July 1st, 2009 In an aim to increase the number of Internet Explorer 8 users, Microsoft have released 4 online videos highlighting the benefits of their latest browser release.
Featuring Dean Cain, the videos use acronyms to explain the benefits of IE8 such as F.O.M.S, which stands for ‘fear of missing something’ and is talking about IE8’s web-slices. With a tongue in cheek approach it is another attempt to show Microsoft the brand in a different light, appealing to a younger, hipper audience of which it could be said that Apple currently dominates. Read the rest of this entry »
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April 28th, 2009 The answer is YES.
According to a survey carried out by American company Cone “93 percent of social media users believe a company should have a presence in social media, while an overwhelming 85 percent believe a company should not only be present but also interact with its consumers via social media. In fact, 56 percent of users feel both a stronger connection with and better served by companies when they can interact with them in a social media environment.”
Whilst social media sites have been around for quite some time now, it’s only recently businesses have started to see what benefits they hold. Initially seen as a fad, social media sites are evolving and showing no signs of going away. How can a business make good use of this though? Read the rest of this entry »
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April 2nd, 2009 Firefox 3 has overtaken Internet Explorer 7 as the most popular web browser in Europe. According to stats published by StatCounter Firefox 3 currently accounts for 35.09% of web browser share in Europe. Internet Explorer 7 comes in second at 34.51% with Internet Explorer 6 lagging way behind in third place at 11.92%. Read the rest of this entry »
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March 31st, 2009 We’re pleased to announce the official launch of our brand new Magento Jnr solution. Magento Jnr is a fixed price, fixed turn around ecommerce solution for small businesses. For more information visit the Magento Jnr page of this website or give David Scott a call on 0191 645 0170 for more information or to arrange a free demo.
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March 17th, 2009 One of the great things about Magento is the range of exciting extentions being developed by the online community. We’ve selected our top 5 esssential Magento extensions that no Magento store should be without! In no particular order… here we go! Read the rest of this entry »
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March 5th, 2009 At Limesharp we get a lot of calls from small businesses that want a high quality Magento solution on a tight budget. This isn’t easy to achieve. Magento is a complex enterprise level product; this makes building a high quality website on the platform time consuming. But we’ve been working hard on putting together a much smaller, simpler package than our bespoke Magento solutions – enter Magento Jnr. Read the rest of this entry »
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February 12th, 2009 I have been thinking a lot lately as to what it is that separates online stores that do OK, from online stores that do extremely well. In my 10 years of designing ecommerce websites I have noticed some very clear differences between the sites that seem to do well, and those that don’t. Most of this stuff isn’t rocket science, yet many businesses seem to be getting it wrong. This post is designed to be a little push in the right direction for businesses who feel they could be getting a little more out of their ecommerce website. Read the rest of this entry »
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February 9th, 2009 The following case study examines the End Clothing Magento ecommerce project.
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February 6th, 2009 After the great response to our post “10 Things We Love About Magento” we thought we’d follow up with a post about the features and functionality we’d like to see added to Magento in 2009. We’re sure many of these things are already on the teams to-do list but it can’t hurt to give them a little nudge! Read the rest of this entry »
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January 12th, 2009 I recently read an excellent article on Web Designer Depot discussing how NOT to design a logo. I won’t regurgitate what was already written there - it’s essentially talking about the shortcuts some businesses take to get a low-cost logo designed, and the pitfalls of adopting such an approach. Great article, well worth a read.
We talk to a lot of people who come to us with a great idea for a new website or online business, and as part of this they want a logo designed. Read the rest of this entry »
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