Universal Web Design Has Moved To Wellington House

Universal Web Design Has Moved To Wellington House

Recently Universal Web Design has moved to Wellington House, with our new office just inside Colchester city. Our new office, located on the fifth floor, has a beautiful view overlooking the city. It is only a minute’s walk away from the police station and a few...
Pay Per Click Experts

Pay Per Click Experts

Are you searching for pay-per-click experts? Universal Web Design provides PPC services that are certain to meet your budget and exceed your requirements! Universal Web Design is a marketing agency that specialises in digital marketing and pay-per-click. Pay per...
Website Management Rates

Website Management Rates

Are you searching for low-cost website management rates? Universal Web Design provides website management services that are certain to meet your budget and exceed your expectations! Universal Web Design is a marketing agency that specialises in digital marketing and...
SMS Marketing and why you need it!

SMS Marketing and why you need it!

The basics to begin with. What is SMS marketing? Well, it is marketing through the use of text messages. It is as simple as it sounds. These days, almost everyone has a mobile phone capable of receiving text messages. Most people cannot go a day without access to...
The Benefits of Email Marketing

The Benefits of Email Marketing

Email marketing is an invaluable method of marketing for a wide range of companies. Almost every type of business can benefit from email marketing. It is an incredibly versatile way to get your services and/or products to your subscribers. You can reach thousands of...
The Key Principles of Web Design

The Key Principles of Web Design

Good Web Design is quite difficult. It is very easy to make a basic website. Less so to make a great website. The job of the web designer is to create a website that not only looks good but is also functional. There is a lot of things that web designers need to think...
Video Production And Your Business

Video Production And Your Business

Video Production is a method of marketing that is rapidly growing in popularity. It is a great way to convey a lot of information quickly and allow the viewer to connect with the company emotionally. Video marketing is by no means a new method of marketing, but it is...
Why Website Maintenance Matters

Why Website Maintenance Matters

Would it surprise you to learn that merely setting up your website is not enough? Having a website is a commitment and an investment and like most commitments and investments, they need to be looked after and well maintained. If you do not want issues creeping up with...
Brochure Website

Brochure Website

No one can deny that the internet of a powerful tool, now imagine using that tool to promote your business. This is a fantastic way of increasing the exposure of your business, reaching a far greater audience than traditional methods of marketing. You could...
How You Can Benefit From An E-Commerce Website

How You Can Benefit From An E-Commerce Website

E-commerce is becoming more and more common, especially since the Covid Pandemic hit. To survive many businesses have had to move online. But the pandemic hastened this conversion to e-commerce. It was already a growing movement as more and more people were looking...
Tips For Using WordPress

Tips For Using WordPress

WordPress is a powerful presence on the internet. 30% of the internet is powered by WordPress. This means that it a platform that you cannot ignore. Whether you are creating a website, editing one or working on a blog, you need to know how to use it if you are...
How To Stand Out From The Web Crowd

How To Stand Out From The Web Crowd

The Internet is a busy place these days.  There are so many results from each search that it seems impossible to find what you are looking for or find your own website. You need to make your business stand out from the crowd. Many people will open multiple tabs when...
Web Design Trends To Watch Out For

Web Design Trends To Watch Out For

Web Design Trends are ever-evolving. With new advances in technology, there are so many ways to change up how your website outlook. The trends can determine what is in and what can make your website more successful with your target audience. These are not all the...
Multimedia Experience In Web Design

Multimedia Experience In Web Design

Multimedia web pages are becoming more and more fashionable. Way back when Web design was new, web pages were mostly text and informational. That was back when the Internet was new and connections were still not that great. When dial-up was the only way to get...
What To Ask When Designing A Website

What To Ask When Designing A Website

When it comes to designing a website for a client, there are a few things that you need to consider and ask them before you start. You need to be sure of what their website is, for instance. They may be asking for a brochure website but you begin an e-commerce...
How To Move Your Business Online

How To Move Your Business Online

Moving your business online is a big step forward in increasing your market audience and also in increasing your business revenue. Companies with an online platform can expect their businesses to increase from 15-50%. (source). It is a huge source of revenue that...
Why you need PPC

Why you need PPC

PPC, or Pay Per Click, is a valuable marketing tool to increase traffic to your website. Pay Per Click is where you use platforms such as Google Ads to promote your business and pay a fee every time your link is clicked on. It is a method of driving sales. When you...
The Importance of SEO

The Importance of SEO

First of all, what does SEO stand for? It stands for Search Engine Optimisation. Then comes the question of what is it? SEO is the process of improving your website visibility to search engine searches. This process boosts your ranking on search engine result pages...
The Importance of Digital Marketing

The Importance of Digital Marketing

What is Digital Marketing? In the era of technological and advent of the internet, just about everyone as a social media account and access to the internet. It is an essential part of everyday life. On average, people spend 2 hours and 22 minutes of their life on...
Brexit and its impact on Internet Start-UPs

Brexit and its impact on Internet Start-UPs

After four and a half years, we have finally left the EU. The Brexit has been a long process, full of issues and setbacks and constant renegotiation. Brexit will impact how most businesses conduct their affairs. Trade with the EU is no longer as simple as it once was...
Importance of Logo’s

Importance of Logo’s

Logo’s are a band representation. They are what the consumer will associate with the product and can be a symbol of quality, or a symbol of something that is not worth the money. It is how the consumer can recognise your product from a competitor. The Logo isn’t just...
Small Businesses Moving Online

Small Businesses Moving Online

Since the start of this pandemic, small businesses have been hit hard. National Lockdown, Tier Systems, they have all meant that they have been forced to close down, limit the number of customers and colleagues on-premises, have hand sanitiser everywhere and invest in...
Social Media In Business

Social Media In Business

Social media can be invaluable when it comes to business. It is a part of a great deal of the populations every day lives. It is how people share their lives, their opinions and this is where it can be invaluable. You can reach a greater number of the population...
UWD Recruitment Drive

UWD Recruitment Drive

Companies naturally demand only the very best staff to join their businesses, they want the cream of the crop, those from the top of the tree, those only from the top drawer. And Marketing and Communications, with all its variations in clients and business sectors...
UWD take a UTurn 4 Support

UWD take a UTurn 4 Support

The team here at Universal Web Design are passionate about supporting local charities and projects, focusing on the future, the next generations of entrepreneurs and business people. We are extremely proud to announce that we are offering our professional, expert...
Tips For Using WordPress

After the Storm

We are calling all survivors as blue skies appear, because we can safely say that no business, no matter the size, will forget the Spring of 2020. Now that the storm is finally passing, the statistics for business losses and fall out of Covid-19 are filtering through...
Universal Covid-19 Compliance

Universal Covid-19 Compliance

Ensuring that your staff can return safely to the workplace after lock down has caused more than a few headaches for pretty much everyone in business. It has been stated in Government Guidelines that should your work force be able to work remotely, even now in May...
Are You Utilising SMS Marketing?

Are You Utilising SMS Marketing?

Did you know an estimated 80% of people have a smartphone? And will check it up to 70 times a day?  The point here is that a vast number of people will keep their phone handy at all times. Whether it’s for work reasons, to check social media or to keep in touch with...
Benefits Of Email Marketing

Benefits Of Email Marketing

Benefits of Email Marketing Most people use their email daily. In fact, many check their inboxes at any given chance. Eating, waiting for the bus, even whilst in the bathroom! Email marketing is a great way to connect with your target audience. What are you waiting...
The Things You Never Knew About Logos

The Things You Never Knew About Logos

Every business should have a logo. This logo is one of the main features of your brand that you want to be engraved in consumer minds. The logo is there to reflect your brand identity and a way to allow people to be able to associate a symbol or colour scheme to a...
The Secrets Of A Content Writer

The Secrets Of A Content Writer

Content writing is a broad term that can include many different forms and styles of writing. In order to excel at content writing, you need to be adaptable and very flexible – and no I’m not talking about bending over backward. The secret is, a content writer...
Did You Say Paper Clip?

Did You Say Paper Clip?

Understanding The Basics Of PPC PPC, otherwise known as Pay Per Click is a platform for online marketing whereby adverts are posted to a search engine results page. There is a cost to the search engine every time somebody clicks on the ad. In simpler terms, PPC is a...
Are You Missing Out?

Are You Missing Out?

