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Magento web design for e-commerce vs WordPress web design

Posted by Laurence.

WordPress WooCommerce or Magento for e-commerce? There are lots and lots of e-commerce platforms available, it’s hard to figure out which one is the right one to go with. Many platforms offer different functionality which is necessary […]

WordPress Website Hosting Banbury, Oxfordshire

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Fully-managed WordPress website hosting Banbury, Oxfordshire My WordPress website hosting provides a secure, robust and fast platform that allows control over the CDN and website caching. Website hosting features My secure hosting environment uses firewalls as well […]

Do I offer a WordPress Design Service?

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WordPress Design Service My website development tool of choice is WordPress, an open source piece of software that powers millions of websites around the world. It’s the only website CMS (Content Management System) that I build […]

Will a website redesign hurt my SEO and SERP’s?

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I get asked this question a lot when building new websites for my clients. Your average Joe website designer will know how to design a site and put it live but they probably don’t know […]

Freelance WordPress website designer Banbury, Oxfordshire

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Freelance WordPress web design Banbury If you are looking for a WordPress website designer with a passion for designing and developing professional websites then you have come to the right place. Caro Creative does exactly […]

Moving to a .UK domain name

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Moving to a .UK domain name I have been thinking about moving my website from “laurencecaro.co.uk” to “carocreative.uk” for some time now and have finally managed to do so this weekend. Everything so far has […]

How does the Google Pigeon update impact local searches?

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How does Google Pigeon impact local search queries? Google’s latest local algorithm update, “Pigeon”, took off in late July, 2014, affecting U.S. English queries. Local business website owners have been scrambling to adjust, as some […]

Off-page WordPress SEO factors

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Quick off-page SEO fixes for WordPress When it comes to off-page SEO on WordPress websites, I’m sure you’ve heard enough about the number of back links and the quality of those links and where they should […]

On-page WordPress SEO factors

Posted by Laurence.

Quick on-page SEO fixes for WordPress When it comes to on-page SEO on WordPress websites, I’m sure you’ve heard enough about meta tags and keyword density! If you’re looking for some practical strategies that you […]

Your website marketing secret weapon: blogging.

Posted by Laurence.

Blogging plays an essential part in the drive to get high search engine rankings. Developing your website? Then make sure your new website design has a blog in place. By having a blog you can […]

Why WordPress for website design?

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Why you should use WordPress for your website design. WordPress is undoubtedly one of the best website systems available, used by millions of blogs, websites and e-commerce websites across the web.  Approximately 18% of all […]

My web design checklist for going live

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All of a sudden the site you have been working on for months is approved and the client wants it live. However, things can still go horribly wrong if you are not prepared. We’ve all […]

How the web design process works

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My web design process Today anyone can design a website, but not everyone should and not everyone can build them to a high standard. Anyone can build a template site using an online generator but […]

What does web design actually cost?

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What does website design actually cost? I get asked this all the time and the answer is always the same: it really depends on what the website is going to do! Every website design project […]

Some great free WordPress tips and plugins for February

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Since I started as a front-end WordPress developer in Banbury I have already picked up some great WordPress tips and new plugins. Here is a quick summary of my favourite tips. WordPress tips and plugin […]

Clearing Default Field Values on Gravity Forms

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Clearing Gravity Forms default values on click I have recently started using the WordPress Gravity Forms plugin since I started as a Web Designer at the start of the year. It is a great plugin! […]

Increase Your Website Speed

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Increase your website speed From having worked on hundreds of different websites and also browsing the internet daily one thing that I am sure of is that I hate it when a website takes ages […]

Good design isn’t cheap, and cheap design isn’t good!

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Good design isn’t cheap, and cheap design isn’t good Design requires an understanding of the value of design beyond trendy styles, a knowledge of who you are, and a trust in me as a design […]

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