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Wexford ‘.IE’ Domain Registrations On The Rise

According to the latest report from .IE, Ireland’s country domain manager, Co. Wexford based businesses, organisations, clubs and individuals registered 1,678 .ie domains in 2021. This is a whopping 32% increase on pre-pandemic levels in 2019. Two of the most frequently used keywords for domain registration were ‘cleaning’ and ‘roofing’. On a wider level, 36,875 new .ie domains were registered in Leinster and 57,530 nationwide.

Government lockdown policies in 2021 and business adaptation are the chief drivers for this increase according to David Curtin – chief executive of .IE.

“Businesses in Wexford and across Ireland are investing in new websites, integrating e-commerce technology, and making use of productivity-enhancing tools all year round because they now recognise the huge role they play in profitability and customer acquisition,”

Cybersecurity was also mentioned in the report and it states that 54% of all .ie websites are secured with SSL / TLS.

Mr Curtin acknowledged that this figure was “encouraging” but stressed the importance for .ie domain holders to do as much as possible to protect their site visitors from cyberattacks.

“We urge all businesses in Wexford to review their cybersecurity in 2022.”

Sources : –
https://www.weare.ie/ie-domain-profile-report/
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Sienna’s Italian Restaurant Website Goes Live

We’ve been working with the Higgins family in Malahide on a number of projects recently and the first one to go live is Sienna’s Italian Restaurant in the heart of Malahide village.

The website is bright, beautiful and functional. It features and attractive homepage (with a booking form), a gallery, various menu pages and a contact page. We have also integrated a gift card feature right into the website that is linked with the restaurant’s gift card provider of choice.

See the result here.

Do you feel the need …. the need for speed?

Page speed has always been important in web design. Back in the days of dial up, developers had to be very careful about how they laid out pages and used media, CSS and JavaScript. With the introduction of broadband over the last 20 years, internet speeds have increased to astronomical levels allowing developers to create more complex, media rich and engaging web pages.

However in that process, certain principles and disciplines were lost. It became acceptable to write inefficient & sloppy code. This went largely unpunished until recent times, but Google and other search engines are now placing much more emphasis on page speed in how it ranks your site in it’s search results.

WordPress 5.9 “Joséphine” Released

WordPress 5.9 was released on January 25th. The release name is “Joséphine”, named after Joséphine Baker – an acclaimed jazz singer.

What’s New?

Following on from the recent trend of WordPress updates, Gutenberg blocks are up front and central in this release. Gutenberg is the advanced editor within WordPress that was launched a couple of years ago and is improving with every release as new features are added. It’s built with blocks of functionality that you can drag and drop within your pages.

Release 5.9 brings improvements to styling block themes (you’ll no longer need to use the Theme Customizer). The navigation block has been enhanced to give you the power to choose menu styles and preferences based on your screen size. There are new typography tools and layout controls to help you control the look and feel of your site easier. Other improvements include revamped list views within the editor and improved gallery blocks.

A new year also means a new WordPress theme and Twenty Twenty-Two is the the first default block theme in the history of WordPress.

Asha Spa Website Goes Live

Asha Spa is Wexford’s latest relaxation & spa experience. Based in the Ashdown Park Hotel Gorey Co. Wexford, Asha Spa has incredible products, therapists and is a beautiful setting.

The spa wanted a neutral design in keeping with their overall vibe. They had a logo already and we worked with their graphical designer to make that logo work on web and create a luxurious and beautiful look and feel. Of course we also made sure the final website was functional with plenty of call to actions and easy integration to their existing booking system.

The site went live this week and we wish Orla and her amazing team all the best for the new spa and website.

See the result here.

Max Nutrition Website Goes Live

Max Nutrition, based in Donegal, is a distributer for one of Europe’s largest supplier of food supplements and functional foods. They were looking for a full e-commerce website that was beautiful and easy to use.

Max Nutrition have a large portfolio of stock across many categories. Having these products clearly defined and easily searchable was a big requirement and the need for upsells and cross sells was very important. The result was a beautiful, functional, easy to navigate full e-commerce offering.

