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Since March 2020 the number of people working from home has increased dramatically. Recent research has found that 60% of the UK’s adult population were working from home in the…

Have you set yourself New Year’s Resolutions for 2021? Setting yourself goals to better yourself and your business over the course of the year is a powerful practice that helps to keep…

Be prepared for the Christmas rush this year, and make sure your customers know when your last ordering and shipping dates are.

Now is a time of great uncertainty and set to be a trialling period for thousands of small businesses everywhere. Coronavirus is systematically bringing footfall on the high street and…

This year has thrown up many challenges for small UK businesses. Now, as we enter our second lockdown so close to Christmas, we anticipate a surge in online sales as people stay at home and do…

// Are you asking for testimonials and putting them to use across your website?  It can be hard to find the time (and the right way) to ask your customers for a review without…

Want to start your own craft business? In this blog post - Fiona Pullen; Founder of The Sewing Directory, author of Making & Marketing A Successful Art & Craft Business and…

In this article Hannah Marshall of the Beach Shack Project will be giving you the lowdown on everything you need to know about successful selling at craft fairs, including why you…

Google has recently announced that they will be shutting down their social media platform, Google+, as of August 2019. It’s no secret that Google+ hadn’t performed as well as…

Protecting personal data is one of the biggest responsibilities you have to shoulder as a website owner. Did you know that 53% of businesses have reported being impacted by cyber-security…

Google have begun enabling mobile first indexing, read how you can get ahead of your website competition and improve your SEO ranking.

Good Customer Service can be a major factor in a customer deciding if they will make a return trip to your business. In this blog, we’ll be looking at some of the key things that you can do to take your customer service to the next level.

Find out more about the changes that Google Chrome and Firefox are making to how non-encrypted websites are going to be viewed by users.

Just as you get junk mail through your letterbox, your email inbox is probably receiving junk too. In this blog we look at what spam emails are and how to help prevent them.

Being able to do what you love, whether it’s as a hobby on the side whilst you’re working or if you’re lucky enough to do it full time, is incredibly rewarding and so, so…

These days, when people want something, they Google it. It’s the first port of call when people want to find out more about any product or service, yet over half of all small…

Protecting your business and establishing a legal foundation for you and your customers should be a priority, but it can be difficult to know where to begin and what to include. Take a look at our top tips for writing the best Terms and Conditions for your website.

Royal Mail is no longer the de facto postage and courier service for the UK, albeit obviously still a big deal for many. Over recent years there has been a rise in the use of alternative…

Want to open your own cake or bakery business? These top tips for running a successful cake business will give you a head start.

Today Hannah Marshall of Maker's Boutique tells us how to sell products through high street shops, retail outlets, galleries and exhibitions. She'll help you to understand what this…