Find Out How SEO Can Change Your Business For The Better Common knowledge amongst brands and businesses is that they know (or think they know) that they need SEO for their website in order to gain more visibility. Whilst correct, SEO can have a huge positive impact....
3 Types Of Websites

3 Types Of Websites

Which Website Type Is Right For My Business? In the grand scheme of things, there are many different types of websites you can have. However, the 3 go-to types are as follows; Blog site, E-Commerce site, and Brochure site.  Each of these has a very different function,...
The Four Most Important Pages Of Your Website

The Four Most Important Pages Of Your Website

When it comes to your company website, there are four pages that are essential to include. Without question, every page on your website should be and is important. However, these four pages are the foundation of every great site. They are also the most useful pages to...
Should I Bother With Social Media Marketing?

Should I Bother With Social Media Marketing?

Ways To Connect With Your Audience For any business owner who isn’t already marketing their business through social media, you definitely should be! A large proportion of your target audience will have at least one social media profile.  Even if you don’t post...
5 Ways To Keep Your Brand Buzzing Before The Official Launch

5 Ways To Keep Your Brand Buzzing Before The Official Launch

You have been preparing for months, covering every possible detail you can think of and your new business is finally starting to take shape. Regardless of you are trying to sell, it could be the most breath-taking service or product in the world. But if you don’t get...
Are You Getting All The Services You Require?

Are You Getting All The Services You Require?

Does Your Marketing Provider Offer A Variety Of Services? Many business owners will know that it can be hard to find a digital marketing company that is trustworthy and efficient. The key is to find a company you can form a great working relationship with as this will...
GET INVOLVED TODAY!

GET INVOLVED TODAY!

We at Universal Web Design are super excited to share with you all that we are holding a Charity Prize Draw in order to raise money for Saint Francis Hospice! You can donate money via our just giving page where all sums are welcome! Donating £10 or more will get you...
Find Out How A Mobile Application Can Change Your Business

Find Out How A Mobile Application Can Change Your Business

First and foremost, what is a mobile application? A mobile application, or more commonly known as an app, is a type of software that has been designed to run on a mobile device such as a tablet or smartphone. Apps are used to provide a similar function as to that of a...
Welcome To The New Year

Welcome To The New Year

With the Christmas break coming to an end, now is the time to start thinking about getting yourself back into your daily work routine.  Some people find it very beneficial to plan and oraginse a routine for themselves so they can keep calm and stay in control of their...
Winter Celebrations

Winter Celebrations

Wishing You A Very Merry Christmas As we draw closer to Christmas, the excitement rises as does the anticipation of waiting for that much needed week off!  Here at Universal Web Design, it has been a very busy year but we would like to start by expressing our...
Do I Really Need A Website For My Business?

Do I Really Need A Website For My Business?

The answer is simple – YES In this day and age, people’s first port of call is to check Google for answers. So it shouldn’t be surprising to know that people expect to find your business online. If when they search for your business online no results are found,...
Effective Ways To Market Your Business During Winter

Effective Ways To Market Your Business During Winter

Keep The Sales Coming For many business owners, the Christmas period can be the busiest time of the year – especially for more e commerce based businesses.  It’s obvious that consumers will be spending lots of money in the months running up and over Christmas,...
How To Climb The Brick Wall Of Writer’s Block

How To Climb The Brick Wall Of Writer’s Block

Writer’s block isn’t actually a brick wall, and you certainly don’t have to do any physical climbing. But at the same time, writer’s block isn’t an illness or disease you can catch that renders you useless.  The basic understanding people have of writer’s block is...
How to Choose the Best Blog Management Agency

How to Choose the Best Blog Management Agency

The research shows that effective blog management can help to boost your business, draw more customers to your door and increase product adoption.  Many entrepreneurs know this, but struggle to find the time to implement blogging into their marketing strategy. There...
Why Collect and Track Data?

Why Collect and Track Data?

For many new business owners, it may not be apparent why collecting and tracking data is so useful. As for established businesses, it may not have been on the top of your priority list to make sure you are tracking your data.  What does tracking and collecting data...
Do You Use Video?

Do You Use Video?

Should I Be Using Video To Market My Business? Often, most business owners will overlook the use of video on their website as they don’t realise the potential it holds. Having a video on your landing page can highly improve conversions and lead to more direct sales. ...
Stress Free Support

Stress Free Support

Here at Universal Web Design, we love efficiency. That is why we have recently invested into a state of the art ticketing system, bespoke to us, which allows us to be organised, efficient and effective. Our system is user-friendly, so when you have an issue that needs...
Help Us Celebrate

Help Us Celebrate

October is a very special month for us here at Universal Web Design. On the 31st the business turns 8 years old! Back in our younger days, we dreamed of growth and how it would feel to be held in high regard by so many people. But look at us now! We help over 600...
Secret Hamper Sponsor

Secret Hamper Sponsor

Secret Hamper – the home of Random Acts of Kindness. Secret hampers provide a range of gift boxes and hampers that can have an incredibly positive impact on someone’s life! The service is convenient, super quick and easy to use. “With our often busy lives, it’s...
Spooky Special Offer 👻

Spooky Special Offer 👻

It’s the most spook-tacular time of the year…Halloween is fast approaching! What better way to celebrate than with a special offer?    When you order your new bespoke website, you will be working with a team of talented and professional web designers. Upon...
The Power Of Blogs

The Power Of Blogs

For any business, the key to building your brand name is getting the marketing right, because that is where it all starts. There are lots of ways to market, but one solution in particular that brings great results, is by writing blogs. Or even by investing into an...
Interior Changes

Interior Changes

In the last two months there have been a lot of changes made at Universal Web Design. The biggest change we have had done is the rearrangement of the office space. For the last couple of years everything has pretty much looked the same. Everyone was upstairs at a...
Simple Social Media Management

Simple Social Media Management

Keeping up with this month’s theme of changes, here at Universal Web Design we have recently change the way we manage social media.  What’s Changed? We found we encountered a lot of recurring problems in the way we use to handle our social media accounts. But...
Stepping Stones

Stepping Stones

“Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together.” – James Cash Penney Here at Universal Web Design we have recently welcomed some new additions to the team. Our sales team is growing rapidly, and we look forward to seeing what...
Check Up Time

Check Up Time

FREE WEB AUDIT! At Universal Web Design we strive to make sure all of our clients get the most out of our services and use their websites to the best of their capabilities. If you are not an existing client of ours but feel you are struggling to bring more visitors to...
Why Do I Need A Website?

Why Do I Need A Website?

Ask Yourself These Questions Does your business already have a website? If so, how old is it? Do you know how many visitors you get? What is your rank on Google? How do you build brand awareness without a website? If you don’t know the answer to these questions then...
Importance Of Checking For A Secure Site

Importance Of Checking For A Secure Site

Checking A Site There is nothing worse than finding out you have been Phished in a scam, through a website you originally thought was legitimate. It is so important to be careful when giving out personal information online, you should always check if the site is...
Why Videos Are Important

Why Videos Are Important

Getting The Most Out Of Videos The use of video production is becoming more and more popular within businesses. We believe it is an essential tool to utilise, as just by having a video on your landing page can increase conversions massively. People tend to enjoy a...
Top 5 Current Cyber Threats

Top 5 Current Cyber Threats

Be Aware  No matter the size of your online business, you are still at risk of being attacked by cyber criminals. Having a basic awareness of what threats pose will help you protect your digital assets and your business.  There is a common misconception that small...
How Do You Market Your Online Business In 2019?

How Do You Market Your Online Business In 2019?

A question many small business owners, or those who are just starting out with their business often ask. The answer varies depending on what sort of budget you have to play with, but there are answers out there! We will start with the basics… Making sure you have a...
The Impact Of Photography

The Impact Of Photography

At Universal Web Design, not only can we offer you our services for video production, but we can also provide photography for you. Our photographer can attend events you hold to get professional and focused imagery and can even head down to your company and get action...
Video Production

Video Production

Utilising Video Production Video production has become the fastest growing form of online communication. Viral videos took the world by storm with the help of platforms like YouTube and Snapchat. Video based forms of communication are becoming more popular, more than...
The Power Of SMS Marketing

The Power Of SMS Marketing

Short message service or SMS is a great way to get a message out to a large number of clients at once. Not only can you use it to update people, but you can also send out surveys, promotional offers and new releases.  To get the most out of SMS marketing you first...
What We Have To Offer

What We Have To Offer

Here at Universal Web Design we can help you with all of your online marketing needs, from web design, graphics, video production and online marketing. Whatever kind of online support you need we are here at your assistance.  There are so many other services we offer...
What Is SMS?

