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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!

I'm getting a friend to do it...

Is getting your friend to design your website a good idea?

​This is a comment we come across on occasion, usually after someone has been in touch and asked us for a price to design their new website. There's not really any way to respond except for ...

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We're excited, but it's probably not exciting for you!

Website hosting upgrade

Over a year ago, we took the decision to move away from using a shared hosting platform, where the performance of our websites was affected by any other client of our hosting provider whose websi...

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Attention to detail and focused web design

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Websites are primarily visual, they get looked at by most visitors - and for those who need screen readers to help them out, the way pages are put together and handled for visually impaired visitors i...

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Why I prefer multi-page website layouts

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The website visitor experience ​Imagine a website providing details of the services offered by a company - maybe they have 5 main services, A, B, C, D and E as simple examples. There are two main ways...

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The importance of good navigation

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​As well as needing to look nice, a website must also be easy to navigate - if a visitor cannot find their way around then they're quite likely to give up and go somewhere else instead, potentially lo...

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A week in the life of Light Bulb Web Design

A week in the life of Light Bulb Web Design

​Working from home was a big change - living the 9-5 life for the previous 17 years made this feel refreshing but also challenging! The feeling that the 9-5 working week was still needed took a little...

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How does it work, getting a new website?

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​Websites can be complicated things....but that's where we come in.  More often than not, anyone getting in touch with us to ask about our web design services wants to know how much it will cost ...

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Why we're going off image sliders on your website

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When Internet connection speeds began to increase with the introduction of broadband and, more recently, fibre connectivity, the use of imagery and video within websites has dramatically increase...

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What it says on the tin...

Carlisle Website Design that does what it says on the tin!

Over the past 4 years, our Carlisle website design services have catered for a wide range of businesses and clients, and we find that often many are looking for similar requirements from their website...

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About Us

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