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Chris is the owner of Light Bulb Web Design in Carlisle, and has a general interest in anything web design, IT or technology related!

When is it the right time for a new website?

When is the right time for a new website?

Whether you have built your own website, or have worked with a designer, my take is simple:You need a new website when your current skill level, or the designer's approach and skill level, can no long...

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Why your logo doesn't need to be bigger!

Why your website logo doesn't need to be bigger!

I know, your logo is important to you, but here's why it should never be anything but small and generally to the top-left of your website pages:Nobody else really cares.They know which website they ar...

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Are you getting seen effectively?

Make sure your website is seen by the right people

Visibility is crucial and I guarantee the right visibility will get you more enquiries and more sales.For too long, businesses have hidden behind a page on social media, behind a logo on their website...

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Is your solicitor's practice website keeping you in the red ocean?

Is your solicitor practice website keeping you in the red ocean?

Professional service businesses such as solicitors often end up with websites that keep them as-is - content, design, and structure that is losing them clients and business - and a lot of potential fr...

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Humanness - the missing trend in web design

Humanness - the missing trend in web design

Humanness is the key to creating a website which genuinely presents your business as an extension of how it feels to work with you or your staff in person.Design trends come and go - trying to keep up...

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Think you need WordPress web design because it's easier to use?

Adding a blog to Joomla in under 2 minutes

Think again! We don't use WordPress - we use Joomla - a CMS from the ground up, built for content management and out of the box contains so much more than many other options. If you want a secure, fas...

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Introducing AI-powered website content creation

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Now available to all new web design projects and for existing clients!Big caveat:I am not going to be creating core page content for websites with AI.I am not going to be recommending you do...

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Are you competing in the red ocean or the blue ocean?

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Do you even know what these are? Spurred on by a post I saw on LinkedIn, I started to re-listen to The Blue Ocean Strategy by W Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne. It's a topic I first became aware of ...

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Stop we'ing all over your website...

Stop we'ing all over your website... Your website content should be focused on the reader, not you.

This little piggy cried "Wee! Wee! Wee!" all the way home..." That's great for a nursery rhyme, but your website content needs to be taken way more seriously. As a business owner, I know you want to r...

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Light Bulb Web Design provides high-quality, bespoke web design, SEO, digital marketing, copywriting, and consultation in the UK to ensure your online presence is a seamless extension of your business, with honest and transparent customer service.

T: 07880 858381
E: chris@lightbulbwebdesign.co.uk