What Is SMS?

Using SMS SMS marketing for business purposes, is one of the most direct and personal marketing platforms available to use. It is an extremely cost effective way to market your business to existing customers and attract new ones.  Can you remember the last time you...
Why Social Media Is Good For Business

Why Social Media Is Good For Business

Whether your business has already been running for years, or you are just starting up a business, social media is a key tool not to be overlooked! Below are just a handful of reasons why you should look into sorting out your social media if you haven’t already. ...
Advance Website Development

Advance Website Development

Advance website development is essentially training, where by you learn all about how to create and build websites.  Not only are we a web design company here at universal, but we also have an in-house team of online marketing specialists. Between them, they know...
Grow Your Business with Online Marketing

Grow Your Business with Online Marketing

Any business that sells to people must utilise the powers that the internet has to offer. There has been no easier time to reach new and existing customers than now. Communicating through the internet is cheap.Gone are the days of expensive TV, Radio or Magazine...
Q&A With Rebecca Clarke!

Q&A With Rebecca Clarke!

A part of our Q&A series today I will be speaking to Rebecca Clarke our new SEO and PPC specialist. Rebecca originally coming from Southend on Sea is inches away from completion on her Master’s Degree in Marketing Advertising and Media. Backing that with an...
How To Navigate The World Of Online Marketing

How To Navigate The World Of Online Marketing

Online marketing can seem like a mind field to someone who doesn’t know all that much about it. It can be difficult to know how to grow a following. What to do once you have done that. With online marketing it’s all about having levels, meaning you must reach...
How To Choose A Web Design Company

How To Choose A Web Design Company

When looking to invest in a new website for your company it can be a hard choice to make. Who you use to create your desired site is one of the big questions… So we have devised a cheat sheet on what you should look for when you are picking a company. Here it is:...
Should I Blog?

Should I Blog?

We know that running a business can take every ounce of your time, sucking up every second of the day. But we also know having a high performing website is what can make a difference in excelling and not. But once again we face the ‘there’s not enough seconds in...
How To Get The Most Out Of Email Marketing

How To Get The Most Out Of Email Marketing

Email marketing is a way to get dynamic and quick engagement with a vast amount of potential, for your business, product or service. You can use email marketing in a multitude of different ways, from ensuring continual conversion of sales and ensuring return visits,to...
Seven Tips: Choosing A Web Design Company

Seven Tips: Choosing A Web Design Company

How To Choose A Web Design CompanyWhen looking to invest in a new website for your company it can be a hard choice to make. Who you use to create your desired site is one of the big questions… So we have devised a cheat sheet on what you should look for when you are...
Video Is A Must

Video Is A Must

There is no denying that videos on the internet have a large engagement than any other form of posting online. Considering YouTube’s engagement has been on the rise between 40 and 50 % year in and year out, it is very clear that video is a must for your business if...
The Q&A With… Jade Greenleaf

The Q&A With… Jade Greenleaf

Q&A With The Team  In the latest of our ‘The Q&A With…’ series, Mark Tuxford talks to company PA and Administrator, Jade Greenleaf, about life in and out of the Universal Web Design office. Originally from Laindon, Essex, Jade has recently finished at The...
What We Have To Offer

Is Your Website In Need Of Regular Maintenance?

Whether you have a current website that isn’t performing how it should and looking to get advice, or enquiring about one of our bespoke web design packages, a question often asked by clients is: “why is regular maintenance needed for my website?” Our in-house...
Telling Your Company Story Through Instagram

Telling Your Company Story Through Instagram

Instagram A Platform Of Solutions As you may know, Instagram is certainly a force to be reckoned with on the digital marketing scene. By now, every business is benefiting from it’s global interaction on a daily basis through it’s effective social features –...
East Anglian Daily Times Feature

East Anglian Daily Times Feature

The East Anglian Daily Times! Universal Web Design featured in a recent issue of The East Anglian Daily Times. We are proud to share our company vision with you! If you haven’t had a chance to read up on the successes of UWD to date, please see the article here or in...
Reach A Younger Target Audience Online

Reach A Younger Target Audience Online

If your business hasn’t already been delving into the market of attracting a new younger target audience, then now is the time to benefit with marketing tips to help you tap into the growing mindsets of a younger customers interested in your product and/or service. In...
The UWD Valentines Day Special Offer!

The UWD Valentines Day Special Offer!

With Valentines Day fast approaching, the race is on to get flowers, chocolates, book a romantic meal at your favourite restaurant or any other special presents you may have lined up for your significant other. But hang on a minute, why not treat your loved one (your...
A User Appreciates Professional Web Design

A User Appreciates Professional Web Design

Universal Web Design is the name and designing websites is our game! With an in-house, passionate Web Design team, we appreciate the time and effort that goes into designing and building a great website for our clients. While we’re always constantly emphasising...
Our Top FIVE Web Design Trends For 2019

Our Top FIVE Web Design Trends For 2019

Take Your 2019 Venture! A website is the perfect platform for your business online. But hang on a moment, don’t you want to know the 2019 trends that could make your website stand out from the rest? Of course you do!Whether you were rocking the 2018 trend of...
The Q&A With… Nathan Hayes!

The Q&A With… Nathan Hayes!

As little as a year ago, Nathan made a decision that most of us would struggle to comprehend. Quitting a near professional Rugby career at such a young age may have made minds boggle but after reading and now hearing the reasons, you begin to understand the decision...
Affordable Video Production For Your Business

Affordable Video Production For Your Business

Video Production Universal Web Design offer a range of different products and services including Affordable Video Production. So if you’re looking for a company video to showcase your businesses work, product or services, Universal take into account all factors and...
A Full Portion of P’s

A Full Portion of P’s

Here at Universal Web Design, we are big believers in motivation and the Power it brings not only to our in-house team, but also to our clients. With this in mind, we would like to share our Brand Ambassador, Colin Morgan’s UWD 60 second “Oscar Winning” Presentation...
A Festive Message From Danny Nevill

A Festive Message From Danny Nevill

First and foremost, I would like to express my gratitude to all of our clients we have had the pleasure of working with throughout 2018 and continue to produce excellent work for. Without you, Universal would not be what it is today! I would also like to thank our...
The Q&A With… Danny Nevill!

The Q&A With… Danny Nevill!

In the eighth part of our series, ‘The Q&A With…’ in which we chat with UWD team members on what they’re up to and learn more about their personality. We catch up with the main man himself the Founder and Managing Director of the multi-award-winning Universal Web...
Does Your Company Facebook Page Need Improvement?

Does Your Company Facebook Page Need Improvement?

The build up to Christmas time is finally here and with that brings the final few moments of the calendar year coming to a close. It may have been a year full of ups and downs, but was it more success than failure for your business online? How did your Facebook page...
The 2018 UWD Black Friday Deal!

The 2018 UWD Black Friday Deal!

Get in quick, because Universal Web Design are offering you a Black Friday 2018 deal with 20% discount off all websites – NOW is the time to claim this special offer!We’re only too pleased to be offering a fantastic saving on your new company website, but be...
The Q&A With… Colin Morgan!

The Q&A With… Colin Morgan!

It’s time for the seventh instalment of our regular series, ‘The Q&A With…’ – Mark Tuxford catches up with Brand Ambassador and company linchpin, Colin Morgan. Despite being around, and personally cutting the ribbon on the opening of Stonehenge… Colin...
UWD’s Special Birthday Offer On SEVEN Selected Services!

UWD’s Special Birthday Offer On SEVEN Selected Services!

As you may know, Universal Web Design are celebrating our: 7th year of business this month! With this in mind, we feel like making the most of it all and carrying on the celebration for THE WHOLE OF NOVEMBER! You didn’t think we’d leave you out on the celebrations did...
This Week Universal Web Design Turns SEVEN!

This Week Universal Web Design Turns SEVEN!

The last week of October signifies one important birthday date for you to remember, as Universal Web Design celebrates its seventh birthday this week! Happy Birthday To Us! While the tenth month has been home to Breast Cancer Month and even National Pizza Month, one...
The Q&A With… Cristina Ignat!

The Q&A With… Cristina Ignat!

In the sixth instalment of our regular series, ‘The Q&A With…’ Mark Tuxford catches up with Head of Web Design and Moldovan maestro, Cristina Ignat. It takes a brave person to make a move from another country, leaving behind their home comforts and embarking on an...
Are You Following Our NEW Universal Instagram Page?

Are You Following Our NEW Universal Instagram Page?

