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New server upgrades nearing completion

Over the past new months Oast House media have been working with their hosting support guys transferring websites to our new servers. Hopefully you wont notice a thing, so why do it? As with any ‘tech’, hosting systems are improving all the time. We estimate a new server upgrade is required every 5 years to keep on top and in line with industry requirements, ie: speed, security, maintenance, integration, back-ups (key issues that are continuously monitored). All of this and investment in new equipment/software is an ongoing process. We talk to our support team nearly every day and enjoy fantastic response times. If you have ever had cause to report...

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trigger happy web design in kent

New website for local gun suppliers

Long term ebay shop proprietor Trigger Happy, it all gets too much! If you’ve ever owned an ebay shop you will know what we mean. So business owners Stuart and Maria based in East Kent have gone for the web based e-commerce solution. We look forward to working with our new clients

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emails

POP3 v IMAP emails – your choice?

We’ve blogged this subject before [Which email type should I use – POP3 or IMAP] but it’s such an important part of your business we thought a follow-up blog was well overdue. We all take email delivery for granted, PC, Mac, laptop,tablet or phone – they just get delivered, correct? Of course yes, like the postman delivers every day. But it’s not a simple delivery, an email can take a complicated path and have to get through some officious security. Also, devices, ISPs and device software handle emails in slightly different ways as well. OHM strongly recommend that all emails are managed using 3rd party hosting like Office 365 because...

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BW Jigs mortice lock installation

New invention website for Deal carpenter

This is the second website we’ve designed for a local inventor, always a pleasure to help with a new venture but a completely new invention is something special. We have high hope for this unique carpenters jig created by Deal based carpenter Ben Weir that will speed up mortice door lock installations especially for joiners working on multi-door projects like blocks of flats

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new IT partner for Oast House Media

New IT support partner

Oast House Media have always worked closely with IT companies. Having a good safety net for this service is vital for us as we get many enquiries from our clients about: emails (especially iPhone users) anti-spam/junk emails broadband connectivity laptop, PC and phone repairs telecoms A few of our clients already have some form of IT support but the vast majority call us! For the record, OHM does have a general understanding about the above but we do not have the skill levels most technical issues throw up, that’s why we use a trusted IT partner and in this case an IT expert recommended by one of our Thanet based...

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rwyatt distribution web design

UK Distribution company request new web design

New website coming soon, Oast House Media assisted with the web name purchase and hosting for this new company based in Kent. R Wyatt Distribution in Kent are based locally but have a range of vehicles that cover the UK, new website coming soon

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owenbeg construction services, dover, kent

New website for Dover based Owenbeg Contacts

Another website enquiry, Owenbeg are a Dover based construction company servicing the Kent and South East London areas. Oast House media assisted with the web name purchase and holding page set-up. The new WordPress website will showcase Owenbeg projects and reviews. New website coming soon: www.owenbeg-contracts.co.uk

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number one b and b in deal

Number One B and B are No 1 on Google

Long term website design clients Number One B and B in Deal, Kent are one of the top accommodation venues in East Kent. Just a few yards from the sea the rooms and breakfasts are first class. That’s OK, we all know that in Deal but holiday makers and businesses from outside the area rely on Google to find a place to rest. Therefore having a professional web design and a Google search engine optimisation marketing plan in place is vital. As you can see from the most recent campaign month Number One B and B is nearly page one on Google for all the most popular search terms This...

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Padfield Thatchers photo shoot in Great Mongeham

Oast House Media’s MD Nigel Stevenson and family have lived in Great Mongeham for over 20 years, the family home is a 300 year old thatched cottage. The thatched roof is maintained by website design and SEO clients Padfield Master Thatchers. With the 22 year old thatch requiring an overhaul, Mark Padfield and his young team of skilled thatchers commenced work in June 2020. Taking the opportunity Nigel also offered to upgrade some of the older photos with a new set for the website refresh. Nigel said…”getting the team together was not easy with 2 local thatch projects on the go, we got lucky with the weather and took several...

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Post comments spam hack on WordPress

Post comments can be a gateway for spam. All posts have a comments option for feedback, when we set up posts for all clients we turn off this comments box to stop spammers adding content. We are now having to change the ‘settings/discussion’ settings to stop hackers adding comments to your posts. So keep an eye on the Dashboard ‘comments’ section and if you see something like this example contact us and we can do a quick fix without charge Why does this happen? Historically WordPress is a blogging platform that morphed into web design. The page post system used to blog is a unique and very powerful way of...

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