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Verbose Mode

Life in Verbose Mode

It’s a bit of a geeky analogy, I admit, but I like the idea of social media switching our daily lives from very closed reporting / no continuous written output, to verbose mode….

So What?

So What?

Sometimes people tell me that they don’t know what to do to make their business different. They’re just doing their thing, like all the other business in their industry, each doing their thing….

Black Hat

Blackhat Attitude?

For small businesses that have a website, SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) is often seen as… A dark art, deploying techniques and skills that are owned by few. A way of scamming / beating…

Oaktree Boxes Illustration

Oaktree Boxes

We’ve been working on a site for Oaktree boxes recently, including this rather lovely collection of knitted animals and a hand crafted box. See, work CAN be fun!

Responsive Writing

Responsive Writing with Twitter

If your business uses content marketing as part of your strategy to increase traffic through organic search, then let me ask you a question – what defines what you write about? Maybe you…

Working without a brief

Why going Briefless can make you a better creative

I’ve spent 8 years in the web industry and I’ve met more than my fair share of exceptionally creative people. Many of these guys I’d say were limited heavily not by their own…

Online Marketing Milton Keynes

Everything has changed

How was your Christmas? Mine was great. Except for the shopping part – I left it to the last minute, and it was a rush. Judging by the crowds of people, I wasn’t…

Local Search SEO Milton Keynes

Online Marketing in Milton Keynes – 14 Action Steps for improving your Local Search traffic

The fine art of Local Search Do you want to reach prospective customers in the Milton Keynes area who are already looking for the product or service that you sell? Selling to someone…

Milton Keynes natural search and online marketing

Why Milton Keynes businesses can blog better

Blogging has quickly become a business strategy and online-marketing essential for many businesses, big and small to gain publicity and sales online. The beauty of it is that it costs little more than…

Wordpress 3.3 Sonny

WordPress 3.3 New Features – Drag and Drop Uploading

WordPress 3.3 was released today and after a few hours of use, I’m quite impressed. Though I kind of wish that some of these updates had been rolled out a bit sooner as…

About 1985

A small but perfectly formed Milton Keynes based creative studio. We design for web and print, we build websites on popular frameworks and from scratch. We help small businesses define who they are, where they’re going, and how they can finely tune their image to make an impact. We write big words… in a simple way.

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