web design and marketing writing

Here’s a little ad-blocking problem from Norton that we came across recently which should be a concern to web designers everywhere and web users in general.

Symantec’s Norton Internet Security (NIS) product is a fine product with lots of great features. We believe there is one though, that goes a little too far.
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There’s been a lot of talk recently about blogs. Everybody seems to have a favourite or even one of their own. So what’s all the fuss about? And is it something that can help your business rather than just another geeky Internet fad?

Well, the good news is that businesses are using blogs to help their business - but in a slightly different way to most of the estimated 60 million blogs out there. If you’ve never seen a blog before, you’re looking at one right now - this article is part of the Blot Design web design blog (although we don’t call it that).
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Here’s a new service from us to help you get even easier access to our articles. A mobile version of the Blot Design article service.

One day most people will probably use a mobile phone (or maybe it will be called mobile device by then) for the things we currently do on our PCs. Makes sense, doesn’t it? One device to do all your electronic work instead of lots of different ones. (more…)

Keeping your web site up to date with a Content Management system can make a huge difference to your web business. It makes your business look good to clients and helps you with search engines. The problem is that many web site owners just don’t keep their site content current.
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Let me say right up front that Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is hard and sometimes complicated work. However, if you are someone with at least some technical web knowledge and a need to improve your site, quite often there are some simple things that can help your site significantly.
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