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Welcome to our blog section.

We will use this section of the site to keep you updated with information on web design and web development, including useful tips and links to help you along in your web journey.

Jan 10 2008
Social Marketing PDF Print E-mail
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Written by L. Streete BSc   
Wednesday, 09 January 2008

Social Marketing... the new way to market on the internet?

The simple answer is Yes. Quickly becoming hot news Social Marketing lends itself to the inception of Web 2.0 and Social Marketing websites which have greatly risen in popularity over the past three years.

Marketing online, increasing traffic to your website, return on investment (ROI), these and many more buzzwords are all associated with one goal in mind making money through exposure online.

Now with the potential numbers of millions of members logging on daily to social networking websites can these portals be overlooked for marketing? NO. Already being taken up by the proactive and leaders in the industry, advertising using social networking websites is now a must!

 

Last Updated ( Friday, 22 February 2008 )
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Jan 08 2008
Blog commenting PDF Print E-mail
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Written by L. Streete BSc   
Tuesday, 08 January 2008

We have now added a commenting component to our blog, so you can now leave comments and thoughts on the topics we post in this section.

We hope you enjoy this new feature and interact with us.

 
Oct 28 2007
Is A Website Right For You? PDF Print E-mail
(5 votes)
Written by L. Streete BSc   
Sunday, 28 October 2007
On many occassions we come across clients who want to find out more about setting up a website, both for individuals and company's. With both groups there is normally one unifying question weighing on their minds...

Is setting up a website right for me?

There are many reasons why this question is raised;
  • Is the investment right for my situation or company?
  • Will I see a return on my investment (ROI)?
  • Will setting up a website for my business actually help or hinder me?
  • Im not sure that i can justify the initial investment?
  • May be i should wait another 6 - 12 months and see what happens in my industry.
  • My competitors dont have a website so i dont think i need one.
  • the list can go on for almost ever...
So to help answer some of these concerns and questions read on through this article.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 04 December 2007 )
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Sep 16 2007
SEO Checklist for Web Site Owners PDF Print E-mail
(6 votes)
Written by L. Streete BSc   
Sunday, 16 September 2007
At LAS Design we regularly work with company's who request a Search Engine Optimisation solution, usually refered to by the the acronym SEO, to help them appear in the top 10 results on page one of a Search Engine Results Page (SERP) for specific key words and key word phrases on major search engines with an emphasis on Google, Yahoo and Micorsoft Live (GYM). So to help all of you aspiring company's and individuals out there, below is our FREE SEO checklist for web site owners.

The LAS Design SEO checklist has been created by SEO experts and SEO Professionals at LAS Design and covers all of the areas we feel you should focus your SEO efforts, so use the SEO web site checklist as a guide along with your existing SEO resources and SEO knowledge, to help you achieve a great result for your websites Search Engine Placement.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 04 December 2007 )
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Aug 28 2007
How A Third Party Can Remove Your Site From Google PDF Print E-mail
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Written by L. Streete BSc   
Tuesday, 28 August 2007
It has emerged over the past weeks in waves of blogs that there could be a vunerability within Google and Many other Search Engines, which could allow someone to remove your website from Google using a technique called proxy hacking.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 04 December 2007 )
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Aug 25 2007
Blog: Our New website! PDF Print E-mail
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Written by lasdesign   
Saturday, 25 August 2007
Finally... we have launched our new website for LAS Design.
We've spent time looking at ways to improve the information we provide to our existing and new clients, so we hope you like the new design and layout.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 26 September 2007 )
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Oct 11 2006
Is your website ready for IE7? PDF Print E-mail
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Written by L. Streete BSc   
Wednesday, 11 October 2006

Is your website ready for the soon to be released Internet Explorer version 7 (IE7)?

This will be the big question for alot of websites over the coming months...

With the iminent release of IE7 alot of websites will experience problems in how they are displayed. The Cascading style sheets (CSS) used and hacked in websites to achieve good layouts in IE6 and below, will no longer work for IE7.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 04 December 2007 )
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Sep 30 2005
The Future Of Web Design Is Content Management! PDF Print E-mail
(3 votes)
Written by lasdesign   
Friday, 30 September 2005
Read this article by: Martin Lemieux (Newsletter - September 10, 2005), which explains why Content Management System websites are they way forward for any business, whether you are a sole trader or a full enterprise organisation.

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Last Updated ( Monday, 20 August 2007 )
 
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Huckleberry's Menswear, an existing client at LAS Design came to us again to take their online presence forward in 2008. Having gone through ideas at a meeting between the two company's, LAS Design was able to advise on a plan of action. What was made clear by Huckleberrys Menswear is that one of their new brands, "The Who Clothing" had to be on the first page of SERP's for the indicated term.

 

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