Social media scheduling tool ContentCal is closing at the end of March 2023, much to the dismay of many businesses who have chosen to use this tool. There's a whole wealth of tools out there to use for social media scheduling, and I can tell you, we've tried a lot of...
The ability to take online bookings for holiday cottage owners and small B&Bs is essential - which is why news of Guestlink closing down is a real shock. We've worked with holiday cottages, B&Bs and hotels for over 10 years on their websites and digital...
Now that December is here and the yearly John Lewis advert has been out a few weeks, I felt like it was a time to reflect on Christmas adverts past and present. Whilst I do adore the most recent in the long line of John Lewis adverts, and Edgar the Dragon (2019) was a...
The new website for Tir Canol launched last week, and we've been really happy to work alongside them on the new design. Tir Canol is a community that's designing and providing positive outcomes for nature and people through their use of land and sea. The website works...
Websites have come a long way in their relatively short history. Since the early 90s, websites have gone from extremely simple information sheets to dynamic, vibrant works of art full of graphics and videos while providing plenty of information. It’s not just websites...
We’re all by now familiar with the current climate on Twitter – with Musk’s takeover having sparked huge controversy on the site amid mass bannings, firings and parody accounts since his new reign began. Whilst hashtags such as #TwitterMigration and #TwitterExodus are...
Small businesses are guilty of avoiding planning social media campaigns, and there really is no reason to. A 'campaign' might sound quite high level and scary, but in essence, they're just a clear plan of action to promote a single product, service or event. From...
Everyone is talking about it - and they have been for a while. Perhaps you're now feeling more and more the pressure of 'should you be on TikTok'? Well, let's take a look. What is TikTok? TikTok is a video based social media app. While it gained huge popularity during...
Ah, the familiar sight – you’re staring at a blank document with lots to say and no way of saying it or, arguably worse, you have nothing to say at all. We’ve all been there, whether it was that 10,000-word essay due about six hours from now or trying to write that...
It’s no hidden fact that social media has an astounding impact on our lives. Back in the days of BEBO or MSM, none of us could have predicted quite how important platforms such as Twitter, Instagram or Facebook have currently become in day-to-day life, but they have,...
The 21st century has seen astronomical growth in global internet users, from 413 million in 2000 to a staggering 4.95 billion by the start of 2022. That’s over 60% of the world’s population. Welsh, Cymraeg, a language that was first written down by the ancient Romans...
So, you’ve finally got your business started and now you want to get your social media presence out there to promote yourself. But where do you start? Often when we first set up our presence online, it can be incredibly daunting…there are so many Social Media networks...
If you didn’t know, Google and other search engines often tweak and change their algorithms to improve how search results are delivered, and for the most part, these search engines often don’t tell us when they do these changes. For the most part! Google is usually...
We were thrilled to see a new grant available for small businesses in Carmarthenshire to help in developing your bilingual presence both in your online and offline marketing. This is a great opportunity to help with costs on getting a new bilingual website, or even...
Ystwyth Vets were looking for a new website to showcase their wide range of services, and move to a website that is modern, colourful and informative. It was a pleasure to work with Kate and the team (a very large team!) on the new website, and to create a website...
Kicking off 2022 with a new website launch, and this one has been so interesting to work on. Lleisiau Bach (Little Voices) is a team who work together to empower children as researchers and advocates for change in Wales. They use methodology adopted by the Observatory...
One of our big aims this year is to make sure we really utilise Instragram Reels, and probably TikTok to reach a new audience, and help educate the audience we already have with some fun content. With that in mind, we thought it would be useful to share a blog with...
A brand new year! I love a new year, it always feels like a fresh start – ideas buzzing around, optimism for the possibilities over the next 12 months, and a clean slate in the office (usually with a new notepad just because). With that in mind, I always like to take...
Our last website launch for 2021, before we head into the new year is for a local cafeb-bar Gwesty Cymru. Recently purchased by Julian Shelley, Gwesty Cymru has enjoyed a new direction over the past couple of months - moving away from restaurant with rooms, to a...
Sharing is caring, and this month I wanted to share some of my favourite apps that I use for business. There are so many apps and programmes you can use these days, it can sometimes be hard to find the wood from the trees. Of course, the whole point of these apps and...
Instagram recently released news on their latest update, in short, saying that they’re moving away from being an image focussed platform to incorporating more video. There was a bit of an uproar online, how would people change their strategies? How would businesses...
Do you or somebody you know use guestlink as a booking system?
Guestlink is closing on the 31st of March 2023.
