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SEO – friendly blog tips

We found the following SEO-friendly blog tips from Yoast very useful and thought you might find them useful too.  Here is the full article:
BLOG SEO TIPS
Optimising a blog is one of the most rewarding types of SEO. Writing blog posts that are well-structured and SEO-friendly at the same time can be challenging, but the above guide helps to show you how.
The article highlights the importance of key words, structure, the use of paragraphs, headings and signal words, adding content regularly with external and internal links, and optimising that content (30o words at least).
A blog that has been SEO’d well and has good content can get a lot of traffic from the search engines. As the natural mode of a blog is to continuously add new content, it can lead to great results.

Improve your writing skills

As with all writing, writing blog posts does require skill. To keep your reader interested, you should think about the structure of your piece and write appealing articles. Use headings, subheadings and clear paragraphs to help your readers grasp the core concept of a post . If people understand and like an article, they will be much more inclined to link, share and tweet about it – and that will increase your rankings.
This post provides tips on writing blog posts that are both readable AND SEO-friendly. These two goals should always go hand in hand.
Blueberry Design has shared a number of posts recently with tips on SEO and other web related features. If you’ve missed them you can find them on our Face Book page HERE. 
Get more information on the services we offer at Blueberry Design HERE.
Call Alan or Sue today if you have any questions at all on 041 986 5686.

THE IRISH CONCRETE SOCIETY RESPONSIVE NEW WEBSITE

New updated website for the Irish Concrete Society

Blueberry launched a new responsive website for the Irish Concrete Society in December. The Irish Concrete Society caters for the needs of all who have an interest in concrete (in its widest sense).  It is the primary organisation in Ireland concerned with the technical aspects of design and construction in concrete.

Blueberry was asked to create a site which differentiated it from its sister site, Concrete Ticket, and the Irish Concrete Federation site. The site needed to clearly outline the roles and aims of the society and showcase upcoming events, with emphasis on the Annual Awards and Technical Seminars. It’s primary objective is to act as a source of information for it’s members.

From an admin perspective, it also had to be very easy to update, with a particular focus on the Awards section (past & present).

The website is here for you to view: https://concrete.ie/ 

We wish Henry and team at the Irish Concrete Society all the best with the new website and continued success in the future.

  • Web Design
  • Website GDPR
  • Website Hosting & Domain Names

New responsive website for Lift Rite

New website for Lift Rite Ltd launched in December

Blueberry Design completed the new, updated brochure website for Lift Rite Limited in December. Lift Rite specialise in the supply of materials handling and lifting equipment to a wide and diverse range of industries:  airports, electronics, computers, pharmaceuticals, food manufacturing,  plus government bodies and local authorities.

Lift Rite needed an updated site clearly showcasing their product range & brand portfolio, and the wide range of applications and services they offer, on desktop or mobile.

So here’s the new Lift Rite Ltd website: https://liftrite.ie/

We wish Mark and the team at Lift Rite Ltd all the best with their new website and every success in their business.

Site required the following:

10 Percent Discount Offer Extended

Yes, the 10 percent discount offer extended now (the one that’s part of our 10 year birthday celebrations) up to and including Friday 30th November.

It’s not too late to get your website ready for the shopping season ahead and we’ve already posted some tips you might find helpful on our web page and in our recent mailer.  If you missed them you can find them HERE. 

Mailchimp have recently posted some tips around the same subject, in the run up to Black Friday, so if you have the time, take a quick look HERE.

Or you might just want to improve the security on your website? change some of the front page styling? add some additional functionality? have an SEO check to get your site optimised for search engines? or start an adwords campaign? There really is lots that we can help you with and none of these actions will not blow your marketing budget!

Blueberry is here to help so call us for a chat and we’ll see what we can do for you (041 986 5686).

How seriously do you take website security?

At Blueberry we are always looking at ways to improve our own website security – we have SSL installed (encrytped messaging and a https domain), Wordfence and McAfee. And this is why …..

