Reduced vertical resolution – on web design, netbooks and tablets
Dammit. Why is it that just when we’d got to the stage when you could reasonably expect most of your viewing audience have monitors of a decent size (goodbye 800 x 600, so long, we shan’t miss...
Freshleaf swot up on eCommerce law
Always keen to keep up with the very latest on everything web related, last week we sent Richard to an eCommerce Legal Workshop, where he rubbed shoulders with representatives from...
Marketing through a recession, part two
So now the country’s officially in a recession – which has been so long coming that it’s almost a relief to be able to say it. And yet, businesses are still running, and money is still being made...
Why a CMS will make your life easier
So what is a CMS? A website content management system is an easy, efficient and cost effective way to update the content on your website, with no technical knowledge required. Why do I need...
Freshleaf "highly recommended"
It’s always nice to get good feedback from your clients, so we were particularly pleased to receive a “highly recommended” status on the Recommended Agency Register, which bases its assessment on...
Future Horizons new site launches
After weeks of hard work (on both sides!), Future Horizons and Freshleaf are pleased to announce the launch of the new Future Horizons website. The new site, which has a fresh new look and extra...
Don’t cut back your marketing spend with recession looming
With threats of recession looking certain to become a reality, many companies are thinking about cutting back on ‘non-essential spending’ to lower overheads and keep profit margins acceptable. And...
Six reasons to use a web design agency to support your in-house skills
1. Access a wider range of skills It goes without saying that unless you have a ten or fifteen man multi-disciplinary team, you’re not going to cover every concievable skillset. Even most...
Web design & development: in-house or outsource?
In house web design teams are great. I was in one myself for quite some time. No, in fact, I was one: it was just me. And I’ll tell you something else: I used to raise my hackles and bare my fangs...
The Corporate Website Taste Test…
Survey says: it’s official, Coke is better than Pepsi. Bowen Craggs & Co, “website effectiveness experts” have published an ‘Index of Corporate Website Effectiveness’ for 2008. Their aim, so they...
Cambridge – the new California?
When you think of Cambridge, what do you think of? The university, and punting on the Cam, most likely. Well, browsing around the technology blogs, as I do, I came across this on the BBC’s...
The future of the Corporate Website: irrelevance, evolution or extinction?
Anyone who regularly reads this blog will know that I’ve spent some time contemplating the corporate website: what defines it, and what makes a good one. And, in common with a number of other...
We’re working with the expert!
Here at Freshleaf we specialise in building websites for high-tech industries, which is one of the reasons we’re so pleased to be working with semiconductor industry expert Malcolm Penn. Malcolm...