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goldsack blinds redesign website

Goldsack blinds new website goes live

Goldsack Blinds based in Canterbury have been web clients for many years with their ‘Awnings’ website but owner Andy Goldsack wanted to put both horses into the same stable and combine the two core areas of his business. Goldsack Blinds are one of Kent’s business success stories with a large client base from Kent and beyond so it was a great privilege for OHM to add the ‘blinds’ section to our portfolio. The new WordPress website design has it’s own built in SEO pack, gallery plug-in and active contact form, all editable by the client see website: goldsackblinds.co.uk

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five web design mistakes

5 common website design fails

We’ve been designing websites for Kent businesses for nearly 20 years, in that time we’ve seen some common mistakes made buy business owners who should have gone to the professional. Here are our top five website design fails… The biggest error you can make is buy into a cheap template design like Wix or Yell Template websites simply do not work on Google, optimisation is not available and in many cases content and images are shared – Google wants to see original content. Although they advertise support, very often after the honeymoon period your calls and emails are ignored. Long term, costs are usually much higher than a pro-design. Not...

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gotopseo website design seo

SEO partnership official – GoTopSEO.co.uk

Oast House Media have been working with long term marketing friend and business associate Peter Davies for nearly 10 years, OHM Director Nigel Stevenson explains how this relationship has grown into a prosperous new alliance: “Pete and I go back to the old BNI days when we met every Tuesday morning, 6.30 at Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club. We both enjoyed the open marketing that BNI offered and 6 months after joining they made me director and Pete joined me at the top table. Unfortunately Pete’s business commitments forced early retirement from BNI but we remained good friends. I would call Pete for advice or just to bounce ideas around,...

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Newsletter July 17

  Oast House Media July 17 Newsletter View this email in your browser Dear client Office closed Before I divulge all the good stuff in this earlier than usual newsletter, please remember the office will be closed from Friday 7th to Monday 24th July for annual holidays. If you need emergency only support call 07931 376 255 or email nigel@oasthousemedia.co.uk for support contact information (auto reply). Slight change in the blog links this month as I am now officially co-director with Peter Davies – Kent Independent Services Ltd, our new Search Engine Optimisation company. The partnership has just been set up but Pete and I have been working together on...

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Internet scams affect Kent businesses, be aware!

There’s a lot of press coverage about Ransomware scams at the moment, there’s also the Microsoft scam when the ‘IT Support’ guy calls you and requests access. We had that one, had some fun with them before they put the phone down. The old web name scam is back again, guy calls offering you a similar web name to you existing for about £200. Just stay aware and let staff know not to open emails that look suspicious.

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summer 2017 new website

Summer jobs to do on your website

Summer top tips Traditionally some businesses go a bit quiet over the summer months, time to reflect? Here are some recommendations for your website marketing: Is your website mobile friendly? We are still doing some great offers for our older (design) clients still using static pages. google now actively penalises non-mobile friendly web pages on its results pages. Are you mobile friendly? click here to find out Do you refresh content at least once per month? Google likes refreshed content and the best way to do this is through regular news blogs on your web pages. Our new WordPress websites make this easy and once you get going, only takes...

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Finch landscapes new website

New website design for an old friend

Directors Nigel Stevenson and Nick Finch, Finch Landscapes go back nearly 50 years. Having created Nicks original logo when he first set up his garden maintenance business in the 80’s, it was a real pleasure to get the call and re-design the logo and create an new WordPress website design. Over the years Finch Landscapes have expanded to be one of East Kent’s largest landscaping companies with blue chip clients like Shepherd Neame and TV chef Paul Holywood working on projects in Kent and overseas. Because Nick and his team are good at what they do 100% of their past work has been word of mouth but Nick realises he...

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Peter Oxendale new website goes live

Nothing unusual for Peter Oxendale to go live, as an accomplished musician, record producer, arranger, conductor and programmer, he is now considered to be one of the world’s leading forensic musicologists. Peter contacted OHM last year requesting a new website but the business was very busy and had to be put on hold working around Peter’s legal commitments. Son Jamie has been our main point of contact, a well organised member of the team, the brief was typically very accurate, clear and easy to understand. The original ‘Peter Oxendale’ logo needed to be adapted for website use which was a pleasure to re format in both positive and negative options....

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June 17 Newsletter

Every month we issue a web design newsletter for all clients covering recent web issues, new WordPress website designs, existing client re-designs and company news. This month we profile: Windows XP hack and the ransomewear threat Number 1 B & B top of Google CopyScape plagiarism – check your content More clients use our SPF Anti-Spam filters New client website designs Old clients WordPress web conversions OHM Directors meet Chris Kamara in Tenerife (charity golf) Holiday message, office closed in July see website design newsletter page

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the old rectory in great mongeham in deal kent website design

Great Mongeham B and B website goes live

Oast House Media is based in Great Mongeham, just outside Deal in Kent so we were thrilled to be asked to design a new website for our local Bed and Breakfast hotel: The Old Rectory. It’s been a long time since we could walk to the client but The Old Rectory is a well run establishment so the walk was well worth it. Totally restored to its former glory this family run business now has a WordPress website to preview it’s beautiful rooms and quality food. The website can also showcase the local area and special offers. All the images were supplied and as we’ve said many times before, websites...

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