobile friendly website for her business. The need Julie needed a clear brand identity for her HR business. She wanted a professional, clean and clear we

Spring time. Clean time. Have you given your home the once over yet? We’ve not got round to the house but for us at Red Squirrel Marketing it means helping our clients give their websites a refresh ready for upcoming summer campaigns. Take a look at our four simple, spring clean tips for your website this month (and believe us, they’re not as tasking as that home clean) 1. Spruce up your Google Analytics Check out your vital visitor statistics – audience engagement, number of

We have so many clients and non clients approach us asking to audit their current website, some have a website that is about 10 years old and needs a new lease of life others just need to tweak their current site in design or content. Offering advice to anyone to improve their website is a very one to one and tailored project but here are some mistakes people make that you may want to change on your website to take it to the next level. Too many different fonts... No brand gu

Dylanwad Wine is a great little wine bistro in Dolgellau (Not far from Aberystwyth). Dylan is a wine importer who travels the world to find quality, carefully sourced wine. Their beautiful, rich in heritage cafe, cellar shop and bar is situated in the centre of Dolgellau and aptly named ‘dylanwad’ meaning under the influence in Welsh. The business approached us to work with them on a new, updated, modern and mobile friendly website... We think we hit the nail on the head! www

Which factors make for the most effective landing page? Is a “Perfect Landing Page” possible? We found an example that we think illustrates an excellent website landing page. It shows lots of best practices but has one big problem can you spot it? Cited salesforce.com, www.smartinsights.com Found the issue? Something we have spotted on a few older websites in Aberystwyth and Cardiff…it’s not mobile responsive. That’s why we now see much longer-form landing pages like this… Ci