How to plan a website that evolves with your business
Don't know how to ensure your website will still be relevant in three to five years? Put the crystal ball down - there is a better way. A few years ago now, I was in a planning meeting with...
You don’t have to be a whizz with Photoshop to create better images for your website
Not a whizz with Photoshop, but fed up with using boring stock images? We've come up with a list of tools you can use to create interesting images and layouts for your marketing - all with great...
Integration gets interesting: social media and your website
With Twitter celebrating its tenth birthday this year, here’s a quick look at how social media has changed the way we think about our company websites. A little history In the beginning we...
Drones and such
Why remote controlled aerial devices are kind of the reason I work at Freshleaf, and a fly-on-the-wall view of the Freshleaf offices. When I first interviewed with Freshleaf, one of the reasons...
Giving a little bit back
A Freshleaf charity support round-up, showing how the 10% of our profits that go to charity get spent. It's easy to get life out of perspective. We think we're having a tough time if we get...
Why 'funnels' are rubbish, and marketing is tough.
A look at why the 'buyers journey' is not nearly as easy and linear as we're encouraged to think. Running a business is challenging. Finding work, finding people to do the work, retaining the...
Straplines: the good, the bad and the ugly
When I switch on my laptop, it puts up on the screen “In search of incredible”. And I always think “Really?” - because I thought I was just going to watch Netflix. Asus’ strapline is supposed to...
Festive Fun 2015
Where has the year gone? It seems like five minutes ago we were planning our summer picnic – poorly, as it turns out, since we missed the great weather earlier in the year – then suddenly it was...
Dummies and bandages – First Aid training
If you’re anything like me, and did First Aid in the cubs or brownies, you’ll no doubt have fuzzy memories of the creepy Resusci Annie doll, and terrible attempts at putting people in slings – and...
Freshleaf training – business ethics
Here at Freshleaf two of the things we’re proud of are our commitment to training, and our business ethics. So recently, when we had a training slot scheduled, we decided to combine the two...
A thoroughly festive outing
Well, the festive season really is upon us (complete with rain and gale force winds!) – and what better way to celebrate, than with a fantastic five star three course lunch? We’ve been to some...
We’re recruiting – calling PHP developers in Dorset!
Join the team – we’re on the hunt for an experienced PHP developer to help shape our dev team. We’re looking for an in-depth knowledge of PHP, MySQL etc, along with experience with MVC...
Rafts! Bridges! It’s a team building day
On Wednesday we took a trip outside of the office for a team building day. Squinting in the bright Dorset morning (we don’t get out much), we travelled down the Jurassic Coast to Brenscombe...