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News, views, and articles from a freelance web designer in Horsham, West Sussex. I publish regular articles; there is an RSS feed if you want to subscribe with, for example, an RSS reader like Feedly.

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    How To Improve Your Website Navigation

    Website navigation is very important. If your website visitors cannot move round your site and find the information they are looking for, they will probably go to another site. Here are some tips for improving your website navigation.

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    Tell People Your Address

    It's important to show a physical address on your website. It makes sense to me to be open and honest about your location. Here's why.

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    New Year Resolutions for Your Website

    It's a new year! And it's a good time to make sure that your website is working optimally for you. Here are a few sensible things to do with your site (not just at this time of year, mind you!)

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    Does my website need an SSL certificate?

    Yes, it does! Read on to find out why you need an SSL certificate on your website.

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    Make your Website Faster. Trust me. Just do it!

    There are lots of reasons why it's a great idea to make your website faster. If you don't, it's probably losing you money! Here's what you can do.

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    Easy Website Backups

    It's important to have a website backup plan. And a process that makes it easy to create a backup. User errors, website hacks, or website updates that cause problems can be easily reversed if there is a backup in place. It's a bit like website insurance.

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    Making it easy to update your site

    If you have the right website system, it's quick and easy to update your website. Want to know more? Read on.

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    What Are AMP Pages and Why Do I Need Them?

    The Google Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) project is an open-source initiative to provide faster mobile web browsing. The project was announced by Google in October last year. Why do I need it, and what should I do?

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    How To Check Your Site for Broken Links

    Nobody likes clicking on a link to find that it goes to a missing page. And Google doesn't like it either! So, it's a good idea to run a regular site audit (I suggest monthly) to check for broken links. Here are four tools that will help you do that.

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    An Introduction to Landing Pages

    A landing page is where you expect users to enter your site. These pages have a single, specific objective and there are two types. Read on if you want to know more.

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    Getting help with website content

    Creating website content needn't be difficult. Here are two ways of getting help to create more, and better, website content. Sound good? Read on ...

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    Make sure you have a website backup

    You may assume that your website has a backup - but does it? You need to have a backup plan for your site. Here are some ways of doing that.