Your website is your brand, your public image, and often your first contact with customers. If it’s not safe and secure, those critical business relationships can be compromised. And the threats can come in many forms , e.g. infecting a website with malware in order to spread that malware to site visitors, stealing customer information (i.e. names and email addresses), stealing credit card and other transaction information, adding the website to a botnet of infected sites, and even hijacking or crashing the site.

A single security breach could be the show-stopper for a small business.

Even if a security breach at a small business website doesn’t trigger a data breach, it can still have a huge impact on customer trust if customers find out about it.

An unprotected website is a security risk to customers, other businesses, and public/government sites. It allows for the spread and escalation of malware, attacks on other websites, and even attacks against national targets and infrastructure.

Consumers are nervous about the security risks of the internet, particularly identity theft. The more a small business can do to build trust in the security of their website, the more likely customers are to visit, stay, buy, return, and recommend.

And hacking is not just about stealing data. Hackers want to create watering holes where they can hide malware as a way to spread the malware to any visitors to that site.

But don’t worry! Help is at hand…

To start you need to manage your passwords carefully, especially website access;  keep all computers and mobile devices free from malware so they’re not used as a launchpad for a website attack.

After that, talk to Alan and Sue about what products we recommend and can offer on your website:  041 986 5686.

Pension Freedom new website

This week saw the launch of a new brochure-style website for Pension Freedom.

Blueberry was asked to update an existing website. This new website was created to provide key information to potential clients with clear calls to action, video added (on inner page) to simplify and explain the process and the key company philosophy, and links to various business and personal assessments which are not time-consuming and capture data on behalf of our client.

In an industry that is traditionally viewed as bland and boring we wanted to create a “fun” and impactful front page. To do this we have used updated imagery, parallax design, clear navigation, and added further colour through the addition of a blog and themed sections. And of course the new site is GDPR-compliant.

Let us know what you think: https://pensionfreedom.ie/

We wish Gerard and the team all the best now and into the future.

New website for Spoonful Botanical

Spoonful Botanical is a start-up company who got the idea to develop their unique, joint relief product whilst travelling around Asia. The product is a 100% natural botanical blend of the highest quality herbs and spices sourced from specialist suppliers around the world, combined with fermented fruits and grains – just one spoonful daily can provide everyday joint relief. Although only one product currently exists in a single and 3 pack format, the company plan to develop this further and to extend their range and reach beyond Ireland.

We designed and built a new modern, customised website, focusing on the story and natural origins of the company and product, with a custom built online shop using the Woo Commerce e-commerce platform. The client has full control and can manage the site content including e-commerce (products & categories), page content, blog (news), Testimonials, SEO, email marketing and customer database.

Services

Website Design
Website Development
CMS Training
Ongoing hosting and maintenance

New website for ROGD

ROGD (Originally Rip Offs and Good Deals) started life as a home-based Facebook business posting current offers and deals from retailers and service providers to consumers in the local County Louth and Leinster region.  As the followers grew (over 200,000 now!) and the network developed, the ROGD business needed another platform to continue providing an efficient information service to their followers, “commercialise” business partnerships with like-minded local and national businesses and capitalise on their large network of followers.

We designed and developed a website which engages with the target audience, makes it easy for ROGD to promote various suppliers and partners, and makes it easy for consumers to find deals or offers that interest them most. The site was made fully editable so ROGD could change banners, images, add and remove offers easily, highlight certain offers and update details at any time.

Services

Website Design

Website Development

CMS Training

Ongoing hosting and maintenance

Launch of new website for CSD Engineering

This week saw the launch of a new website for CSD Engineering.

CSD Engineering asked Blueberry to create a new company logo and produce a simple brochure-style website where content was easily managed, and where services offered and completed projects were showcased.

Blueberry not only designed the new website but also advised regarding domain name, made the website GDPR compliant and provides hosting and back-up services for the new website.

We also made sure the company was easily contactable by any user by linking to the contact page or phone number (from mobile) and  using call to action buttons at relevant sections.

Tell us what you  think: https://csdengineering.ie/