Happy Holidays! 
Christmas is just around the corner so we’d like to take the opportunity to wish all our site visitors, customers, suppliers, staff and friends a very happy Christmas and best wishes for a fantastic New Year!
The office will close today at 6pm and we will be open at 10am on the 3rd January. If there’s an internet emergency of some sort, you can get hold of lingoliz on her mobile! ‘Til then – have a happy holiday! 
Portfolio Update We’ve found some time to add a couple of new projects to our portfolio!
Take a look at start-up website Mrs B’s Cakes with it’s branding and photography or PKS Construction demonstrating some of their best construction projects.
www.lingodesign.co.uk/portfolio.html
QR: Quite Rare codes 
Trish and David McManus @Lingo Design studio
Lingo customers David and Trish McManus clearly like to do things a little differently.
You only have to visit their beautiful bar and restaurant ‘The Hare Arms’ at Stow Bardolph near Downham Market (and if you havent, you really should) to find it’s well known as a place like no other; every available inch of the welcoming bar is packed with fascinating decorative memorabilia, quality objects to amuse and entertain as you sup a pint of real ale while soaking up the glowing atmosphere. Then there’s the peacocks roaming outside and a well justified reputation as one of the best restaurants around for food and service; there’s nothing ‘standard’ about it.
So, when Trish asked Lingo to assist with a promotion using a QR code, I was buzzing with ideas, excited about working with the new technology and it wasn’t long before the code was generated and we were working out promotion details.
The promotion works when customers scan the unique matrix barcode using an app. The code takes browsers to a unique url and landing page suitable for mobile devices, encouraging a ‘check-in’ via facebook. Once ‘checked in’ (the bar has free wi-fi) visitors can claim their free drink in the process!
Why not check it out…all you need to do is get to the Hare Arms and find a code…!
I love blogging clients 
Despite her initial hesitance, I am thrilled to say that long-term Lingo customer, (and expert on all things etiquette and quintessential England) the lovely Veronica, of More Than Good Manners is not only blogging regularly, but is thoroughly enjoying it!
Not only is her blog (http://onkys.blogspot.com/) filling up with advice on the do’s and don’ts of manners and upper class history factoids, but it also manages to come across in the wonderfully unique tone she has, and, I’m excited to say we will be taking the manners message further by getting even more fascinating tales and tips from her onto twitter. I honestly can’t wait! (Watch this space for the link, or follow me on twitter)
facebook removes reviews & discussions “We’re Making Pages Better” comes the notification from facebook as you log in to your business page.
But what does this mean? It means facebook have monitored and reacted, and I think this time, they’ve done well. None of the business pages we manage make much use of reviews or discussions, as people generally post this sort of information on the wall.
Facebook are fluid and react quickly according to user trends, so it’s clear that these areas weren’t being used, and became unnecessary, so are going to bite the dust. If you do use either of these functions, it’s worth saving or migrating your topic content to the wall, where more people will see it, and you won’t lose it when they turn the feature off on 31st Oct.
If you need to know more about how facebook can benefit your business, get in touch.
Site For Sales 
Working with County Business Sales owners Phillip and Joyce Plant was not only incredibly interesting but, despite the seemingly serious business topic it was also a very enjoyable build, involving plenty of coffee and chat sessions, as we got to the bottom of the new website requirements.
Self-confessed technophobes;  the husband and wife team based in King’s Lynn were looking to set up a simple new site to represent their independent business as confidential business transfer agents, (or, in layman’s’ terms; helping those who want to buy or sell businesses) but felt they needed a helping hand to get through all the technical know-how.
It wasn’t long though, before, as well overcoming their website worries, the ‘static’ (non  editable) website was launched, and going one step further; Joyce and Phillip got County Business Sales onto facebook and started putting together a social networking strategy for the business online! Check out their new site  http://countybusinesssales.com/ or say hello on facebook!
New server status update page – for Lingo customers We’ve created a page for our hosting customers to be able to check for our server status, which may affect email or hosting, such as any known issues or scheduled maintenance. You can find it here:
Of course, you can always still call us in the rare event of any issues.
ecfmx launch 
The latest Lingo website launch; EastCoast FMX (motocross freestyle stunt team from Ipswich) didn’t need a ramp to get off the ground (puntastic) but the site does feature an animation for the stunt ramp display set up, as well as an embedded motocross game, up to date team news, a twitter feed and a custom error page (404 page)
http://www.ecfmx.co.uk/error-page.html) so that you don’t crash into an ugly error page (oops there I go again)!
Team owner Phill Bloomfield and partner Carra Owen were quick to pick up on the easy-to-use WordPress site, and have already started adding new posts and gaining followers from their new Facebook page, all helping to generate a 1581.25% increase in their site traffic, as you can see from the graph from Google below!
Why not have a look – tell us if you think it’s wheelie good… www.ecfmx.co.uk !
Bella Dolly! 
You can’t help but picture the passengers of years gone by as you step on board Dolly the classic Bella Vega bus at Harrods. Then, you find yourself thinking ahead as you imagine it taking to the roads next year for weddings and day trips.
It was with these romantic daydreams that I got swept away and excitedly joined Laura Harrod on her quest to promote the newest member of their fleet, the 1969 Bedford bus.
We held marketing meetings on the bus, getting together a press release and preparing a brochure and flyer for wedding shows. We are all set for a photo shoot today with a bride on the bus, but the weather may delay us to next week.
But so far so good – David and Ian from the EDP came out on Wednesday as a response to the press release and the article is in page three of today’s paper and looking great!
Watch this space (and the Harrod’s facebook page http://www.facebook.com/pages/D-H-Harrods-Coaches-Ltd/110365189029289 ) for more details…!
Construction Website… Build Complete…! 
Please excuse the pun, but when building a website for a builder, you can’t help but draw comparisons in terminology! Plans, foundations, platform, frames, construction and layout – just some of the lingo that websites and building construction share.
Working with PKS Construction it became clear that the attention to detail in all that they do, needed to be the focus of their website. With that in mind, a portfolio of property photography by Lingo’s newest team member Dan plays a major part of the page layout, showcasing the varied properties and the detail of each build. With site design and search engine friendly text by Steve and Liz respectively, the images take centre stage to deliver the kerb appeal… (there we go again!) -Why not take a look… http://www.pksconstruction.co.uk/
