AMP or Accelerated Mobile Pages, put simply, are web pages that load extremely fast on mobile devices. They are near instant! Launched back in February 2016, Google’s AMP Project shows these pages in the mobile search results.

In a previous post we shared news that Google will start penalising websites that use popups on mobile. This came into effect January 10th 2017.

From January 10th 2017 Google will be penalising websites that use popups on mobile. As you may or may not know, Google uses hundreds of signals for its search rankings to show where websites will appear in the search engine results page (SERP).

It’s now 2 weeks since WWDC 2014 and the hype is starting to die down. As an appreciator of all things Apple I was thoroughly impressed and am excited for all the great promises that Apple announced. But that’s not what I wanted to write about, so if you missed it you can check out all the new features for iOS8 and OSX at apple.com. As a developer I think we got a bit more spoilt this year than in previous years.

The first step to any website build is to identify the goals you want to achieve. These may mean selling more of a product that you offer, promoting a service that you provide or even to increase your email subscription sign ups.

Having an online presence is now important for any business. It opens up new growth options and is a great way to create low-cost exposure to current and potential clients or customers. A website can be used for many different purposes, including as a shop front for the selling of goods, as a tool for customers to interact with the business, or simply an online advertisement to potential clients.