What is a Website? A simple website should be regarded as an online brochure. Visitors can find your site if you provide the URL...
READ MORESocial Media Feeds, Link Icons And Share Buttons
by Bright Sea Media | Feb 26, 2018 | Social Media
Social media pages are a good way of marketing your website. If you have any social media pages such as Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, it is...
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by Bright Sea Media | Feb 2, 2018 | Domain Names, Web Design, Web Design For Authors
Which domain name should I choose for my website? Every website needs a domain name. It is unique address that computers (and human visitors)...
READ MOREDoes my website need updating?
by Bright Sea Media | Jan 25, 2018 | Business Websites, Google, Mobile Websites, Responsive Web Design, SSL, Web Design, Web Design For Authors
When should I upgrade my website? Technology moves forward quickly in web design. New design trends and methodologies emerge, and older sites...
READ MOREFactors that affect website page load speed
by Bright Sea Media | Jan 22, 2018 | Browsers, Hosting, Page load speed, Web Design, Web Page Layout, Website Costs
Page load speed is a complex area. A number of factors affect load time: 1 – Device 2 – Browser 3 – Internet connection 4...
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by Bright Sea Media | Jan 7, 2018 | Google, Hosting, SEO, SSL, Web Design, Website Costs
SSL changes – introduction In October 2017 the launch of Chrome 62, Google’s browser raised the importance of protecting website...
READ MOREHappy New Year from Steyning Web Designers Bright Sea Media Ltd.
by Bright Sea Media | Jan 3, 2018 | Business Websites, Web Design
Web designers Bright Sea Media Ltd, based in Steyning, West Sussex would like to wish all our clients a very Happy and Prosperous 2018. We look...
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by Bright Sea Media | Dec 17, 2017 | Email
Hosting providers usually offer an domain-related email account. They way these work depends on the host and type of email service they...
READ MOREDoes My Website Need An SSL Certificate?
by Bright Sea Media | Dec 11, 2017 | Browsers, Google, Hosting, SEO, SSL, Web Design
Lately, there has been a lot of news on the web about SSL certificates. SSL Certificates provide secure, encrypted communications between a...
READ MOREWe Have Revamped Our Website. Does Your Site Need A Revamp Too?
by Bright Sea Media | Nov 11, 2017 | Responsive Web Design, Web Design, Web Page Layout
In the web design industry, web design methodologies and technologies move forward very quickly. Every month there is something new to the...
READ MOREI have a website. Can I change its domain name?
by Bright Sea Media | Aug 24, 2016 | Domain Names, Web Design
Here’s an interesting question we sometimes get asked: I have a website and it has been running for a for a few years now and has a good...
READ MOREI’m an author. How do I market my website?
by Bright Sea Media | Aug 19, 2016 | Web Design For Authors
All authors NEED a website. But what should you put on your author website? And how can you encourage more visitors? This post provides a few...
READ MOREHow do I track the number of visitor ‘hits’ on my website?
by Bright Sea Media | Aug 11, 2016 | Web Design, Website Statistics
STATISTICS ON A WEBSITE All statistics packages include a wealth of information about your site including: Page hits – the number of visitors...
READ MOREHow can I stop spambots harvesting my email address?
by Bright Sea Media | Aug 9, 2016 | Email, Spam, Web Design
Junk mail is always a problem if you display an email address on a website. SPAM robots (Spambots) roam the internet looking for email...
READ MOREWhat should I put on my home page?
by Bright Sea Media | Aug 3, 2016 | Business Websites, Web Design, Web Page Layout
A home page is a bit like a cover to a book. It displays a snapshot of what your website is about and links to the important sections and pages...
READ MOREMovement on a website
by Bright Sea Media | Aug 1, 2016 | Browsers, Special Effects, Web Design, Web Page Layout
In the old days, many years ago, web designers used a technology called Flash to create animations on websites. Such animations were created by...
READ MOREWhat is a responsive website?
by Bright Sea Media | Jul 16, 2016 | Google, Mobile Websites, Responsive Web Design
These days, users access the web using lots of different kind of devices with different screen sizes, resolutions, pixel density, etc. These...
READ MOREWebsite page load speed
by Bright Sea Media | Jul 11, 2016 | Hosting, Uncategorised, Web Design
Here’s a question we sometime get asked… One question: your templates seem to take quite a time to load compared to those offered by other web...
READ MOREWhy does my web page look different on different computers/browsers?
by Bright Sea Media | Jun 30, 2016 | Browsers, Web Design, Web Page Layout
Questions we often get asked are ‘why does my website look different when I look at it on another computer?’ or ‘why does my website look...
READ MOREHosting uptime and downtime
by Bright Sea Media | Jun 21, 2016 | Hosting
No host is perfect, despite any claims they may make in their marketing materials. It is a fact of life that in any technology-based company,...
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