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Archive for December, 2009

Google tells you how much of your website people can see

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

When it comes to browser sizes it’s important to remember that not everyone has the same, whether you’ve got a widescreen monitor, a small monitor or view a browser through a screen projector. To this end when laying out a website it’s vital to bear in mind where key elements are positioned, such as a ‘Buy now’ button or any other call to action.

Google have created a tool to help website owners see how much of their website their visitors can see depending on their browser size:  http://browsersize.googlelabs.com/. The main aim of this tool is to allow website owners to improve conversion rates and engagement. Have a go with your website and see if it’s optimised for the average browser size.

Of course at WebCatch we design all of our websites with this in mind, if you have an existing site but are worried that you’re missing out on potential customers due to the layout then get in touch and we’ll see what we can do.

VAT Increase

Monday, December 7th, 2009

Following on from our last post about keeping your website up to date, we’d just like to remind people that VAT will be returning to 17.5% from the 1st of January after being cut to 15%.

Stay Fresh

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

Having a website, as I am sure you are aware is important for any business. As they say, if you’re not online you could be missing out on many potential customers. However, one thing a lot of people forget is that just being online does not mean ‘job done’. In order to get the most out of your website it will need maintaining.

Keeping your site up to date is key to providing your vistors confidence in your business and also helps to obtain repeat visitors. Some things to look out for include;

- Product / Service Prices
Make sure you have the latest prices on your website, if you’ve increased/lowered your prices avoid unhappy customers by making sure your website reflects this.

- Contact Details
Keeping your contact details current could be one of the most important tasks. After all if potential customers are unable to reach you they’ll go somewhere else.

- News
If you’ve got news on your site make sure it’s not from way back. If your vistors see that your news is out of date they may think that it’s a dormant website.

- 2007 – 2009
It may seem like a small change, but as we’re coming up to 2010 make sure you update the year you sometimes find at the bottom of web pages. An old year is a tell tale sign that the website is no longer in use.

If of course you feel your site ‘looks’ out dated then it may time for a redesign, but be sure to have clear objectives outlining what you want to acheive from your site to get the most out of it. After all, the new year could be time for a new site.


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