After much hard work and alot of hours coding, the testing is now fully complete for the new school content management system (sCMS) product that we're putting together at The Design Loft.
The application is a full featured content management system aimed directly at schools, and more spcifically primary schools. Cutting out all the jargon and complicated aspects of many other CMS systems out there means that schools can take full control of their website in an affordable and efficient manner. With the school content management system hosting package comes free version upgrades for life and full search engine optimisation. More >
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Just a quick note to let all our new and existing clients know that we will be following the new VAT guidelines set out recently by the Chancellor, see below for the formal statement.
"The Chancellor of the Exchequer has today announced a reduction in the standard rate of VAT to 15%. This is the lowest standard rate which is allowed under EU law. This change is effective from 1st December 2008 and will continue until 31 December 2009 when it will revert to 17.5%.
Suppliers should apply the new 15% rate for invoices raised on or after 1st December More >
Andy over at Northgate IFA is currently enjoying natural top 3 Google rankings for his desired keywords of "ifa Barnsley" and "independant financial advice Barnsley".
Northgate is a small and professional independant financial advice company based in Mapplewell, Barnsley. They have been a client of ours for a long while now and we're happy that their monthly marketing package is paying dividends in the search engine arena.
Visit Northgate's website at http://www.northgate-ifa.co.uk.
Well, as we are continually moving forward and evolving our products and services, the most recent product to receive a makeover is our simple, reliable and effective web hosting service.
No longer is it simply a web hosting service; from 1st January 2009 the service will expand to become a full website strategy and management package
First of all, no need to worry about the price. It is still only going to cost £24.99 per month but not only will it include the standard web hosting, mailbox management and full technical support aspects that you are used to but you will also More >
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We've put together a short but informative article for Million Impossible's Raw Entrepreneur magazine; an online source of news, views and articles aimed at the business world.
The magazine is a fantastic read for any business owner and it's well worth the subscription. The magazine is currently published online but from January 2008 will be going to print, so be sure to grab your copy.
The article we've put together is all about how to engage with your customers through your marketing and how to turn a cool prospect into a long term new client.
You can read the article More >
Congratulations to Denby Catering, whose ecommerce website has reached a search engine milestone; it is currently ranking naturally at #2 on Google for their chosen main search term of "catering equipment Yorkshire".
The Denby Catering website is built upon the commerce solution provided here at The Design Loft so we are over the moon that our constant tweaking a seo maintenance is paying off.
Well done to George, Steve, Tracy and the team for the hard work in keeping the site's content fresh!
Visit Denby Catering: http://www.denbycatering.co.uk
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