Today we're saying hello to December. Can't wait to see what this month brings and enjoy some downtime over Christmas.👋 Where is your favourite place to spend the Christmas holidays?

What a brilliant illustration of everything that goes on behind the scenes to make sales. Think of the salesperson in this instance as your website. You need all the marketing tools behind the website to get to the end goal of purchase/sale!

How many reviews do you have on Google, TripAdvisor or Checkatrade? Online reviewing is a bit of a minefield, with it being relatively easy to pay for fake reviews. Trip Advisor recently announced that around 4% of reviews are fake. bmmagazine.co.uk/news/almost-1m…

Another Monday is upon us. Not sure if it's the gloomy weather or the fact that December always seems like such a short month, but the stress levels are high. What are you doing today to chill out?

Three good habits of successful small business owners: #1 Take a top-down view of your business #2 Review your business processes regularly #3 Important daily tasks should be a routine Read the post here: avidmode.com/blog/3-good-ha…

Want to know more about some of our website builds? Check out one of our recent case studies on Teach Me Tennis and their custom bookings functionality! avidmode.com/case-studies/t…

Are there any habits that you think are vital for small businesses to form? I’d love to hear your thoughts and experiences!

The snack cupboard is my worst enemy when working from home. What is your go-to snack at the moment? I'm partial to the After Eights!

Struggling with social posts? Write down some tips that you gave your clients this week.  Note some news in your industry. List some of the bits of work you're doing this week. Sometimes the internet can be a tangible creative writing block, so step away and see if that helps!

How do you feel about hashtags? Do you use them or forget about them? This brilliant infographic gives you ideas on when and where to put your hashtags! socialmediatoday.com/news/a-quick-g…

We'll be taking our usual Christmas break this month.  Finishing up on the 17th and back in the office on the 3rd Jan.  We will be in the office doing bits and bobs in the week leading up to Christmas day but we won't be available for any calls or face to face meetings!

Have you got a website without search engine optimisation? This means that you'll be lower on the Google search list, your visitors may bounce off your site and you'll have limited success with the site.  For more info on what to do, poke us for a chat on [email protected]

Do websites need constant maintenance? If you have a website and don't maintain it, it's like having a gym membership that you don't use. You've made it part of the way to getting fit but you're not taking advantage of it - in fact, it's just sitting there.  In short, yes!

This is a public service announcement. Please check that the social media links on your website are working. I've been to so many websites recently that have broken social links - it's a shame as social media is so often updated these days. Hop over and click them to check!

It's the winter solstice today, the shortest day of the year. What are you planning to do with your few hours of sunlight?  Last-minute Christmas shopping? Staying in and drinking tons of Hot Chocolate?

Is your website customer-friendly? Behind every successful website is a customer/buyer journey. If you aren't sure you've got this or would like to know more about it - check out this blog post! avidmode.com/blog/content-c…

Friday evening and Christmas eve time. Thought this was a pretty accurate illustration of my current feelings.

Sometimes it would be so nice to be in the following instructions loop. But the real loop is way more exciting (read chaotic).

Your step by step guide to setting up Google My Business. Make it easier for your customers to find you! avidmode.com/blog/how-to-se…

Happy New Years Everyone. Wishing you all the best for the year ahead 🎆