Since Instagram began way back in 2010, the social image sharing platform has grown year on year. As a result, businesses are taking note of it’s benefits in our modern online world, as are we with the NEW revamp of our @universalwebdesign Insta page! While we’ve had...
The Q&A With… Jeff Keating!

The Q&A With… Jeff Keating!

In the fifth part of our new regular series, ‘The Q&A With…’ in which Mark Tuxford chats with UWD staff members about their time in the office and what they’re up to, we catch up with Head of Sales, Jeff Keating, the man whose experience has fired his previous...
Advance Website Development

…And Your Name Is?

If you’re a parent then you’ll know how hard it was to choose a name for your baby. It may have involved baby name books, helping you to come to a decision for your little girl or boy. Regardless of whether you’re a parent or not, naming something can be especially...
DON’T Neglect Your Online Presence!

DON’T Neglect Your Online Presence!

It’s a common theme that Business Owners from a wide range of business industries think that a website or any form of online presence has no purpose for their company. However, they couldn’t be more wrong… Are you guilty of saying: “We cannot compete with those...
The Q&A With… Jessica Smith!

The Q&A With… Jessica Smith!

In the fourth part of our series,  ‘The Q&A With…’ we chat with UWD team members talking about their job roles within the company and what they get up to outside of work. We catch up with our dynamo designer, Jessica Smith. Bespoke, easy on the eye websites are...
Are You Thinking of Re-branding?

Are You Thinking of Re-branding?

If you’ve been in business for some time now, a fresh new look can be just what the Doctor ordered. However, a business re-brand is more than just changing your logo and deciding what font to go for, its a process of changing what people see and think when they look...
Do You Know Your SEO?

Do You Know Your SEO?

SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) means building or modifying a website to increase the number of visitors. Basically, the higher you appear on the first page of a web search engine, the more likely potential customers are to go to your website. Statistics show that...
The Q&A With… Georgia Cocks!

The Q&A With… Georgia Cocks!

In the third part of our series, ‘The Q&A With…’ we chat with UWD team members talking about their job roles within the company and what they get up to outside of work. Next up, Head of Marketing, Georgia Cocks. The former Notley High School pupil has just...
The Q&A With… Sofie Samuelsson!

The Q&A With… Sofie Samuelsson!

In the second part of our new regular series, ‘The Q&A With…’ in which we chat with UWD team members on what they’re up to and learn more about their personality, we catch up with SEO and PPC specialist, Sofie Samuelsson. Sofie is originally from Sweden, where her...
The Q&A With… Mark Tuxford!

The Q&A With… Mark Tuxford!

In a new regular series, ‘The Q&A With…’ we chat with UWD team members talking about their job roles within the company and what they get up to outside of work. First up, Online Marketing Manager, Mark Tuxford. Born and bred in Colchester, local lad Mark is a...
Our Developers Ensure You’re Secure

Our Developers Ensure You’re Secure

Here at Universal Web Design we know the strong importance for any business in any industry with an online presence. It’s time to develop your website security knowledge with us! From any aspect of eCommerce, blog or general websites your content and data should be...
The Debate of a Web Design Agency vs a Freelancer

The Debate of a Web Design Agency vs a Freelancer

Web design agency or Freelancer? It’s a question you may have asked yourself when debating whether to push on with the new web design your company are badly crying out for. After all, choosing the right personnel for your digital services is vital, this is your...
Knockout Your Competitors

Knockout Your Competitors

With Bespoke Marketing and Web Design The World Cup Quarter-final knockout stages are currently taking place in Russia and people all over the world are glued to television sets at home, in bars and in town squares, to watch their country play. In fact World Cup 2018...
The Summer Sizzler New Website Offer!

The Summer Sizzler New Website Offer!

This month we have a ‘Summer Sizzler’ special offer on all websites orders placed in June. As there are many websites online yet to become GDPR compliant, we want to help small businesses by including: Cookie Policy (worth £60) Privacy Policy (worth £60) Security...
What Blogging Does For Your Website

What Blogging Does For Your Website

OK, let’s cut to the chase – I’m writing this blog for our website and the reason you should be thinking about what content is going to be written for yours. Blogging is incredibly important and beneficial for your website for so many reasons. No matter what you...
Are You Using Your Social Media Effectively?

Are You Using Your Social Media Effectively?

In an online world where contact is never too far away, companies need to make sure they’re up to date. However, many businesses are simply not using Social Media effectively; and some aren’t using online platforms at all! Whether it be promoting, complaining or...
Meet the Team at UWD!

Meet the Team at UWD!

Behind every successful company, there is a successful team. Cliche maybe, but that really is the case at Universal Web Design! To work with our excellent and diverse clients in leading industries, we provide the best team possible to carry out and cater for their...
We Are Your Website Content Connoisseur!

We Are Your Website Content Connoisseur!

So, what’s one of the main things that can set your website apart from your competition, as well as attract and maintain engagement on your website? Well, a good start is to have your website content looking it’s finest! Good content is what sets your website apart...
The HOSTess With The Mostess

The HOSTess With The Mostess

Your business is depending on you today! You need to own it, pay for it, and make sure it’s managed by a company who are best suited to take care of it. Well here we are! It really does pay to pay our competitive rates. Universal Web Design give you the piece of mind...
Get Your SSL Certificate TODAY Ahead Of The May Deadline!

Get Your SSL Certificate TODAY Ahead Of The May Deadline!

In the end EVERY website needs an SSL certificate. It’s important to get this done as soon as you can, or you may be fined. In addition, Google will start warning website users about their HTTPS being insecure. But never fear, Universal Web Design are here. If you...
SEO For Small Businesses & Start Ups

SEO For Small Businesses & Start Ups

Regardless of whether your website offers products, services or information it’s essential that you embrace the requirements set by leading search engines. Search Engine Optimisation is a strategy to improve your overall website exposure. Most small businesses feel as...
Be On Trend With Your New Website Design

Be On Trend With Your New Website Design

There comes a time when every business needs a new fully functioning, responsive and expertly designed new website. Especially if they’re looking to step out of their comfort zone and leave their unique footprint on the online world. Your website should stand out from...
Learn From Our 10 Ways To Increase Website Traffic

Learn From Our 10 Ways To Increase Website Traffic

As a business owner it’s always worth considering new avenues of customer growth, after all it’s important to keep your finger on the pulse of the ever-changing online world. We have 10 ways up our sleeve that can increase traffic to your website, resulting in more...
This Is Your 4 Month Warning – Where Is Your SSL?!

This Is Your 4 Month Warning – Where Is Your SSL?!

Count yourself lucky it isn’t the 4 minute warning… at least you have some time (4 months to be precise) until you should at least consider purchasing your SSL certificate – because by the end of this period, Google will start warning website users about their...
Receive A FREE Audit On Your Company Website!

Receive A FREE Audit On Your Company Website!

Would you like to receive a FREE audit and full analysis of everything related to your website’s level of search visibility? – Why wouldn’t you?! – a website audit can tell you all you need to know about your website’s overall performance. Your business...
Are You In Need of a New Website Design?

Are You In Need of a New Website Design?

Perhaps now is the time you require a new website design, this is the catalyst to improving your online business. With a new website, you challenge your competitors and provide an excellent user service for your customers on the world wide web. When you look into a...
Business Blog Management is The Way Forward!

Business Blog Management is The Way Forward!

To make your business stand out from your competitors, maybe it’s time to think about adding that personal touch through the art Blog Management. This approach is good and fresh idea, as well as giving the business some perspective and more understanding to a...
The Online Marketing Progression

The Online Marketing Progression

Is your business presence online way behind the times? The progression of your business marketing should matter to you, otherwise you risk being stuck in the dark ages with no digital light. Ten years ago, people went to one or two websites when looking for a product,...
Make Sure You Keep Your Website

Make Sure You Keep Your Website

Fresh, Updated & Professional Your business is important to you and you’d like it to be important to your clients too, right? Well this is why it’s incredibly important to keep your company website fresh, updated and professional. Much like your brand/logo, a...
Social Media Is Prepared For 2018, But Are You?

Social Media Is Prepared For 2018, But Are You?

The online world of Social Media Is Prepared and will look to follow on from a successful 2017, where roughly a third of the 7.6 billion global population were social-media users – with around a quarter having Facebook accounts. This fact tells us that Social...
A Mobile App Can Change Your Business

A Mobile App Can Change Your Business

For The Better in 2018! With Father Christmas firmly back in Lapland for the foreseeable future, you may be forgiven that the presents may be in short supply in January. You can experience a very special Universal Web Design gift throughout the year and beyond, with a...
New Year, New Deals This January At UWD!

