tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775342453501298849Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:08:14 +0000http://www.chalfont-web-design.co.uk/blog/index.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Watts)Blogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775342453501298849.post-2232194163840249075Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:03:00 +00002010-01-21T22:08:15.018ZpolypipepolyplumbWe have been working on many things recently - lots of small incremental updates for existing customers and also some big projects yet to be released. One of the smaller updates we undertook was for Grant and Stone and two buy on-line sections for Polyplumb Push Fittings and Polypipe Underfloor Central Heating.We hope to release our next bit Actinic V9 web site / update in the next few weeks so http://www.chalfont-web-design.co.uk/blog/2010/01/polypipe-polyplumb.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Watts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775342453501298849.post-6599307878513571048Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:11:00 +00002010-01-12T11:36:33.585ZChalfont Web Design wishes all our customers and blog readers a happy new year.We've hit the ground running this year already, with several large tranches of work undertaked on behalf of clients. The most interesting is possibly the work for the Livcom Awards where they launched their 2010 registration documents in a number of languages. We have also updated and added a number of new products http://www.chalfont-web-design.co.uk/blog/2010/01/happy-new-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Watts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775342453501298849.post-6641128959698450675Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:09:00 +00002009-12-09T14:24:59.996ZChalfont ParkVenue for HireWe have recently undertaken a small project to promote the hiring of the facilities of Chalfont Park Sports Association and help them to raise money for their sporting activities.The web site is a very straight forward static site, but will be built up over the coming months to feature a number of other things.http://www.chalfont-web-design.co.uk/blog/2009/12/chalfont-park-venue-for-hire.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Watts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775342453501298849.post-6657483626613736984Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:25:00 +00002009-12-07T13:31:18.920ZDarcey BussellGordon KingWith the arrival of Darcey Bussell on Strictly Come Dancing, a quick mention for one of our customers from a few years ago - Ever English have three prints available of Darcey Bussell by Gordon King available for sale.Further updates will be carried out on the site early next year.http://www.chalfont-web-design.co.uk/blog/2009/12/darcey-bussell.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Watts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775342453501298849.post-4814902133543929921Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:50:00 +00002009-11-30T22:26:46.678ZWe've been working on lots of small and bigger projects in the last few weeks. A couple of Actinic sites still under development and the odd amendment here and there.A few bits of work we have undertaken recently includes:A new American Civil War section in the gallery at BritishBattles.comNew products on Cater For You - greaseproof paper, baquet roll, piping bags and other - we have taken the http://www.chalfont-web-design.co.uk/blog/2009/11/web-design-updates.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Watts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775342453501298849.post-1131578855459594826Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:33:00 +00002009-11-20T16:01:58.231ZSilver EditionsWe've been undertaking some Search Engine Optimisation consultancy on behalf of a new client called Silver Editions in Chalfont St Peter since September. They have the Erol Ecommerce package and a well established web site.Their web site ranking is already good and just requires some fine tuning to push it further up the rankings by being clearer to Google what it is they are trying to tell http://www.chalfont-web-design.co.uk/blog/2009/11/silver-editions.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Watts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775342453501298849.post-293678556303871577Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:59:00 +00002009-11-10T17:11:34.769Zworld cup south africa 2010neal collinsWe have been very busy on a number of web sites recently, both ongoing work for existing clients and also this new web site for Neal Collins.Neal is a respected sports journalist writing for London Lite and the Evening Standard. He also appears on a number of sports news tv and radio shows.This web site was a very interesting project as Neal generates a huge amount of unique content and often http://www.chalfont-web-design.co.uk/blog/2009/11/neal-collins.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Watts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775342453501298849.post-2434295764079211967Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:14:00 +00002009-09-28T10:19:06.534+01:00Google AdwordsFollowing on from the post in July about Google Adwords or not, we thought we'd share some data from one of our web sites which uses Adwords and is also number one organically.For this three word search term they are number one and two organically and generated a total of 623 visits over a month. The Adwords campaign is sometimes number one sometimes on the right hand side and generated 540 of http://www.chalfont-web-design.co.uk/blog/2009/09/google-adwords-vs-organic-follow-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Watts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775342453501298849.post-3373805253611455068Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:35:00 +00002009-08-18T21:52:05.186+01:00adsenseaffiliate linksmonetising web siteBritishbattles.com is by far and way the most looked at web site that Chalfont Web Design manages often exceeding 6,000 visitors a day. Through the brilliant research and write up, the creator / author has created an absorbing web site with unique content on the web site.As the site is a labour of love rather than pure profit, Chalfont Web Design was tasked with generating a small income for thehttp://www.chalfont-web-design.co.uk/blog/2009/08/monetising-web-site.