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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Current. Fresh. Bold. Marketing. That’s feedback we’ve had since working with businesses in Aberystwyth. Who’s behind the Red Squirrel team? Red Squirrel Marketing was set up around 18 months ago by my partner and I with the goal of bringing city slick marketing ideas to local businesses in West Wales. Having grown up in Aberystwyth and Cardiff we know the importance of a face-to-face business that understands local business needs. With nearly 20 years combined experience in

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

Your website homepage is effectively your virtual front door. If a visitor doesn’t like what they see expect them to hit the ”back” button. You have about 3 – 5 seconds to grab visitors attention so make sure your homepage shows exactly what your business does in a nutshell. So what makes a website’s homepage design GREAT instead of just another website?! To start its got to look good, be easy to navigate and WORK WELL. That’s why we advise all new clients about to launch the

Follow these steps to produce explainer videos for your video marketing campaign that will drive traffic to your website. Are how to videos part of your social marketing? Looking to find out how you can improve them? Explainer videos help your customers and promote your product or service. Why use Explainer Videos in your Marketing? Video is one of the most powerful forms of social media content. If youre not sharing video, but your competitor is, then they have the persuasio

Last month we helped a client with their email marketing, the client has their brand identity and knows their tone of voice when it comes to communicating to their clients. This is a great start but unless you can reach an extended audience you won’t grow, you won’t pick up new leads. The client is active in sourcing new leads and has compiled a great list of clients’ emails and potential customer emails from sign up forms and networking events. Time for Red Squirrel Marketin

Twitter still wont allow more than 140 characters in a tweet, and we think that’s a good thing, but if reports are correct we will soon be able to pack more info into them. By time you throw in a #hashtag and a mention you’re left with a few remaining characters; but then you want to add an image or a link and there’s no more room! #frustrating! In as little as two weeks images and links may not count as part of the 140 character limit, leaving us free to be add more. Current

Do you want to know how to use Twitter Video to your advantage? Video is a great way to tell a story and grow your twitter following. Twitter video is pretty straightforward. You either record a new video from your smartphone or if you have an iPhone, upload a video you’ve already taken. Open the Twitter app, start a new tweet and touch the picture icon. Next, touch the camera icon and switch your camera to video.You have 30 seconds to capture your video. Finally come up with

Effective keyword management helps you reach the right customers and grow your business. Make sure they are relevant and high quality. If you choose a generic keyword like “bags” to promote your luggage products, you may end up appealing to people searching for unrelated items like “tea bags” and thus lead to a lower click through rate. Instead you might want to use “luggage bags” or “carry-on travel bags”. TIPS Choose keywords carefully. Include terms and phrases that your c