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FreeAgentCentral Accounting Software for Freelancers: UK alternative to Freshbooks

19. November 2010

We’ve had the pleasure of trialling FreeAgent, an accounting and invoicing app targeted at freelancers and small businesses. Bookkeeping is a real chore, it takes ages, is horrendously boring – but is a necessary evil. We’d previously been using Freshbooks which is also great, but it’s an American app and thus targeted primarily at the [...]

General (brief) Update

31. August 2010

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Phoar!!! CG Inspired has been super busy hence the lack of posts lately. Our offices have been moved to sunny Portsmouth. Our search engine position has sky rocketed; out of over 10 million results we are in 11th position, soon to hit 10th hopefully. With the SERPs improvement, plenty more work has been coming our [...]

How Much Should Web Design Cost?

1. June 2010

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There’s a question that I frequently get asked and that is how much will a website cost me? If you search “web design uk” in Google you’ll presented with plenty of sponsered listings titled things like: “web design for only £249″ or cheaper. For small businesses or individuals this’ll no doubt be a pretty tempting [...]

Startup Discounts Have Become Hugely Popular!

21. April 2010

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Our recently added startup discounts have allowed us to work with some great, forward thinking entrepreneurs from all over the world – we’ve had so many enquiries we’ve had to turn down a few due to reaching our max capacity (hence the lack of blog updates!). For those who haven’t read about our startup discounts, [...]

Retouchify Launched – Photo Retouching & Restoration Services

12. March 2010

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I’m pleased to announce that a great new website has been launched. Retouchify is an online service that offers photo restoration, retouching and repair services to clients all over the world. I coded and designed the site using a customised wordpress theme. Also designed their new logo! Check it out: Retouchify

Web Design…For International Markets? Guest Author

7. February 2010

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All web designers understand the need to create visually appealing, easily navigable sites. The design and layout of their sites are the cornerstones of any successful online portal. But the very nature of a website means that it’s instantly accessible by billions of people across the globe, spanning countless languages, cultures and tastes. For this [...]

Usability Nightmares In Web Design: Usability Mistakes to Avoid

18. January 2010

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You can have a delicious looking website, that truly has the wow factor, but if your visitors find it hard to use, navigate or understand then it’s not doing you any good. This is why as web designers we should have it drilled in to us that truly decent web design, and, in fact any [...]

Coding For IE6 Is It Worth It?

12. January 2010

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You’ll find countless arguments and hate aimed at IE6, mostly because it can be a pain in the ass to code for, bad security and really is holding back how some view the web. So just how many people still use this outdated browser? I’ve taken snapshot of 1000 unique visitors here are the results: [...]

16 Best CMS Content Management Systems for Designers

22. December 2009

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Choosing the best content management system for your project requires a great deal of thought before taking the plunge. Always remember the end user, and ask “what is the best content management solution for my client and they’re project, that I know I can work with”. The days of static HTML sites are numbered with [...]

I’ve been interviewed by Spicy Web Designers!

28. November 2009

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Exciting stuff – the good folks over at Spicy Web Designers decided to interview me and my experience. Feel free to check it out here. A bit about Spicy Web Designers: This website [Spicy Web Designers.com] is dedicated to answering the question “Where are all the good web designers?” and we answer this question by [...]

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