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Watts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775342453501298849.post-3530376489697037752Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:00:00 +00002009-08-05T11:15:21.460+01:00Once an ecommerce system has become successful, the next issue is to monitor stock and link in to an appropriate business / financial accounting system.Actinic used to link to both Sage Line 50 and Quickbooks - but the support for Quickbooks has ceased. We are now looking at implementing a solution for Cater For You and Cater For Trade that links the ecommerce to Sage Line 50. We are also http://www.chalfont-web-design.co.uk/blog/2009/08/actinic-ecommerce-to-sage-line-50.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Watts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775342453501298849.post-1365781274010125816Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:22:00 +00002009-07-23T16:06:49.182+01:00Google AdwordsTwo scenarios:1. Your organic SEO has been so successful that you are now number one for most organic search terms you've been targeting2. You have a brand new domain name and you have no traffic and want some fastIn either of the above, would you run Google Adwords?Yes would be the qualified answer.If you are top of the Organic listings, you are (unfortunately) not the first at the top of the http://www.chalfont-web-design.co.uk/blog/2009/07/google-adwords-or-not.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Watts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775342453501298849.post-4495262397889105010Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:48:00 +00002009-07-23T16:05:23.886+01:00directory listingsGoogle PageRank - the holy grail of search optimisation?Maybe, maybe not. As always, no simple answers for anything related to search engine optimisation. Before Google, Yahoo ruled the Internet and they started out as an Internet Directory listing every web site that was available. I was first interested in the Internet in 1993 and they were absolutely dominant.As the years passed, and Googlehttp://www.chalfont-web-design.co.uk/blog/2009/07/directory-listings-and-pagerank.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Watts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775342453501298849.post-2516883532340357848Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:02:00 +00002009-06-30T12:02:01.401+01:00latest workWe will be posting more web orientated updates for our next post, but we have been particularly busy recently with updates on existing and new web sites.Grant and StoneWe have updated a number of sections on their ecommerce web site including Duravit, Aqualisa and Aurora LightingWe have also upgraded their payment gateway to SagePay.CSE DistributorsWe have added a number of new sections to their http://www.chalfont-web-design.co.uk/blog/2009/06/recent-updates.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Watts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775342453501298849.post-7099479645123600342Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:59:00 +00002009-06-29T10:03:07.757+01:00link buildingIn my post below on Search Engine Optimisation and 'generating' external links - I talked generally about how dificult it is to create links into your web site which aren't seen as abuse / spamming by Google et al.Matt Cutts is a must read blog for people interested in Search Engines. He always talks openly and honestly about optmising for search engines. If you click on this blog post title http://www.chalfont-web-design.co.uk/blog/2009/06/link-building.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Watts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775342453501298849.post-3091066131889963400Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:44:00 +00002009-06-05T12:52:39.085+01:00accountancy practice salesThis week we have launched a new web site for a company specialising the sale, acquisition and merger of accountancy practices.The site has been built using CSS web design and optimised to promote the business in its market sector.http://www.chalfont-web-design.co.uk/blog/2009/06/accountancy-practice-sales-acquisitions.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Watts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775342453501298849.post-5741751081687000508Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:12:00 +00002009-06-04T15:12:00.500+01:00Search Engine OptimisationChalfont Web Design has been working with the Internet since around 1994 in various guises, spotting that it was a brilliant marketing tool. As we were originally conventional marketers, we noticed that this was an excellent means of sending out a quick, specific and detailed message to prospective customers. In some ways the Internet is just like conventional marketing in that you do not put http://www.chalfont-web-design.co.uk/blog/2009/06/search-engine-optimisation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Watts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775342453501298849.post-9164000593782447158Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:03:00 +00002009-06-03T15:11:16.331+01:00kcsChalfont Web Design recently undertook to re-design the corporate web site for Komputer Consultancy Services