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Feed A Slice Of Our Own Advice.

May 15th, 2012
Edited by: LingoLiz

a selection of hand-written digital marketing words, or jargon.

Writing new content can sometimes feel like a chore; another item on a business owners’ long list of ‘to-do’s.

But the advice remains the same; neglect your website copy at your peril!

Sites without fresh content are less likely to be delivered by search engines than those with new info. And let’s face it, your customers will be turned off if things feel ‘stale’.

So how about a tip to help inspire you with some fresh writing?!

When advising customers on text-composing techniques I often say “Try to imagine your ideal customer; sat at the other end of the internet, staring at the screen as you are typing. What would you say? What piece of advice would you give them and how would you start explaining that you are the expert at what you do?”

By simply and honestly providing quality information that your customers are looking for, (often this is knowledge you might take for granted) in an understandable tone, you will score your online goals; to engage with your audience!

So, in taking a slice of my own advice, I’ve just updated our site with a new page on Digital Marketing, in particular explaining that we offer ‘social media strategy and planning’. The page features an embedded list of the latest ‘on topic’ news post (such as this one), giving advice on how we can help companies make the most out of the various tools and trends.

Just as in my post explaining why a good website should never be ‘finished’   this page will require ongoing development; using fresh content, and most of all, referring to the tip above; giving more good, free advice!

Remember, if you need help, just get in touch. We don’t bite, and we’re passionate about not bamboozling you with jargon. It’s why we’re here and why we’re called Lingo.


Feed Team expedition to Internet World #iwexpo

April 25th, 2012
Edited by: vicki

On Tuesday team Lingo donned its comfiest shoes, picked up an essential supply of Knights Bakery cheese straws and caught the train from Downham Market. Our mission: to attend Internet World, Europe’s largest digital business expo.

Lingo team outside Internet World Earl's CourtHeld annually at London’s Earl’s Court, the expo is split into six different ‘worlds’; Digital Marketing World, Cloud & Hosting World, Social Media World, Mobile World, eCommerce World and Content Management World. In other words, pretty much everything you could ever want to know about conducting business online.

We asked questions, we pushed buttons, we watched software demo’s, we ooohed and aaahed, we pilfered giveaways, we forgot to eat. (Now you see why those cheese straws were so important.)

Why? So we can be sure our clients here in Norfolk are getting the most up-to-date digital marketing advice.

We got particularly excited about the Augmented Reality demo, so excited in fact, that we missed our train home again.

Same time next year?

(Pictured from L to R are Steve Gore Rowe, Jenn Clark and newest team member Vicki Arnst, who joined Lingo this week. Photo by LingoLiz)


Feed Lingo are looking….

April 4th, 2012
Edited by: LingoLiz

…for the right person or people to join their friendly design studio in Downham Market…we want to hear from you if you are;

* experienced in graphic design, web development and/or sales and project management
* passionate about creativity
* great with customers
* full of initiative

Salary and hours will depend on experience.

To tell us why you’re the right person email us your cv.


Feed Nice weather for Solar panels…

March 23rd, 2012
Edited by: LingoLiz

Screenshot of Buy Wind and Solar homepage

The spring sun is finally shining, which, to the customers of BuyWind&Solar.co.uk means they’re likely to be generating their own free power!

Working with Jim and Sarah at Electra-mek, (the parent company) was enlightening for Lingo as we got to know about the ins and outs of PhotoVoltaic power generation and the new flexible solar panels for sale through their ecommerce platform.

As usual, the set up of the site involved careful consultation, software training and technical support, as the categories, images and product descriptions were uploaded by the web-team.

Why not take a look… www.buywindandsolar.co.uk


Feed As Fresh As A Daisy!

February 10th, 2012
Edited by: LingoLiz

Every now and again, it’s good to have a website update to keep things feeling fresh. Sites which stay the same year in year out lose visitors and feel dated and neglected, as well as performing poorer in search engines as they age.

LingoLiz's desk covered in bouquets of flowers from

Elizabeth’s florist in Downham Market was due for a bit of a bit of a ‘spruce up’, and owner Kate Shipp decided she also wanted to be able to update her site herself in the future, to keep it feeling as fresh as her flowers. There’s lots of ways to achieve this; varying in complexity from a fully editable site with a CMS through to WordPress site and down to just designating a few selected areas of the site for updating such as ‘news’, ‘next event’s or ‘special offers’.

It didn’t take long to help Kate go through the options, and decide that the best solution for her business was to create a new facebook business page and for us to integrate the activity feed from facebook into to the new homepage, meaning that she could upload new pictures of flowers to facebook which would then appear on the site.

The site had a general graphic design update including a new colour scheme, new header font to match the shop signage, a new enquiry from and photography of  beautiful hand-tied bouquets, which we did here at Lingo. We love taking photos, especially when the subject matter decorates the desks as nicely as these roses and gerberas did! View the site here.


Feed Portfolio Update

December 9th, 2011
Edited by: steve

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


Feed QR: Quite Rare codes

November 13th, 2011
Edited by: LingoLiz
Trish and David McManus @Lingo Design studio with facebook 'like' poster

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…!


Feed Site For Sales

October 8th, 2011
Edited by: LingoLiz

countybusinesssales homepage screenshotWorking 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!

 


Feed ecfmx launch

September 23rd, 2011
Edited by: jenn-bo

ecfmx website homepage screenshot

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  !

 

 

 


Feed Construction Website… Build Complete…!

September 9th, 2011
Edited by: LingoLiz

PKS Construction home page screenshot

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/


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