The following case study examines the End Clothing Magento ecommerce project.
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Case Study - End Clothing (Magento Ecommerce)
Feb 9th, 2009
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Our Magento Wish List
Feb 6th, 2009
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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 »
The importance of a good logo and branding
Jan 12th, 2009
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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 »
Merry Christmas from everyone at Limesharp!
Dec 23rd, 2008
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For some reason when the festive season kicks in it becomes customary to reflect on the year that has passed, and the year to follow. For us at Limesharp 2008 has very much been a year of growth. We’ve welcomed two new members of staff into our family, some very cool and exciting new clients, and have adopted the very promising Magento ecommerce platform as our key product. Read the rest of this entry »
The Perfect Website
Dec 16th, 2008
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Creating the perfect website isn’t easy and there is a lot more to developing your new site than meets the eye. Sure it’s a given that it should look good however there is so much more to it than that. We receive so many emails from customers who only consider cost in the early stages, however it could be argued that your budget should only really be decided upon when you know exactly what it is you want out of your site.
There are a number of questions and factors you should take time to seriously think about when looking at a new site. Write down your goals, aims and expectations so that you have a clear idea of what you want to achieve. This will help to give your web designers a clear understanding of what you are looking to achieve and ensure you both share the same vision.
As with a lot of things in life, careful pre-planning will take you a long way. So before you pick up the phone to ask for a price for your new website, pick up a pen and a piece of paper, and make some notes on the following questions. Read the rest of this entry »
Ecommerce vs The High Street - A Few Statistics
Dec 4th, 2008
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In my inbox today I received an email from a North East business news website called bdaily.info. It has some rather staggering facts on ecommerce that I thought I would share with you all, as it certainly makes for an interesting read.
Last Christmas over 42% of consumers from the North East chose to do half or more of their shopping online.
Fast forward to December 2008 and online shopping looks to be hitting record levels all over the country and the world. On Monday 1st December industry analysts estimated that a whopping 4.6 million online shopping transactions were made. With customers spending roughly £300 million on the 1st this averages to just under £65 per transaction. Read the rest of this entry »
Could the end of IE6 finally be in sight?
Nov 26th, 2008
Posted in Web Standards by paul.younghusband | 2 Comments »
If you design standards compliant websites on a daily basis then you probably have first hand experience of just how ugly Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) can be. There have been many discussions in various blogs suggesting that it is our responsibility as web developers to stop supporting IE6 to encourage users to upgrade. As you can imagine this philosophy tends to be far more popular with designers and developers than it is with clients, many of who still use IE6 themselves.
As we move into 2009 I decided to do a little research, and looked at 3 of our most popular clients sites to see what the actual browser share was looking like. Read the rest of this entry »
10 Things We Love About Magento
Nov 18th, 2008
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With over half a million downloads in less than a year since its official release, the new Magento ecommerce platform is certainly taking the open source world by storm. I thought now might be a good time to go into the features we love most about Magento…so here they are - 10 things we love about Magento! Read the rest of this entry »
A sneaky look at Wordpress 2.7
Nov 11th, 2008
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After reading about the new version of Wordpress on Web Monkey, I couldn’t resist grabbing a copy of the beta release and taking a look for myself. Now, I’m always impressed with Wordpress. It’s one of the few CMS platforms out there that I’d truly consider a joy to work with (MODx is the other). The thing I love the most about Wordpress is the level of thought and attention to detail they put into usability. Where other content management systems would throw in feature after feature to try and pad out their feature lists to impress nerds among us, those guys at Wordpress have always shown restraint and concentrated on doing what they do better than anyone else.
Christmas Ecommerce Tips
Sep 17th, 2008
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With Christmas rapidly approaching in just over 3 months, it’s the perfect time to think about gearing your site up for the festive season.
It is well documented that in recent years consumers are choosing to shop online over the high street and this looks certain to carry on again this year.