Announcing Some Exciting New Features: Get 10 Top Tips Free eBook for Creating a Website
Announcing Some Exciting New Features: Get a Free eBook for Creating a Website We have put together a professional, easy to follow tips guide on what to consider when creating your own website. It is a guide that strips down to ten fundamental points of what you need to consider when creating and maintaining a website and making it an effective tool for your business. [...]
Announcing Some Exciting New Features: Website Auditing
Announcing Some Exciting New Features: Website Auditing It is with great pride that we can un-box some exciting new features on our Greenlight Web website. For we release two features that both existing clients and those new to Greenlight Web can take full advantage of. Free Website Auditing First, we must talk about our auditing tool. Often, websites can be clunky, but you [...]
WordPress Trends You Should Know About in 2022
WordPress Trends You Should Know About in 2022 Gutenberg Enhancements Gutenberg is following a four-phase roadmap that will touch major pieces of WordPress. WordPress is always evolving and currently work is specifically underway on the second phase of the Gutenberg project. The goal of this project is to provide a greater web presence for people wanting to start businesses, which WordPress has been doing since [...]
Being a Trainee Web Developer for Greenlight Web
Being a Trainee Web Developer for Greenlight Web Joining Greenlight Web I initially chose to enter web development due to the continuous learning opportunities that inherently comes with the industry. Especially as in my previous job, I felt as if I had learned all that there was to know within just three years. Having had coding experience from high school and a passion for web [...]
Is Page Load Speed Important for a Website?
Is Page Load Speed Important for a Website? What is page load speed? Page load speed is the time it takes to load a page on a website. The longer a page takes to load, the more visitors will hit that back button. A page should take 2 seconds to load. Anything longer than 3 seconds and you will start losing visitors. Why is page [...]
Why a WordPress Website Is So Much Better Than a Hard-Coded One
Why a WordPress Website Is So Much Better Than a Hard-Coded One For those outside of the web industry, you may have no idea what WordPress is. You may not even know what a CMS is. But here at Greenlight Web, it is our bread and butter. WordPress, our speciality CMS platform of choice, provides the backbone of our professional website services to clients up [...]
How to Get Work Experience in Web Design Manchester
How to Get Work Experience in Web Design Manchester Getting your foot in the door is perhaps the hardest stage of anyone wanting to start their career. You may have gone through roles that didn’t quite fit what you were looking for long term. Or perhaps, you are fresh-faced and ready to take on your passion. Greenlight Web is here to break down what it [...]
Why it is Important to Ensure Your Website Has Valid SSL Certification!
Why it is Important to Ensure Your Website Has Valid SSL Certification! What is SSL Certification? An SSL Certificate is a digital certificate that authenticates a website's identity and enables an encrypted connection. SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer, a security protocol that creates an encrypted link between a web server and a web browser. SSL Certificates protect your sensitive information such as credit card [...]
The Benefits of Hiring a Professional Web Design Company
The benefits of hiring a professional web design company We often find clients who come to us with websites that they have had a friend of the owner develop. There is no denying that some of these websites can be great, but for most of the time, better opportunities can be had with a local web design company such as Greenlight Web in Manchester. Professional [...]
5 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Responsive Website
5 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Responsive Website A responsive website is a great way to reach customers on all devices. It doesn't matter what industry you're in - having your website accessible on any device will give your company the competitive edge it needs in this digital age. The idea now is to create a website that will be able to adapt quickly and responsively according to [...]
How to Create an SEO friendly Blog Post
How to Create an SEO Friendly Blog Post Blogs are one of the most popular ways for businesses and people to share their thoughts and opinions with others. It is also one of the easier ways to create brand awareness and become an authority in your business sector. This article will show you how to create an SEO friendly blog post in a few easy steps. [...]
7 Features That Your Homepage Must Have
7 Features That Your Homepage Must Have The homepage is the single most important page of any website, even more so than landing pages or your own store. The homepage is a window into your business and sets the branding for your company, it is often the most visited page and is where first impressions count. Therefore, we are talking about the features that your homepage must-have. [...]
Why Is Social Media So Important In Today’s World And How You Can Utilise It For Your Business!
Why Is Social Media So Important In Today’s World And How You Can Utilise It For Your Business! Social media marketing has very quickly become an essential business tool for companies that allows them to use social media platforms to connect and engage with their target market, potential customers, and existing ones. Billions of people are active on social media and no matter who your target market is, there [...]
Greenlight’s Tips To Make 2021 A Great Year!
Greenlight’s Tips To Make 2021 A Great Year! At the moment, with so many new businesses being created through the pandemic but also plenty of existing companies struggling, it is crucial that companies fully utilise their IT, Telecoms, and Digital Marketing. Below, Greenlight have highlighted how our group can help your company start 2021 right! Greenlight Computers Now is the [...]
The Importance of UI/UX in Defining Your Brand
The Importance of UI/UX in Defining Your Brand One question that I get from clients whenever we talk about the importance of good design when creating a website is, ‘What is the difference between UI and UX design and how do the two elements A - play a part in engaging users, getting them to spend time on your site, and B – help achieve a favourable website [...]
The Fight Against Cyber Crime Escalates
The Fight Against Cyber Crime Escalates Cyber threats continue to grow, sadly, during the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown across the globe. The press is full of nightmare stories, but the big players are battling hard to keep us all safe. Here are some examples that act as both: Warning to be vigilant (if in doubt don’t click) and Confidence that the IT industry is pushing hard to stop the criminals [...]
Your Digital Marketing Presence is Key to 21st Century Success
Your Digital Marketing Presence is Key to 21st Century Success 75% of the World is now Working from Home, physical meetings are off the agenda, so your Digital Marketing is where you will be seen (or not). • Don’t sit there with an Unsecure website, nobody will call you. • If you have products to sell why not package them up and sell them through an E-Shop, we have [...]
WordPress Release 5.4 RC3
WordPress Release 5.4 RC3 The next WordPress release is due on 31st March 2020. This is for version 5.4 RC3. As with all major releases, this will have a positive impact on the performance of many websites BUT importantly a negative impact on those websites that are Plugin heavy. Plugin and Theme developers should have reviewed their products against the new release in the Beta testing phase. We recommend [...]
Advantages of Working From Home
Advantages of Working From Home. After an initial flourish of project cancellations, the Digital Marketing industry is starting to report slightly better news. Businesses are realising that 12 weeks out maybe the ideal opportunity to focus on the long await rebrand. Working from home is offering key marketing staff time to concentrate on new messages the business wishes to give to its clients in 2020, new product and service [...]