New Year, New Deals This January At UWD!

The new year presents new marketing deals on behalf of Universal Web Design, that can take your business to the next level! If you’re looking to increase your online presence in 2018 look no further than our excellent services! This year should be a primary focus on...
Christmas Marketing At It’s Festive Finest

Christmas Marketing At It’s Festive Finest

Now is the time you’ll be thinking about Christmas shopping for Christmas presents for loved ones, this busy period means online marketing activity will go through the roof! Then there is the Christmas and The January Sales, so with this in mind, is your website fully...
Let Your Clients Know

Let Your Clients Know

How Valued They Are Over The Christmas Period! It’s only a matter of weeks before the music and television adverts will confirm the start of the Christmas season, we all know Christmas is the time of year when your clients need your products and services possibly more...
Benefits of Your Own Social Media Manager

Benefits of Your Own Social Media Manager

Within Social Media Management If managed in the right way, Social Media Management for your business is one of the most important services your business can benefit from. However, if the service is mismanaged your idea of powerful brand-building can be somewhat...

An Important SSL Lesson For You To Comprehend!

Whether you have heard of SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) before doesn’t really matter, because by the end of this blog you will know all there is to know with an expert SSL lesson for you! Many large and popular websites already have SSL, even though you may not know it!...

The Benefits of SMS Marketing for Your Business

While Email Marketing, Blogging and Social Media are beneficial to any business looking to maximise their presence in the online world, another handy and important tool is SMS Marketing. A text message has the estimated open rate of 98 percent, in addition, 90 percent...

The Benefits of Blogging & Email Marketing Combined

Blogging and Email Marketing are two important elements of the digital marketing sales process that can and should be combined for more powerful marketing campaigns promoting your company’s services. Both of these marketing options act like newsworthy content for your...

Find Out More About What We Can Offer You!

Despite being a leading Website Design and Development company, a number of clients in this area often ask our team what other impressive services we offer. Some clients were unaware that we also offer online marketing, video and graphic design services, hence our...

Are You Making These THREE Digital Mistakes?

Starting your own business can be somewhat difficult when it comes to promoting your brand online, you may have some BIG & BOLD ideas about your promotion strategy and avoiding some common digital mistakes! But, perhaps it turns out these results have currently...

Instagram Could Change Your Business Performance

Recently Instagram announced their new feature, allowing you to go live! The photo sharing social media app follows in the footsteps of parent company, Facebook, where you can also appear live to your friends and followers. Going live on Instagram is a great way to...

Play Ball For FootieWithDad!

If you’re a Football fan, you’ll already know that the beautiful game has a habit of bringing people together in good times and bad. The game of Football has it’s critics, but a beautiful, yet touching story about a Father and Son going to the Football together will...

The Internet Never Has Time to Sleep!

A modern day Gordon Gekko would say from the film Wall Street: “The Internet Never sleeps” – our man Gordon wouldn’t be wrong either! The world wide web provides an excellent opportunity for your business to sell to potential customers all day...

The Art of the Social Media Whizz – Instagram

Instagram is one the most successful trends in the Social Media world, it is used by more than 600 million users on a daily basis. As good as it might be for those selfies of your date night in a posh restaurant, exotic holiday to the Maldives, a cute pet or a new...

Take Advantage of Our Free Blog Trial!

Maybe you don’t have the time to write regular Blogs for your website and need a new diverse way of interacting with your audience? Look no further than employing the services of Universal Web Design! We’re able to offer your business a free trial in the blog sector,...

Experience The Power of Corporate Video Production

Video production is one of the most powerful and influential ways of getting your message across in business. This is one of the best investments in terms of business growth. So, how does the power of Corporate Video Production achieve results? With the ability of...

The Art of TV Presenting

The art of TV presenting is made up by a whole host of factors, presenters are continuously judged on not only what they say, but also by what they choose not to say. Looking the part also comes into the equation for presenting roles – a presenter acts as the...

The Immense Importance of Having a Well Designed Logo

From Universal! Whether it be from a business or consumer level, most people relate to logos of such firms immediately. They connect our minds to the business in question, without the need to see its name – there in a nutshell is the power of a well designed...

Top Web Design Trends For Your Business

Now is the time for your company to reflect on where it can improve, when it comes to the big world wide web. Implementing a new trend can give your business a leverage that you never knew existed. The below points are just some of the services you should already have...

Why Your Business Should Consider Having A Mobile App

If you’re in the mindset of mobile apps only being for large multi-national businesses in their respective industries such as Amazon, Starbucks or Pizza Hut – you are wrong. Smaller businesses are following their target audience and benefiting from the effective...

Why You Should Market via Email

Email marketing is a direct marketing tool, targeting your business’s communications to your target audience; This allows business owners to reach a large number of potentially lucrative prospects and hopefully new clients. Your company should take advantage of what...

Search and Rescue

The Rise and Rise of Online Shopping With the whole shelf space thing being a non-issue online, buyers turn to the Internet to find a wide selection. Nine times out of ten, customers will buy from a high street store or online based on emotion and not logic. How many...

Using Social Media For Your Business Is Productive

– Here’s Why! If you are one of many finding it a struggle to contemplate the workings of Social Media accounts, then you’re not alone. Even if you’re a computer wiz and know a Retweet from your Likes, this will be a productive read for you in getting your...

Another Award In The Cabinet

Being nominated by your peers for an award is an incredible feeling, it’s even better when you win it in business! If your business has something to be proud of, or to shout about, there’s nothing better than enjoying the glory that comes with it after all that hard...

Good Design Is Your First Impression Online

Good design online is much like having a smart suit turning up to work in your busy office, meeting potential clients on a regular basis in the week creates that first good impression. The last thing you want to do is be turning up in your Hooded top and a pair of Doc...

Why Blogging is an Important part of any Business

Blogging should be the centre point to your content marketing process, giving your company a voice to be heard. This can be shared with various social media outlets such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and E-books via your website. A personal side to your business can...

Search and Rescue – The Rise of online shopping

With the whole shelf space thing being a non-issue online, buyers turn to the Internet to find a wide selection. Nine times out of ten, customers will buy from a high street store or online based on emotion and not logic. How many times have you been on Amazon while...

Don’t Lose Control of Your Business

Your website is your shop front to your business, if you have a broken window or a dusty selection of products or services sleeping in the display, then customers are going to walk on without much more than a glance in your direction. If you had the tools to fix the...

Websites That Tie The Knot

If you’re planning your wedding, what better way to watch the progress of the upcoming event unfurling before your eyes via your very own website that will become one of the very many treasured  memories you’ll have of one of the biggest days of your life. An online...

The Dark Arts of Customer Value

Customer Value is accurately considered an overworked term within business – After all, as the old saying goes; the customer is always right. If they want it and it’s cheap, you can bet your bottom dollar they’ll take what they can get – and rightly so,...

Easter Special Deal For – Limited Time Left

Easter Special Deal For – Limited Time Left This Easter, Universal Web Design offered £50 off new website design & build projects – and the clock is ticking… There are still enough days left in April to order your website design and build with one of...

Easter Special – £50 Off All New Website Builds

Easter Special – £50 Off All New Website Builds Throughout April, Universal Web Design is offering £50 off all new website design and build orders. With web design services starting from just £295 for a complete website, there has never been a better time to...

Spread Your Website Payments

The Universal Web Design Team are great believers in helping new clients move forward in the online world of business, which has opened up a universe of online shopping, product awareness and education. If you’re not involved, you’re not going to be seen –...

Website Design For New Businesses

Spring and Summer are on the horizon and so are the eager brides and grooms searching the internet for the many and multiple services every perfect wedding needs. If you are a new business that can add revolutionary new ideas for the quaint or quirky, themed or...

The Dark Arts Of SEO, Brought Into The Light

If you don’t know what SEO is, you are far from alone! The world of Google is light years away from being understood by just us mortals, but if you want to know the one, the most important thing about Search Engine Optimisation, without finding yourself mumbling on...

Is Your Website Modern and User Friendly?

Keeping your website well maintained, is crucial for high SEO rankings, fresh, modern changes and a user friendly journey, ensuring the return of established clients and creating something stunning for those who have yet to be recommended to it or simply stumble...

