How long is a piece of string? Prices of websites vary hugely across the UK, and it will come down to a lot of different elements. Let's take a look at the most common ones. The Platform This is the software your website will be built on. Here at Gwe Cambrian Web we...
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Google My Business
If you have a business (online or bricks & mortar), then making sure you use Google My Business should be an essential part of your online marketing, and it’s one that many people aren’t aware of. Google My Business is a free tool that Google offer, which lets you...
Digital Skills Summit
We’re delighted that Kerry has been asked to speak at the Digital Women, Digital Skills Summit on June 30th! A virtual event organised by Digital Women, who usually arrange summits twice a year in London. Kerry will be talking about how your can level up your website...
Say hello to “Fleets” – Twitter’s Answer to Stories
We've seen the rumblings for a while now, but the #RIPTwitter hashtag was at large this morning as Twitter finally announced that yes, it will be introducing a stories function to the platform. So, what do we know so far? Stories are already hugely popular on...
Social Media in Statistics – 2019
Sometimes it's hard to convince clients that social media is the way to go, or at least incredibly important when it comes to marketing your business online. What better way than with some fantastic statistics across the popular platforms in 2019. It might make you...
Social Media Trends for 2020
As the end of another year draws to a close, we always like to take a look at social media or digital marketing predictions for 2020 - trends to watch out for. For us, it's all about being slightly ahead of the curve at all time! Here are my favourite trends for 2020...
What is engagement and why should I care?
Beyonce said that if you like it, then you should put a ring on it. We're talking about engagement - specifically, social media engagement. It's such an important part of your social media strategy and we're constantly surprised that people don't seem to give it more...
Is Backdating Blog Posts Bad for SEO?
Keeping up with consistently writing and publishing blog posts to your website can be hard - especially if you're a small business. You're probably already juggling the day to day, the accounts, enquiries, book-keeping, marketing etc. Blogging can end up fairly low...
Is Copying Content Bad for SEO?
Remember back in school, when it was drilled into you that copying (or plagiarising) from your friends or from books was bad? So why have so many website managers and small business owners slipped back into the habit? We see it often, you'll be reading a couple of...
Content Ideas for Social Media
If you didn't manage to catch our article in the October edition of the Aberystwyth EGO, don't panic! We looked at content ideas for social media: It can sometimes feel like a bit of a struggle coming up with content ideas for your social media, so this month, I...
How to Use Instagram for Business
If you open a business account on Instagram, you'll find that the platform has a lot to offer to help you with promotion and exposure. In fact, Instagram rolls out features to help businesses a lot, so it's got a lot of options to get you out there, in front of your...
How strong does your brand look?
Branding is super important for your online presence. It's not just about first impressions either, but the strength of your brand online will increase trust and loyalty as time goes on. What's in a brand? I've certainly written about this a lot before, but it's just...
Be the Guru
I have two or three favourite sayings, and "be the guru" is one of them (the other two, if you are interested are "be more you" and "just do it"!). I remember coming across this term a few years ago on the internet while I was temping in a letting agents (this is a...
Small Business Saturday Top 100: 2019
We're absolutely delighted to have made the Top 100 small business list for Small Business Saturday this year. The list draws from every corner of the UK to show the great variety and vibrancy of businesses across the country, and in the run up to Small Business...
Colour Design Theory
One of our favourite things - colour design theory! It's actually quite a minefield, but can be sorted into some basic categories: Colour Wheel Colour Harmony How colours are used The Colour Wheel The colour wheel is created by using the primary colours (red, blue,...