in Chesham.KCS provide expert computer support, maintenance, and managed networks for professionals. KCS are Microsoft Certified Partners with over 14 years experience in making computers and networks work.Chalfont Web Design designed a new web site to their satisfaction and implemented ahttp://www.chalfont-web-design.co.uk/blog/2009/06/komputer-consultancy-services-ltd-kcs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Watts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775342453501298849.post-672535806735149398Tue, 19 May 2009 21:50:00 +00002009-05-19T22:58:42.063+01:00J and J Pneumatics EcommerceChalfont Web Design were delighted to launch a dedicated e-commerce web site for J & J Pnematics earlier this month. We have been working with J & J for almost four years on their 'static' web site and were delighted to further their Internet presence with a dedicated ecommerce web site.The site was built using Actinic Ecommerce and features a number of top manufacturers from the industrial http://www.chalfont-web-design.co.uk/blog/2009/05/j-and-j-pneumatics-ecommerce.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Watts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775342453501298849.post-1478574548645997165Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:18:00 +00002009-04-22T08:30:30.683+01:00Chalfont St Peter Community CentreOne of the web sites that we had under development was for the local Community Association which operates Chalfont St Peter Community Centre. As we are local to Chalfont St Peter and we know so many people here, it was a great project to be involved in.The web site gives an overview of the Community Centre and the leisure groups that operate from there and how to hire one of the rooms.The site http://www.chalfont-web-design.co.uk/blog/2009/04/chalfont-st-peter-community-association.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Watts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775342453501298849.post-8906628382103930951Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:59:00 +00002009-04-20T17:32:03.294+01:00Sage PayWe blogged recently about Protx and that they are our preferred third party payment provider. Further to this, Protx have since announced that as of 21st April they will be operating under the 'Sage Pay' name.http://www.chalfont-web-design.co.uk/blog/2009/04/protx-will-become.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Watts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775342453501298849.post-177755431666929524Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:23:00 +00002009-04-16T09:50:07.738+01:00product photographyOver the years we have found that having quality images on your web site really enhances the end result and on ecommerce web sites, improves the conversion of sales.If you are unable to source good quality photos from your manufacturers, then we would always recommend that you invest time and money in taking quality photos. We have a limited facility to take photos on behalf of clients - for http://www.chalfont-web-design.co.uk/blog/2009/04/product-photography.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Watts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775342453501298849.post-7630901755612417196Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:34:00 +00002009-04-08T12:19:21.691+01:00Ecommerce Consultant Project ManagerIf you are looking to implement an e-commerce web site that fully integrates with your business system, you should ideally have a project manager / ecommerce consultant to manage the process and be a focal point of the project.Here are a few things for a project manager to include in the specification document for a development company who is quoting - they are in no particular order:Can I see http://www.chalfont-web-design.co.uk/blog/2009/04/ecommerce-consultant-project-manager.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Watts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775342453501298849.post-8019866240758431462Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:00:00 +00002009-03-25T10:00:00.363Zkay why marketingEarlier this week we launched a new web site for Kay Why Marketing. The company takes a unique approach to design, branding and packaging for a range of customers.It is managed by Design Bridge Founder Keith Young.http://www.chalfont-web-design.co.uk/blog/2009/03/kay-why-marketing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Watts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775342453501298849.post-5012937085776137801Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:25:00 +00002009-03-24T12:30:53.078Zpaypal payments ecommerceUsing Actinic Ecommerce it is absolutely straightforward to integrate Paypal payments into your ecommerce web site - we normally recommend another third party as well (we use Protx for our clients).We have seen a definite increase in people using Paypal as a preferred medium of payment across our customer web sites - though it is quite expensive.The first break point for their fees is £1500 and http://www.chalfont-web-design.co.uk/blog/2009/03/paypal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Watts)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775342453501298849.post-6804186974666761914Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:09:00 +00002009-03-20T14:15:25.737Zcarringtoncarington estateWe are currently working on around six brand new web sites at the moment. We thought four of them would be launched this week but so far only one has made the light of day.An enjoyable project working for Carington Estates in Bledlow. We were asked earlier in Jan 2009 to update their existing web site. They provided a few ideas of how they would like the web site to look and be navigated and http://www.chalfont-web-design.co.uk/blog/2009/03/carington-estates.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Andy Watts)