Marketing From The Outside

Have you ever thought about how important it is for you to market your business as strongly and as profitably as possible, keeping the ROI good. To make an investment in marketing, means to create a good Rate On Investment – marketing generates enquiries these...

Creating Your Website Just Got Easier With UWD

Order your website and take advantage of our Interest Free Payments by just giving our sales team a call – it really is that simple to reach further and wider than ever before with just the push of a button. Start Creating Now! At Universal Web Design we...

Why Businesses Need Marketing

Why Businesses Need Marketing Most business owners fall into business as they are specialists in what they do, whether they be a mechanic, graphic designer, landscape gardener, business consultant or gas engineer. As a specialist within your field, all of the focus is...

Protect your business – Become Web Legal

The UK Laws require all businesses to include key information that is legally compliant. At Universal Web Design, we want to help you protect your business. With the ever changing and complicated legal requirements of today’s modern world, it is essential for...
Try Out The Experts For Free!

Try Out The Experts For Free!

It’s not easy grasping the opportunities online marketing has to offer if you don’t have the know how. The most intellectual people in the world would have difficulty moving their expertise from one form to another. If you’ve spent most of your life studying marine...

Email Marketing and Brand Familiarity – Get Known

Email Marketing is an essential tool to help generate your brand and become well known and more widespread, as long as you are expanding your contacts and making the most of your online email marketing platform. “Throughout Christmas and New Year I was bombarded...

Make The Most Of Your Online Presence

For businesses across the globe the importance of having an online website is astronomical – especially when it comes to making sure your customers can set you apart from the rest; to be accessible around the clock; to be able to sell your products and services...

Happy Birthday Universal Web Design!

As October reigns, so to do we! On the 21st of this month we slip smoothly and proudly into our 5th year of business. In 2011, Danny Nevill, our managing director, founded this diverse, versatile, industry leading company that continues to grow every single day....

On and Offsite SEO – Why You Need Both!

SEO stands for Search Engine Optimisation, and it really is essential to you and your business. Many people haven’t even heard of it, though that number is swiftly dwindling! If you’re online, or if your business has an online store or page of any kind, the likelihood...

HTML How To – Episode 2

Welcome back to your HTML guide! We are delighted to be continuing this guide for HTML beginners! In our first post we covered the basics. We went through what HTML is – and what the letters actually stand for! – We spoke a little about how to get started,...

The HTML How To – Episode 1

Without going into too much detail (because there is A LOT of detail out there) Hypertext Markup Language, or HTML, is a system that allows the user to alter and add a wide range of aspects and items on World Wide Web (www) pages. These include the uploading of...

Optimise Your Web Design – Part 2!

  Welcome Back! Once your funnels, maps and frames are set up, or at the very least, planned out, you can start thinking about the really exciting stuff; the website design! Visual components are key. We are, by nature, drawn to striking imagery, this is an...

Optimise Your Web Design – Part 1!

Best websites consistently turn curiosity into prosperity. Your site must be engaging, interesting, and unique. This conversion is often referred to as a sales funnel. These funnels are what your potential customer must travel through; the end point being the ever...

5 Stats That Made Us Write A Post About Stats!

Universal Web Design Team More Stats From Us! Back to school season has seen a 2.6% rise in online retail activity This is a good thing! Hitwise, a Connexity company, showed that this back to school season has provided the biggest rise in activity for the leading...

Professional Website Content

Many businesses fall into the same trap… They invest heavily in online marketing, and a few months down the line, get frustrated because they aren’t being bombarded with calls and sales instantaneously. To attempt to solve this, many businesses change their agencies...

Improve Your Website Traffic Quality in 5 Steps

Everyone seems to be obsessed with the numbers when it comes to website traffic. However, not many seem to understand the importance of quality over quantity when it comes to traffic. 1,000 users could reach your website, but if the site is not relevant to them, the...

How Colours Can Transform Your Website Design

Web design has improved and evolved rapidly in the past decade. It began with extremely simple design templates, continued with developed graphic design software and functionalities, and has now reached a mature stage with clean designs and specialist design software....

Is It Time to Upgrade Your Website Design?

If your online business hasn’t been as fruitful as expected recently, perhaps you need to assess your website design. Plenty of traffic may reach your site, but it takes a good, fast website to successfully close sales. If you don’t pay attention to online trends in...

Why You Need A Digital Marketing Strategy

A number one tip for all of our clients at UWD is: don’t dive into marketing without a well thought-out marketing strategy. Plenty of people do it, and soon regret it. Crafting a marketing strategy prior to beginning your digital marketing campaigns will rapidly...

Appointing A New Digital Marketing Company

Appointing a new Digital Marketing Company can often be a daunting task, but a change in approach could be all you need. A digital marketing company is more than just your supplier, they will become an extension to your business’s marketing team. If you find the right...

Top 10 Most Popular Tech Businesses Online

Tech Business Online A recent report by Brandwatch has revealed the top ten companies on social media for tech geeks: 1. Lenovo 2. Nintendo 3. Samsung 4. Intel 5. ASUS 6. Microsoft 7. LG 8. Garmin 9. HTC 10. GE Appliances Lenovo, Nintendo and Samsung are winning the...

Easy Guide to Basic Online Marketing

Online Marketing is everywhere. It’s the new form of advertising that is adapted to the modern-day market. However, you should always be aware that it takes time to see results – so expect to wait three to six months before you see a true build up of interest....

Easy Guide To Social Media

Social Media. It’s everywhere. You can’t escape it, even if you want to. Turn on your phone, and notifications come popping up everywhere. See an advert, and they request that you ‘follow’ them on their social platforms… You can’t run from it, so you might as well...

Easy Guide To Basic Website Terms

Whether you are happy about it or not, online marketing has entered our world and made a huge impact on our global business market. According to Ofcom, today’s consumer spends twice as much time online as they did a decade ago, making it imperative for businesses of...

Is Social Media Rewiring Our Brains?

Social Media has become a major part of 21st century living, but has that had an effect on the physiology of our brains? Microsoft recently released the results of their 2015 study, in which 2,000 people were surveyed and 112 people had their brains monitored. They...

Why Should My Website Be Mobile Optimised?

To answer in short, if your website is not mobile optimised, you are losing sales. Recent research has shown that 57% of mobile users will abandon a website if it takes more than 3 seconds to load and 30% will abandon a purchase transaction entirely if the checkout...

Websites For Small Businesses

Many small businesses are reluctant to get a website, but this is madness considering the amount of sales leads generated from website traffic. Having a website means more business for you. Simple. However, it should be kept in mind that a website is for life, not...

How Social Media Has Changed Customer Service

Although Social Media is a pretty new phenomenon, it is now often taken for granted. If you step back and take an objective view on Social Media, it is incredible to think how many advantages it has provided to the commercial world. It has created a whole channel of...

The Queen looks for Social Media Manager

We are proud to provide Social Media Management to many of our loyal clients, but there is one that we’d love to work with more than usual… It has been reported that the Queen – yes, her majesty Elizabeth herself, is seeking a Social Media Manager. HRH is...

8 Blog Success Tips

From our experts Universal Web Design likes to share our favourite tips, hints and tricks with our clients, so we’ve compiled this list of top 8 blog tips for running your own successful blog. 1. Choose a suitable platform There are lots of free blog platforms out...
Digital Marketing For Businesses

Digital Marketing For Businesses

Our services in Digital Marketing For Businesses are expansive, and we tailor our marketing platforms to your business. Keep reading for the low-down on two of the most prominent online marketing strategies available in 2016, and how they can assist your business in...

Digital Marketing For Your Business: Part 1

To someone that isn’t familiar with the different aspects of Digital Marketing, it can be a little confusing. But as technology continues to develop at the speed of light, it is becoming more and more important for you to build the online presence of your business....

Your Website’s Search Engine Rankings

Have you thought about the Search Engine Rankings of your website? So many people assume that creating a website is enough in terms of online presence. Created, done, dusted… right? Wrong. Through effective SEO you can influence the quantity and the quality of the...

More Content Means More Traffic

Many of our clients ask the question: “How much new content should I post on my website?” The answer is as much as possible. We say that because we understand that running a business is a busy job. As a small business owner, you can often become the salesperson,...

Optimize Your Web Presence

If you need to source something online, where do you go? Now we aren’t psychic, but we are guessing it’s Google – or another search engine provider. Search engines have answered our technological prayers; if we want to find out why grasshoppers make that buzzing...

