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20 November 2017

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Welcome aboard, Jas!

By Maroon Balloon | HQ, News

The empire is expanding! We’re pleased to welcome Jas to the Maroon Balloon team to help with our workload and website support and maintenance. We’ve been getting busier and busier…

9 November 2017

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How to write a successful blog

By Maroon Balloon | Digital marketing, SEO

We always recommend adding a blog to your website as it’s so good for customer engagement and SEO. It’s regular, rich content for search engines (which Google loves) and when…

1 September 2017

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What is SSL and why do I need it?

By Maroon Balloon | News, SEO, Web design, Web hosting

In the world of website design and development, when Google plays a tune you generally dance. That’s if you want good search engine rankings, which we all do. For some time…

21 August 2017

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Grandwood Furniture professional photoshoot of armchair

Behind the scenes at a photo shoot

By Maroon Balloon | Photography, Project management, Web design

Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes at a photo shoot? The video here shows you some of the preparation and creative thought processes required to produce stunning professional product…

19 August 2017

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Burchell's zebras and acacia 'umbrella' tree, Serengeti, Tanzania, Africa

World Photo Day 2017

By Maroon Balloon | HQ, Photography

It’s back! Last year we used World Photo Day to share a favourite DSLR picture of a moody Denver sunset and promised to follow up with another this year. So…

26 June 2017

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Brighton skyline from Platf9rm digital hub office

Train of thought: the Uberization of digital services

By Maroon Balloon | Digital marketing, Graphic design, HQ, SEO, Web design

We write this blog post whilst on the train following a successful meeting with a prestigious new client and our preferred SEO services supplier. Today has proved our belief in…

18 April 2017

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Website speed test and search ranking analysis

Is website speed important?

By Maroon Balloon | SEO, Usability, Web hosting

In a word, yes! Website speed is very important. Let’s break this down into reasons why a slow website is bad news for you and your readers: People are impatient…

4 April 2017

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A website, logo and hosting for under £500?

By Maroon Balloon | Graphic design, Web design, Web hosting, Website launch

New small business start-ups often don’t have large budgets for a multi-page websites and branding. That’s understandable since there are so many other initial costs involved in setting up a…

11 March 2017

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How to create a WordPress shortcode by Maroon Balloon web design

How to create a shortcode in WordPress

By Maroon Balloon | Coding hints and tips, Web design

We favour WordPress as our website platform of choice because it is so widely used, well supported, intuitive for non-technically minded administrators and, perhaps most importantly, customizable. Here we provide a…

12 January 2017

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A new website for Fordingbridge plc just launched

By Maroon Balloon | Web design, Website launch

We’re thrilled to have just launched a new website for Fordingbridge plc, who design and construct inspiring canopies, walkways and building solutions across the UK. The West Sussex-based company, founded in…

23 December 2016

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Where did 2016 go?

By Maroon Balloon | HQ, News

Well, that flew by! 2016 has certainly been an interesting year, some would say painful – celebrity departures, Brexit, Trump – and many of us are champing at the bit to welcome in…

30 November 2016

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Roll up, roll up…

By Maroon Balloon | News, Project management, Web design, Web hosting, Website launch

We’re pleased to announce another website that’s just rolled off the production line. This one was for an awesome circus skills company, The Workshop Company, who run fun workshops for schools and corporate…

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Welcome aboard, Jas!

What is SSL and why do I need it?

Behind the scenes at a photo shoot

World Photo Day 2017

Train of thought: the Uberization of digital services

Is website speed important?

A website, logo and hosting for under £500?

A new website for Fordingbridge plc just launched

Where did 2016 go?

Roll up, roll up…

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