Learning to fly a glider taught me a lesson that I’ve never since forgotten.
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Learning to fly a glider taught me a lesson that I’ve never since forgotten.
Read MoreIn a social media-centric world, is a website event worth it for a small businesses? We explain why websites are more essential than ever in 2025.
Read MoreGoogle’s AI-powered search is rewriting the rules of SEO. If users stop clicking, what happens to your content? Here’s what marketers need to know
Read MoreWe explain why local search is important – and explain first steps to winning
Read MoreA recent survey showed that 65% of Chief Marketing Officers plan to invest in agency support for digital ads this year. We explain why
Read MoreThink improving your website’s user experience requires a big budget? Think again. Optimizing usability can be affordable and highly impactful with the right strategies. This guide explores practical, low-cost solutions to enhance your website’s usability and deliver a seamless experience for your audience. Affordable UX Strategies for Better Usability 1. Conduct User Research Without Breaking… Read More
Read MoreWhy KISS is important to web design and how it can deliver a healthy boost to your bottom line.
Read MoreSee why website costs vary SO much and how to get a sense of how much you should spend
Read MoreDelighted to be the winner of the Web Design & Content Marketing Service of the Year 2024 for South Wales. Well done all the winners, and to all of those that took part.
Read MoreCurious has been using WordPress for (pretty much) all the websites that we’ve ever produced. There’s a bit of snobbery out in the Internet and everyone has a view as to the ‘best’ platform to use – some swear by Shopify, others thing that going headless is the answer, other tribes will scoff if you… Read More
Read MoreOver 2,500 pages of information about Google’s Search Algorithm leaked onto the web this month. We try and work through what lessons we can steal from it for SEO
Read MoreWe’re delighted to be recognised by Carmarthenshire Business Awards in the category of Creative & Digital Business of the Year. Congratulations to the other businesses nominated. We’re looking forward to dusting off our eveningwear for a fancy night out to see how we do!
Read MoreDonald Norman, director of The Design Lab, and author of “The Design of Everyday Things” of a door that displayed a ‘Push’ sign on a pull handle the quote above. Kind of really sums up usability in my opinion (both on the web and in the real world): at its best you don’t need instructions,… Read More
Read MoreHint: It’s not you!
Read MoreHow easy is it for users to work out where they’ve gone wrong on your website? Here’s a quick example of why, despite your best efforts, it might be harder than you think
Read MoreWith the current outbreak of COVID-19 and the impact the virus is already having on our countries, customers, our team and their families, we wanted to share information about how Curious is preparing for any further disruption.
Read MoreI’ve made passing reference in a couple of previous blog posts about the colour of call to action buttons on pages. These buttons are a topic that many in the world of websites seem to obsess over. What size should they be, what shape should they be and, most importantly, what colour should they be?… Read More
Read MoreIs your website on the slow side? From July 2018, load speed will start affecting a page’s ranking on Google’s mobile search results. Only the slowest loading pages will be initially targeted, but Google says there is no way to determine whether a page is affected by this change. Their webmasters’ blog did say: ‘We… Read More
Read MoreWe had a great day at the Zokit SpringConf on Thursday, meeting businesses from across South Wales. The day was topped off by Curious winning Zokit’s Customer Focus Award, recognising businesses that have exceptional customer service throughout the whole customer journey. We’re massive advocates of focussing on your customers’ experience, and so couldn’t be more proud… Read More
Read MoreCurious has been shortlisted for a Customer Focus award, recognising it’s commitment to customer service for our clients and their customers.
Read MoreSo on a Google Webmaster hangout that took place yesterday, John Mueller (a Webmaster Trends Analyst at Google) talked about site quality and architecture, specifically whether the Panda algorithm took these into account when evaluating pages. When asked if Google takes site architecture into account and if improving the site categories would make a difference to search engine… Read More
Read MoreGoogle has announced it’s switching to a mobile-first index. Find out exactly what that really means – and what the effect will be on you and your website.