Some of the features include

Functional & beautiful website
Full e-commerce offering with online payments through Stripe & PayPal
Shipping costs calculated at checkout
Coupon management
Blog
Social media integration
Email
Content can be easily managed through the backend
Various reports and dashboards are available on the backend
Fully GDPR compliant
Comprehensive user manual provided

See the result here

Moy Materials 2.0 Website Goes Live

Moy Materials is an Irish founded, international roofing specialist firm. With offices in Dublin, Glasgow and London, Moy have a raft of high profile clients across all sectors.

In 2019 we were delighted to work with them to launch a brand new content management system website that has served them well. In 2021 they approached us to modernise the site for 2021 and beyond and make management a bit easier.

They wanted a comprehensive CMS (Content Management System) that showcased their products and services. We’re delighted with the end result – it is as aesthetically pleasing as it is functional.

This is a classic example of where we can transform business processes with a content management solution. Call us today to see how we can help you. Click on website link below to visit the site.

https://moymaterials.com/

ADCI Website Goes Live

The Amateur Drama Council of Ireland (ADCI) is a nationwide body that administers amateur drama festivals for the whole of the island of Ireland. The organisation was founded in 1952 and coordinates the Full-Length Drama Festival Circuit along with two All-Ireland Finals annually.

The organisation had a pre-existing website that served them well for many years that had lots of good information and resources available. It had become quite cluttered and difficult to navigate in recent times and we were delighted to ‘reboot’ the site with a brand new design and layout. One of the big challenges was the transfer of data from the old site to the new site. The old site had hundreds and hundreds of pages (e.g. results, league tables, festival information) that had to be carefully moved over to the new site and integrate with the new design. This was particularly challenging but we created the tools to allow us to import the relevant data safely.

Another feature that we integrated was a Facebook feed into the homepage and news pages. This pulls in the latest Facebook posts securely into the site meaning that the organisation doesn’t have to maintain a separate blog on the website for news items.

Some of the features include

Functional & beautiful website
Structured festivals layout by year and festival
Clearly laid out results tables
Facebook feed integration
Email
Content can be easily managed through the backend
Various reports and dashboards are available on the backend
Fully GDPR compliant
Comprehensive user manual provided

See the result here

Window World Website Goes Live

We’ve been working with Riverchapel-based Window World for the last number of months and this week we’re delighted to launch WindowWorld.ie.

This is a sleek and beautiful representation of the Window World business and showcases their products and services in a clear and intuitive fashion. Products and categories are clearly laid out in a catalogue style layout with clear descriptions and attractive & professional photographs. Each product invites the customer to make enquiries directly from the product page which is emailed directly to the team at Window World.

We’ve also enabled automated electronic invoices on the backend of the site. This is a powerful system for the folks at Window World to manage their invoicing easily. They can maintain a customer database, generate estimates and invoices at the touch of a button and automate the sending of these emails to their customers. Customers can view invoices easily online and the business will see the benefit of digitizing this once time-consuming manual process.

Some of the features include

Functional & beautiful e-commerce website
Well structured rich catalogue of products / services
Email automation (product enquiries)
Products clearly categorised
Customer invoicing
Email
Products can be easily managed through the backend
Various reports and dashboards are available on the backend
Fully GDPR compliant
Comprehensive user manual provided

See the result here

10 Common Website Mistakes

It used to be a case that simply having a website for your business was enough to give you a competitive advantage. This is no longer the case as now the vast majority of Irish businesses have a website – so to gain competitive advantage, your site needs to be better than your competition. We see a lot of good websites and a lot of bad websites and while this can be subjective, below are the top 10 common mistakes we see on business websites.
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Wexford ‘.IE’ Domain Registrations On The Rise

Sienna’s Italian Restaurant Website Goes Live

Do you feel the need …. the need for speed?

WordPress 5.9 “Joséphine” Released

What’s New?

Asha Spa Website Goes Live

Max Nutrition Website Goes Live

Moy Materials 2.0 Website Goes Live

ADCI Website Goes Live

Window World Website Goes Live

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