Mobilia Review of Floorstyle.nl
A colleague alerted us to a review that had been written in a Dutch trade magazine called Mobilia Vloeren about our flooring website,
Floorstyle.nl. Our goal is to build user-friendly websites, but to hear this from an independent source … wow, that’s priceless.
If you click on the thumbnail to the right, you’ll see a scanned copy of the magazine page in pdf format (614 kb) and below is an English translation. As the web designer and website owner, we are very pleased with the review! Continue reading
SEO & Visitor Friendly Websites
What is SEO?
If we take Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) in account while we’re planning and designing your website, it means that search engines will be able to find your website pages and recognise your keywords. We are essentially telling them what your website page is about in a quick and efficient manner. We discuss white-hat SEO methods with our clients to ensure their website pages don’t get penalised in the long run, as is the case when black-hat methods are utilized. Continue reading
Professional vs. Self-Build Websites
Why get a professionally-built website?
Not every website needs to be built by a professional, like personal family websites or casual hobby websites. And nowadays there are many websites and/or hosting packages that offer free website builders. Most are very… Continue reading
How to Change a Hosting Provider
If you need to move your website to a different hosting provider for technical reasons, such as the current hosting package doesn’t meet the minimum requirements needed for a CMS website, or if you’ve found a better hosting provider that you’d like to move your website to, then you first need to check the termination clause in the contract with your existing hosting provider. Continue reading
Internet Video’s
Adding videos to a website really makes it seem to come alive. Professional videos are able to get your message across far more quickly than what a person can read on your website, providing extra information and credibility about products or services. They offer a “human touch” to the people visiting your website. Continue reading
Forums & Blogs (web logs)
Another way to get links to your website is to join forums and blogs in your field of expertise. By offering useful information that other visitors will find helpful and interesting, you can establish yourself as an authority in the field. This should not be used as a marketing trick! Most forums and blogs require people to log in and to create a profile, which is where you can add a link to your website. Continue reading
Paid Advertising & Sponsored Links
Promoting your website includes great search engine results (appearing at the top of their results pages), paid advertising, word-of-mouth, viral marketing, as well as links to / from your website. You should use all of these tools for a well-rounded marketing campaign. Continue reading
Organic Ranking in Search Engines
Natural Ranking is Highly Sought-after
The most sought-after promotion tool is to rank highly in search engine results. This is known as organic ranking or natural ranking. A high organic ranking means that when a visitor types your keywords into a search engine, your website appears on the first page i.e. in the top 10 links. This is very desirable as very few visitors go past the second or third page of search results. Continue reading
Original Website Content
“Content is King!” is the motto for the Internet
It’s all about information. If your website provides unique, original content on your specific topic, then it’s very likely that you’ll be considered as a reliable source of information in your field. You might be asking, “Why do I need original or unique content, when so many other websites have the same information?” Well, that’s just it. Continue reading