Read MorePenguin is an Google algorithm update that targets companies using spammy techniques to optimise for search engines. Version 4 is on its way and likely to have a big impact on many businesses.
Find out what you should be doing to be ready.
Read MoreTargetting Local Search effectively can be a game changer – particularly for small businesses. The difference between and ‘also ran’ and a company at the top of local search results is lots of free, relevant traffic. This handy infographic navigates you through the key steps that’ll put you in the driving seat.
Read MoreMy favourite words are possibilities, opportunities and curiosity. I think if you are curious, you create opportunities, and then if you open the doors, you create possibilities. Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/curious.html#IjT5gJLs7Xff8Dol.99
Read MoreFind out about the new full-screen video website we’ve created for Cosy Under Canvas, that’s reduced drop off by over 25% – and driven an increase in reservations.
Read MoreMy favourite words are possibilities, opportunities and curiosity. I think if you are curious, you create opportunities, and then if you open the doors, you create possibilities. Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/curious.html#IjT5gJLs7Xff8Dol.99
Read MoreFind out why the approach most companies take to their website redesign is wrong – and how a simple change can deliver dramatically better results.
Read MoreFor a few months now, Google has been testing different ad layouts on it’s search results pages . They’re now rolling out the change more widely and we’ve taken a look at the implications.
Read MoreHave you noticed strange traffic patterns in your analytics reporting? Massive spikes in traffic that don’t relate to any of your marketing activity or are you sitting back wondering why what appear to be thousands of visitors aren’t translating to new business? It could well be that all isn’t as it seems and that you’re… Read More
Read MoreIf you’ve been on social media today there’s probably one thing that’s dominating your feed – The John Lewis Christmas Advert. In case you haven’t seen it, it goes a little something like this: A little girl is looking through a telescope where she spots a man on the moon. He seems a bit… Read More
Read More4 ways clever business owners watch their websites’ visitors Google Analytics is the ever-present Personal Investigator for your website: Secretly watching who’s watching you! Peering through the looking glass of the web. Recording what people see, where they go and how often. Watching users’ behaviour, so you can manipulate their path to where YOU want… Read More
Read MoreCopyblogger has put this nice infographic together that we thought was worth sharing. Creating a powerful landing page can transform your conversion rates from a fraction of a percentage into a completely different league (we’ve delivered improvements of thousands of percent in some cases). Take a look at some of the traps you could be falling into with… Read More
Read MoreAs you browse through the majority of websites on the Internet, they have quite a typical format: the name of the website at the top of the page; the navigation in a strip underneath; and then, below that, a full width block containing a series of images that take turns appearing on the screen: These ‘carousels’, ‘imagesliders’,… Read More
Read MoreBack in February, Google announced that, from April 21st, it would increase the importance of mobile-friendliness as a ranking signal in its mobile search algorithm. In short, they gave website owners an ultimatum: fix your mobile user experience. We’re now just one week away from the date their algorithm change takes effect and it’s clear that a significant number… Read More
Read MoreWe recently ran a Google Hangout where some of Google’s senior team shared the latest trends and insights on mobile search behaviour – and some of the headlines were truly startling – the speed of change surprising even us. To help share this data, we’ve put together an infographic which captures some of the key headlines. We think… Read More
Read MoreWe’ve seen two pretty clear signals in the last week that, if you’ve not already done it, now is the time to embrace mobile as a fundamental part of your online strategy. Firstly, Google provided us with some powerful data on mobile search behaviour (that we thought would be great to share) and secondly, on… Read More
Read MoreThere are many great websites out there, but this is my favourite – for all the wrong reasons. Take a look and see what lessons it can teach you.
Read MoreHere’s a couple of quick questions for you: Do you have control of your web domain and DNS? We explain why it’s so important that you do – and how to check.
Read More“My mother says she’s cold and then makes me put on a coat” Chris came across this quote above the other day and posted it on our blog as it made her chuckle. Reading it I thought that, despite it being attributed to ‘Colin, aged 7’, it could have equally been applied to myself around… Read More
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