Blogging: More Website Traffic = More Customers

Are you looking for ways to drive traffic to your website? Perhaps you should consider blogging. Blogging is integral to your online marketing strategy, whether you are a small business or a multinational company. Adding new material to or regularly updating a blog...

Email Marketing – Benefit Your Business

Email Marketing is often under-appreciated as an online marketing strategy, but it is actually one of the most inexpensive and effective ways of finding and keeping new customers. Through building a mailing list, your business can truly create a remarkably valuable...

Social Media Can Amplify Your Business

Looking for an extra outlet to improve your business’ income and contacts? Out there is a whole generation that lives, eats and breathes the world of social media. That is a whole chunk of the population that is yet to discover you and your business. You can unlock...

Turbo Charge Your Business This New Year!

Is your online presence as streamlined as it can be? With Christmas now behind us, it’s time to push forward into 2016. It’s lovely to take the foot off the pedal for the festive season isn’t it! But when the New Year hits it’s time to flick on the afterburners and...

Plug-ins You Should Be Using For Your WordPress Website

  More and more businesses are realising the power of WordPress as a website platform. As demand grows so does the range of powerful plug-ins available to web developers and admins. Originally designed as a blogging platform WordPress is unsurpassed for...

An Introduction To WooCommerce for WordPress

Why Use WooCommerce WooCommerce is an eCommerce platform designed for the World’s leading content management system; WordPress. WooCommerce makes selling digital or physical products simple and easy. That’s not all, memberships and services can also be...

Standard WooCommerce Features

Standard WooCommerce Features This article highlights the standard WooCommerce features. Please note that WooCommerce is open source with over 300 extensions readily available. Making it the World’s most popular online selling platform. Built for WordPress...

Why You Should Choose Universal Web Design

Why You Should Use Us To Build Your eCommerce Store Who We Are Universal Web Design is a digital marketing company based in Colchester, next door to the University of Essex. Universal Web Design helps over 200 businesses generate more enquiries and sales through the...

5 Essential eCommerce Tips

5 Essential eCommerce Tips Below we have listed and expanded upon the 5 essential eCommerce tips for improved conversion rates through your website. Enjoy and we hope this article is of benefit to you. Page Load Time Consumers are increasingly impatient. Customers do...

Free Online Marketing Planning Session

Complimentary Online Marketing Planning Session Another year, new years resolutions, new ideas, new desires, but do you have an online marketing plan? If not, the team at Universal Web Design can help with the Free online marketing planning session we offer. We make...

Five Benefits Of Owning A Larger Website

Many businesses have asked what the benefit of owning a larger website is; subsequently, we wanted to address this question within this article; Five Benefits of Owning A Larger Website. This is to not only help those who have asked, but to also educate those with...

Integrated Online Marketing Company

The world of advertising is changing! And as the industry becomes more and more competitive methods of advertising have become much more sophisticated. You could say that the world has become one big advert and unless you are media savvy your efforts to communicate...

The Impact of Social Sales

How do you fit your business message into 140 characters? It’s difficult – some say it’s an art. But it’s a crucial new way of reaching customers and attracting sales to your service. Of course, it doesn’t have to all be crammed into a...
Develop an App, Develop Your Business

Develop an App, Develop Your Business

Last year, the number of mobile device users spectacularly surpassed the number of desktop users, reaching a whopping 1.9bn global users this year. It’s no longer a question of the importance of mobile marketing, but of how best to utilise this increase in the...

Know Your Clientele – Audience Insights

It’s that age-old pain for any business owner; what kind of people are my products attracting, and how can I reach out to them more? As you expand your business in the digital age – whether that be through social media, e-mail marketing, e-commerce, apps,...

Grow Your Business with eCommerce

Your clients have constant access to the internet. Sure, Facebook ads and e-mail marketing are great – especially when combined together – but if you want to grow your small, local business, and start taking orders from afar, it’s time to upgrade...

Add a Personal Touch with E-mail Marketing

The most essential thing any business owner can do, is connect on a personal level with their customers. True, you can get your message out via social media on a daily basis, but 140 characters on Twitter and a small space on your business’ Facebook page,...

Building an App for Your Business

Apps are everywhere and almost every business wants one. As the world develops and creating a successful startup business becomes even more competitive it is important to reassess what methods will benefit your business. The development of mobile apps has exploded in...

Take Pride in Your Online Appearance

Imagine walking along the high-street, glancing at the many different shops as you pass by. Some look modern and quirky, some look traditional and welcoming, but some look dull and dilapidated. The store-front is what business-owners use to attract new custom –...

WordPress Website Managment Packages

As a WordPress website owner, you may wish to consider Universal Web Designs website management services. Unlike most web design companies, Universal wishes to ensure that your website is kept up to date and running effectively each and every month. Until now, it has...
Engage Clients with Effective Copywriting

Engage Clients with Effective Copywriting

Content is important, sure, but no-one ever talks about why. Why is it such a useful and effective tool? Copy can affect moods, sway opinion and influence buying habits, but in the end, it all comes down to one thing: effective engagement. You could create three pages...

Apps: The Perfect Tool for Business Growth

“There’s an app for that,” is becoming an increasingly popular phrase, as well as an accurate one. We can find our everyday functions in the palm of our hands and are downloadable at the click of a button – whether you want to learn a language,...
Digital Marketing For Businesses

Accessible Support from Universal Web Design

We know that running a business can mean long, stressful, fast-paced and jam-packed days for you. This is why we’ve come up with a handy tool, which will allow you to gain immediate access to one of our digital marketing managers, who can deal with your...

Five Reasons to Outsource

Increasingly more and more businesses, both big and small, are setting aside money in their annual budgets for marketing, and this amount just keeps increasing year-on-year. Digital marketing agencies, such as Universal Web Design, have a vast range of knowledge and...

The Benefits of an Up-to-Date Website

In the 21st Century, your direct link to your customers is through the internet. Never before has it been so easy to communicate with clients in order to sell your product – you can literally take your business straight to consumers, creating a convenient and...

Universal Web Design Has a New Home

Universal Web Design is pleased to announce we have had a change of scenery and a change of address, meaning we can now be found occupying Unit Red 4 at the brand new Parkside Office Village of Essex University’s developing Knowledge Gateway – a bustling...

Top 8 Start-Up Tips

From Universal Web Design Team In 2014, Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) accounted for 99.3% of all private sector businesses in the UK, with 62% of all businesses being run by a single person. The fact that SMEs, in the same year, employed 15.2 million people...

WordPress vs. Joomla

As a digital marketing agency, we at Universal Web Design felt we should briefly show you what’s on offer when it comes to designing your first website. Now we have devised the ultimate battle of platforms –  WordPress vs. Joomla. Before 2007, most...

Universal Web Design – App Service

Here at Universal Web Design, we’re constantly exploring new ways in which we can expand the online presence of businesses to increase their availability to their clientele. Now, we are pleased to announce the launch of our new App service, which allows our...

Universal Web Design Launches Online Ticketing System

Currently working with over 150 businesses, Universal Web Design has decided that it is time to launch an online ticketing system. Conscious the launch of such a platform would come across as cold or impersonal, unlike other companies that provide a ticketing system,...

Video Predicted To Be Big in Digital Marketing

  There is one digital service that has grown in popularity more than any other in 2014 and that is Video Production and Marketing. In fact Content Marketing as a whole has seen an incredible resurgence in the past 6 months, with businesses seeing light at the...

Social Media Is Now The Key To Growth

Marketing through Social Media has never been more important than it is today. We live in world where most people have some form of online presence and this can be highly beneficial for a business. You need only look at the online movements spurred on by hashtags such...

Email Marketing in 2015

Digital Marketing drives success. By regularly interacting with clients through digital platforms you increase your chances of achieving a desired goal. Websites are without a doubt the best way of showcasing your business and a base from which to build your brand,...

Affordable Digital Marketing

Top tips from Universal Web Design At Universal Web Design we believe in combining multiple marketing services to create an effective and comprehensive online strategy. By focusing on a single service you risk bypassing potential clients or customers who are more...

How Lead Nurturing Will Benefit Your Business

Whatever industry you’re in and product or service you provide it is important that when leads are generated you are careful how you approach them. It is rare when you first meet a lead that they press money in your hand and immediately begin buying from you. Very...

The Benefits of MailChimp

At Universal Web Design we run Email Marketing Campaigns for our clients, managing the distribution of content and offering a professionally branded template for each message. Each campaign we run is built on a focussed strategy, using the statistics at our disposal...

