Building on customer profiles Our last post left off at the stage of using customer profiles to understand your target audience’s demographics and professional attributes. Once you have completed this important stage, the next step is to engage with these audiences by...
Blogging
6 reasons why your bounce rate is so high
Your website has reams of engaging content, stunning imagery and a Pantone worthy colour palette… so why are visitors leaving in droves? The past few years have seen the introduction of a heavy focus on user intent, fast loading pages and mobile usability. Simply put;...
Our top fifteen blog posts in 2020
As we come to the final weeks of 2020, we're looking back at what has been an exceptional year. It's good practice to review your website stats regularly, but particularly at the end or beginning of each year, to inform your future content strategy. It's...
Our top ten blog posts in 2019 – or what your website data COULD tell you
I'm writing at the end of the first week of 2020 and it's a been a big planning week for all of us at Ideal. A big part of our plans for 2020 involve reviewing what is already popular, doing more of what works and changing what doesn't. Our website has to play a big...
How important are grammar rules?
He’s rarely out of the headlines, but Tory MP Jacob Rees Mogg’s most recent reason for causing controversy had nothing to do with politics and everything to do with grammar, punctuation and use of language. On being appointed Leader of the House of Commons, the...
The beginners’ guide to alt tags (with examples)
Whether you call it an alt tag, alt attribute, alt text, or something else entirely, the alt tag is a crucial part of any website’s code when it comes to staying accessible and optimising your images for SEO. We’ve taken a quick 5 minute dive into everything you need...
5 easy ways to make blogging for your business a habit
Blogging is brilliant for your business. Once your website is set up, it’s a free and effective way to engage your customers with offers, news, tips, opinions and more. Not only that, regularly adding relevant, good quality content to your website in the form of blogs...