creatively yours website design news and blog

creatively yours website design news and blog

Website Design News from Creatively Yours, with a dash of Small Business Helponomics. If we feel it will help our customers we will publish it, if we come across useful information we will pass it on. Also from our own desks, perhaps some bits and pieces that might shed some light on running a business.

5 Things a small business should avoid – Part 3 Avoiding Fatigue

By Simon Measures | June 28, 2021

In common with a lot of our customers, we are a growing SME business and as such, are currently or have previously experienced a number of the same issues. These are many and varied, as is working for yourself, but in this series of posts we will look at 5…

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5 Things a small business should avoid – Part 2 Money and Accounts Management.

By Simon Measures | June 21, 2021

In common with a lot of our customers, we are a growing SME business and as such are currently, or have previously experienced a number of the same issues. These are as many and as varied, as is working for yourself, but in this series of posts, we will look…

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5 Things a small business should avoid – Part 1 Over Dependency

By Simon Measures | June 21, 2021

In common with a lot of our customers, we are a growing SME business and as such are currently, or have previously experienced a number of the same issues. These are as many and as varied, as is working for yourself, but in this series of posts, we will look…

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You really need a Website Project Manager

By Simon Measures | February 2, 2021

Are your current developers too big to care – Or too remote to be bothered? (In Case you missed it Part 1 can be read Here) Have you experienced the frustration of spending your time, chasing for information, trying to find out when your project will be finished or if…

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Are your current developers too big to care? – Or too remote to be bothered?

By Simon Measures | January 18, 2021

Have you experienced the frustration of spending your time, chasing for information, trying to find out when your project will be finished or if the updated information you sent has even been received by the right person? You are not alone in this, but why put up with it?

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Everything and the Kitchen Sink.

By Simon Measures | December 17, 2020

So this pandemic is not looking like it will be over in the next couple of months, and perhaps ‘traditional shopping’ may not come back to the High Street as we know it. Many companies are now looking more intently than ever at selling their products online, even if they…

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Building or Ruining Your Perceived Value

By Simon Measures | November 27, 2020

At this time of year, you could be forgiven for feeling a bit of panic and slashing your prices. But should you? We ask the question not to be provocative but to start you looking at the perceived value of your products and services and what indicators there are that…

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Ideas to Attract New Long-Term, Loyal Customers.

By Simon Measures | August 20, 2020

In our previous blogs we have focused on making sure that you keep the customers you have gained and to be aware of those early indicators that your customers are starting to move away from you and now we can share some ideas on how to attract and excite visitors…

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Have you noticed a lot of small niggling complaints all of a sudden?

By Simon Measures | August 13, 2020

Many of us are busy with the day to day running of our businesses, dealing with the minutiae, but have you noticed a lot of niggling little complaints coming in from your customer base? You could ignore them but beware, this can be indicative of something more fundamental going wrong…

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A short catch-up this week to give some good news for business

By Simon Measures | July 30, 2025

Despite the negative international news emerging from the markets recently, with warnings of slowdowns and major companies reducing their marketing spend in 2025, the online sales news for the UK is showing a more positive outlook. In figures reported in June 2025 online sales across the UK showed an increase of 2.3% in online spending,…

Are Small Businesses under attack?…or is that just how it feels?

By Simon Measures | June 24, 2025

Recently, a number of changes, such as increases to National Insurance for employees, Identity Verification for Persons of Significant Control and Directors, increases in the numbers of online attacks, scammers and finally, and probably most significantly, the fluctuations in energy prices, fuel costs and vehicle excise duty, have increased the pressure on small business owners.…