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Spring into Action: Clean Up Your Website!

Spring is here—why not give your website a fresh start too? 🧹✨ A little digital decluttering can work wonders! Here's how to spruce things up on your website: 🌼 Refresh Your Content Update outdated information and add fresh, engaging content for your audience. 🌟...

Does Your Small Business Website Have What It Takes?

Small Business Owners!Small business owners! 🚀 Your website is your digital storefront so it needs to shine!. Here's what every small business needs from their website to succeed: Professional Design First impressions matter! Make sure your site looks clean, modern,...

Why is User Experience so important on a website?

The importance of user experienceA website is often the first point of contact between a business and its potential customers. Therefore, the user experience (UX) of a website plays a crucial role in shaping visitors' perceptions and driving business success. When a...

Why Choose us as your website designer?

Why choose us?Are you looking to update your website or build a new one? There are so many options these days from trying to build something yourself to the numerous website design companies available. As a small team, based in Thornbury, Bristol we always offer a...

Why do I need a website designer when I can try and build it myself?

Do I need a website designer?You need a website for your business or you are unhappy with your old one, so you start thinking about creating one yourself. I mean, it can't be that tricky can it? There are a myriad of tools available now, so why bother using a web...

Review of the year 2023

Our Review of the year 2023It's incredible that seven years have flown by since The Digital Grapevine launched! During this time, we've been involved in so many exciting projects within our local community and have provided invaluable assistance to our loyal clients...

Why use Google Analytics?

Maximise the potential of your website  After investing in a website, you want to know how effective it is. Obviously, you may notice an increase in sales and you can ask your customers how they found you, but to really understand how your website is performing...

Bristol website design: A guide to creating a stunning and effective online presence

Bristol website design: A guide to creating a stunning and effective online presenceBristol is a vibrant and creative city with a thriving digital economy. As a result, there is a growing demand for high-quality website design services in the area. If you're looking...

How Do I Improve my Google Search Ranking? 7 Tips for Success

We get asked this question a lot. Of course, you can engage the services of an SEO agency to help you try and boost your ranking. However, many small businesses to not have the budget for this, especially when they are just starting out. Although we are not SEO...

You’ve written a blog post, now what?!

Unfortunately it's not enough to just create a great piece of content, publish it on your website and hope your audience will find it!  You have to tell people it's there!  After taking the time to write informative content you have to make it work hard for you to...
Review of the year 2020!

Review of the year 2020!

2020 - A year like no other! We always take time at the end of each year to reflect on what has happened and plan for the year ahead but where do we start with this year?! It is hard to write anything about 2020 without using words like “unprecedented” and “the new...

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Why you should have a Google My Business Listing

Why you should have a Google My Business Listing

You have a brand new amazing website and you want as many potential customers to see it as possible. There are lots of ways you can do this, including social media campaigns and advertising. But you may be missing a very easy, and more importantly, free way of...

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Blog Content Ideas

Blog Content Ideas

How many of you have a blog page that is empty or very out of date?When your website was created you had grand ideas about writing a blog post every month and were full of enthusiasm. But as you got busier and busier with your business the blog fell by the wayside. We...

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5 Ways to improve your website content

5 Ways to improve your website content

Running a business and writing about it are two very different things! People who are amazing at their jobs struggle to communicate about their business effectively. The key is to always put yourself in your customers shoes to ensure you are always speaking a language...

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Website Must Haves

Website Must Haves

Your website is an important representation of your business. There is a lot to think about when creating a website but what are the must haves that every website needs? If you want us to help you to create a website that makes an impact get in touch for a free...

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What is a website persona and why do I need one?

What is a website persona and why do I need one?

Your website buyer persona should be the basis of your website content & marketing.   When creating a website the key thing you need to know is who you are building it for. Who is your dream customer and what problem can you solve for them? As tempting as it...

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Why now is the right time to change your website

Why now is the right time to change your website

Make sure your website reflects your businessCOVID-19 has changed everything. From the way we work, to what we buy and how we buy it. More people than ever are turning to the internet during this time of isolation and this may have made you realise that your online...

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How to update a website video gallery

How to update a website video gallery

A quick guide to adding videos to a video gallery on Divi Adding videos to your website is a great way to interact with your users. If we have added a video gallery to your website, this guide will show you how to add new videos. To reduce the risk of 'breaking'...

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