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Welcome to the Cotswold Web Services web design blog, containing our latest web design, web development, SEO and E-commerce articles. Please feel free to give feedback using the comments form at the bottom of each article. Should you wish to post an article here, please contact us.

Category Archives: Search Engine Optimisation

Five quick tips to get your website on the road to success

Knowledgebase, Search Engine Optimisation, Website Design

Tip 1: Good website design Make sure your website is clear, concise and is informative to customers.  Products should be easily found and clearly labeled, with enough supporting information to ensure that a buyer is fully informed before committing to … Continue reading

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Case Study: SEO

Search Engine Optimisation

Search Engine Optimisation plays an important role in the success of your website.  By reaching out and making your website visible to your target audience, you can increase not only the click-through rate of your site, but make sure as … Continue reading

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Focus On: Google Analytics

Search Engine Optimisation

Investing in your website is essential for a successful business. Be it from an E-commerce standpoint, where the internet is an extension of your business, or if you are using your website just as part of your company’s online presence, … Continue reading

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Focus On: RSS Feeds

Search Engine Optimisation

RSS is a format for delivering updated web content to those who subscribe to receive it. RSS are web feed formats that are used to publish your latest content in a standardised format. You can publish news headlines or blog … Continue reading

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How can producing a newsletter benefit your website?

Search Engine Optimisation

A newsletter can be an effective way of engaging with your customers and site visitors. Not only does it keep people up to date with what your company is doing and has achieved, but it also serves as a reminder … Continue reading

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Six Steps to E-commerce Success

Search Engine Optimisation

E-commerce websites are increasingly common, with competition really gearing up. In order to stand apart from your competitors, a well thought-out and professionally designed e-commerce site can make sure that your business stands out from the rest and attracts new … Continue reading

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About Us pages – an opportunity for SEO and important for Web Design?

Search Engine Optimisation, Website Design

Have you considered just how important your About Us page is on your website? Most people put minimal effort into this, detailing only the basics in a few sentences. Others create a content-heavy, overly detailed page telling the reader anything … Continue reading

Read More Posted by: Richard Jaques

Internet Marketing – Facebook

Search Engine Optimisation

There is more to Facebook than meets the eye.  What started as a place for college students now has over half a billion users.  As a business, you must think of the potential customer base just waiting to be explored … Continue reading

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Email Marketing – how to rise above the spam

Search Engine Optimisation

The biggest challenge of email marketing is avoiding the Delete button.  How can you make your email look like it is not only beneficial to receive but also worth your reader’s time?

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Can Twitter Benefit Your Business?

Search Engine Optimisation, Website Design

Tweet-who? It’s easy to dismiss micro-blogging site Twitter as a forum for sharing what you’ve had for lunch or what TV shows you are watching, but used in the right way, Twitter can actually aid your business.

Read More Posted by: Richard Jaques