What are the best websites doing to increase their website traffic?
As a business owner, it can be challenging to navigate the way you market, and the way you spend your valuable marketing budget (if you…
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How to improve Facebook engagement
Showing up in a potential customer’s Facebook news feed can be easier said than done. We’ve compiled a list of tips that can help you…
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Trademarking your business
Have you thought about trademarking your business? It is important for businesses to have an understanding of why trade marking is important. Registering a trade…
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Developing a marketing strategy
This months blog post was written by Thomas Emmerson from Vanguard86. It shares some great information on developing your marketing strategy for your business. A…
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Improving your website’s performance
So, you have your website up and running. Your vision has become a reality and you have a professional website, ready to be browsed, and…
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What does your business branding say about you?
Chances are your potential clients have been spending more than their fair share of money over the busy Christmas period. What is one of…
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Design Garage, a year in review 2017
2017 has been one of our best years yet. We are so fortunate to work with such incredible clients, helping them throughout their design process. Here…
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SEO explained
The term SEO. If you have your own website this may be something sitting in the back of your mind, or on your ‘to do’…
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Six end of year business checks you should be doing now
The big department stores are already putting up their Christmas decorations – a clear sign that the year is winding up. It’s time to celebrate…
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The Christmas Season is just around the corner!
Design Garage has a range of options for you to festive up your Website and Logo. Festive website banner A cheerful and effective way to…
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The government has been decided, but what does this mean for your small business?
Delighted or dissatisfied over the change in government? Either way, there is no denying the transformation of our government will have an effect on small…
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Branded christmas cards
Need branded Christmas cards to send to clients, suppliers and even staff? A well designed Christmas card is a great business tool to bring your business front…
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Design Garage Business Branding Checklist
Better business branding starts with the official Design Garage checklist! Deciding to launch a new or revised business branding strategy can be very exciting and…
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4 Simple Tips for Effective Website Maintenance
No matter which product you’re selling or service you’re offering, every business needs regular website maintenance. For many potential customers, your online presence is their…
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Professional Website Developer – Why should you hire one?
Deciding between building your own website or hiring a professional website developer? Stop, read and understand the advantages a professional website developer brings to your…
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The Power of Investing in YOUR Brand
We often talk about your brand and how important it is for your business because it’s often what encourages a customer to buy from you,…
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4 qualities that give your business a backbone
You have your logo, a sophisticated website and an impeccable business plan, so you are good to go, right? There is another element to consider……
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Rebranding – Step By Step Guide
You’ve decided that your business could do with a bit of a rebrand. Perhaps one of the three ‘Change Initiators’ has come into play. Whatever…
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Rebranding Your Business
Rebranding – Change is inevitable. And because we are creatures of habit, change can also be scary. When it comes to your business, change is often…
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Website Trends for 2017 – 5 Key Elements
2017 heralds a host of new website trends which will help business owners and decision makers make the most of their online marketing in an…
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Photo Filters for a Fresh Finish
Everyone loves good photo filters. They can make your selfies go from drab to fab with one teeny swipe! Filters can do everything – highlight…
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Website Development and Design; Difficult terms made easy!
Some of the jargon used in website development and design can be baffling! Here’s our quick reference guide: Design Definitions: Alignment: To arrange text…
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Image is Everything
They say that “Image Is Everything” and when it comes to branding, ad campaigns and website design, they’re right. A gorgeous image on your website…
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Job Vacancy – Website Designer
About our company: Design Garage is a small website and graphic design studio located in New Plymouth. Visit our website to see our work www.designgarage.co.nz…
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Your Website Is Your Business
Online marketing is necessary for every business, but not all businesses manage to get it right. A good website is the best place to start.…
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The Pressure of Offline Promotion
With online marketing and advertising becoming more and more prevalent, it’s important to remember that business marketing offline – ie in the real world –…
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Branding – why is it Important?
If you’re in business you should already know about the role branding plays. Your brand reflects the image you want your business to portray to…
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What’s the Word on WordPress?
You may have heard about WordPress. It’s the software that is currently powering around 24% of the internet. That’s around 74.6 million sites, which makes…
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Google; how to improve your ranking!
When you don’t know who to ask, what do you do? You Google it! Whether you’re looking for a particular product, wanting to know where…
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Why have a website? 4 Key reasons
Why in this day and age, most, if not all successful businesses have a website. Many established and new businesses have leveraged the internet, to…
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Website Christmas Checklist
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