Website Maintenance Packages

That can help you At Universal Web Design we understand that designing and developing an effective and attractive website for our clients is just the beginning. This is why we offer a number of online marketing solutions aimed at optimising your online presence,...

How to Sell Professionally using Social Media

Having a Social Media presence is becoming increasingly more important for businesses looking to sell themselves online. Traditional offline media, such as newspaper advertisements, or even just word of mouth, can still be effective of course, but the emergence of...

Using Social Media to Grow Your Audience

Social Media, when used properly, can be vital in helping businesses to grow and increase their audience. Building your reputation is as important online as it is off, and there are ways that you can use social media to create brand awareness that spreads both...

WooCommerce

Can Turn Your Website into a Successful Online Store!   WooCommerce can turn your website into a successful online store With modern technology, implementing high-end e-commerce capacities into the company website has become possible even for small-and-medium...

7 Reasons To Use WordPress

Tips from the top experts As Your Preferred Content Management System As you surf the web you will see WordPress is the preferred content management system.  Industry leaders, start-ups and global business all use this powerful content management system (CMS) to...

The Importance of Blogging

Blogging as a marketing tool is becoming more and more important for businesses looking to leave an impression on potential clients. The first step for any aspiring business looking to be found online will always be to start with a quality website and expert branding...

Our Approach To Social Media Management

At Universal Web Design we understand the importance of an effective brand image. That is why our bespoke Website Designs are always tailored to you. What we also understand though, is that having a Website alone is no longer enough. That is why we offer our Social...

5 Creative Video Editing Tools

There are various video editing tools available online but many are overlooked by larger, well known brand names. There are various video editing options available online for creatives but it’s not always easy to find those sites. Because of this, we created a...

3 Tips on How to Optimise a WordPress Website

From the experts Since more and more people are opting to use WordPress based websites it has become of high importance that you know how to optimise a WordPress site. Here are several tips that will help you optimise your WordPress website. WordPress is the most used...

How To Present Professionally in Front of An Audience

Last week we were asked to deliver a presentation on search engine optimisation in Dunmow. Thankfully the presentation was a great success, but it reminded me of the time I used to spend preparing for Nevill Media presentations. What one of the attendants reminded me...

How To Make A Website Responsive in WordPress

By Daniel Jones When I first started out in WordPress it was almost impossible for me to figure out how to create a responsive CSS code. I saw that it was linked up to many different CSS files and I was unsure as to where to put my code and how to do it etc. I am...

3 Simple & Effective Photoshop Tutorials

By Daniel Jones This article is going to help you get started learning to use Photoshop. Everybody has to start somewhere and a lot of advanced tutorials can become off putting to new learners. Here I am going to help you achieve maximum effects with minimum effort....

How To Generate Qualified Leads Through SEO

View SEO PRESENTATION.pptx and other presentations by universalwebdesign. The Break Down Of: How To Generate Qualified Leads Through Search Engine Optimisation What is SEO Search engine optimisation is a practice designed to improve your websites search ranking and...

Seven Best Tips To Use Pinterest

Pinterest maybe popular as a photo sharing social media site but did you know that you could still use it to promote your services, socially. In this article, you will find ten of the best tips on how to use Pinterest for your business. Pinterest is a great website...

The Growing Redundancy of HTML in Styling

Throughout the past few years HTML is becoming less and less needed in the modern world of design. It was only a few months ago that you could easily customize font size and font colour through simple HTML code, however those days have certainly past. CSS is becoming...

How To Improve Your Local Search Ranking

Through Effective Video Marketing There are many things in SEO that you can do for improving your local presence but did you know that you can also use a video to do the same. If you didn’t know, then read this article to know more. Local SEO is very important when...

Web Development Tendencies

 As a modern-day business owner it’s important to understand what may develop across the next 6 months of 2013. Below we share our observations of what’s happens in 2013 and what’s to come. Responsive Website Development I predict responsive website design to be...

Five Video Optimisation Tips for Beginners

As a beginner in video optimisation, you must know that a properly optimised video is very beneficial for creating a brand image of your product or service. This is the easiest way to get the right kind of audience to your website. So, here are the ten best video...

How to Choose the Best Keywords

Keywords are very important in any SEO strategy since a keyword is what a user enters into a search engine to find a relevant website. Thus you should make sure that you are targeting the correct keywords for your website. In this article we identify a few tips that...

How to Choose a Web Design Company for a Small Business

If you have a small business and you are planning to expand your presence on the internet then you will need a website for sure. To help you choose the best web design company for your ultimate website here are a few tips that might come in handy. If you are the owner...

Improve Your SEO Through These Expert Ideas

Search engine optimisation is important for growing traffic, but it takes proper know-how. To get in good with the readers and remain on great terms with the search engines, just follow the advice and tips below for your initial campaign. You need a well-coded site...

Simple SEO Tips

A short time ago an associate suggested that I wrote an article regarding the challenges that new business owners face when they try to gain more exposure online. Hence this article today where I share some simple SEO tips that all business owners can use and...

5 WordPress Tips For Beginners

We’ve all been beginners! In this article we share 5 WordPress Tips For Beginners. Since speaking with our clients we have discovered that many are not using their WordPress platforms as effectively as they could be. This article is designed to help those that...

5 Great Online Marketing Tools

All business owners know that it takes time and dedication to build a successful brand online. Even businesses such as Facebook took a few years to really establish themselves, yet there are start up companies expecting global glory in only a matter of...

5 Tips That Will Help You Build Your Business Online

From our team Thousands of new businesses are starting up every day. But only a handful are presenting their businesses professionally online. As a start up business you don’t need to spend thousands on a website, however free or cheap service providers such as Yell,...

20 Web Design Tips

From the Universal team For Your Website! In todays article we will share 20 web design tips that should help all business owners develop a professional online presence. > Ensure that your website is well organised. > All images should be selected carefully and...

New Web Design Trends For 2013

As a modern entrepreneur it’s important to be aware of what web design developments lye in the year ahead. In this article we share our expectations and insights to expected web design developments for 2013. Responsive Web Design I predict that responsive web design...

5 Tips To Mobile Friendly Marketing

From Universal Web Design Experts A recent report identified that around 700 million Facebook users accessed the site via a mobile device. This means that about 70% of Facebook users use modern technologies to access the site. Facebook is continuously changing and...

Create A Valuable Website For Users

Its no fluke that certain websites receive large amounts of traffic. All website owners are able to attract large quantities of traffic by implement certain methods, but how many website owners make the effort? Here are 10 tips to engage your audience and attract...

How To Sell Through Online Video

It’s astonishing how many businesses avoid promoting their products and services through online video. Business owners seem to be of the opinion that what they have to offer is dull and boring. To you, it may seem that way, but to the customer visiting your website...

10 Tips To Effective Video Production

From the team at Universal Web Design Exceeding your client’s expectations is the most effective way to develop your video production company. Pleased clients become regular customers so placing that extra effort into all client work pays dividends in the long run. By...

Essential Web Design Principals

You should always make multiple considerations when planning a website build. Accomplished web designers know what is required to create a masterful website. I will share the essential principles of quality web design. Usability It’s paramount that you keep your...

Conversion Rate Optimisation VS SEO

There has been an endless amount of hype on Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) of late, however many seem to be overlooking the importance of Conversation Rate Optimisation (CRO). Of course getting visitors to your website is an essential ingredient for online success,...

Update Your Website For The New Financial Year

The new financial year is here, it’s about time you cleaned up your website in preparation. In this article, we will highlight several areas that every business should focus on this year.   On-site Updates Below are points that could enhance your websites online...

Your Business needs an Online Community!

I am sure we are all familiar with the term “regulars” when it comes to describing your business customers; the usual faces and the usual people. What do all “regulars” have in common? Their loyalty. Having an online community has a lot of benefits: 1.     Beat...

5 Effective Video Marketing Strategies

Whether you already have a video or planning to invest in video production, it’s essential that you consider how, where and when you will promote your material. As with your website, producing the video is only one piece of the puzzle, it’s; where, how you...

SEO: Content Is King

In this article you will learn the basic and simplified process of a search query and vital ranking factors. This article has lead from frequent enquiries from website owners looking to rank their website on the first page of Google. I love working with people, so...

Web Design Tips for Mobiles!

One thing that I am sure you all will agree with but probably not realised is that mobiles convert organic searches into action much faster than you think. The reason for this is because mobiles have the extra ability to make a call that a PC may not have. Okay yes...

Certified Web Designers

To Become A Legal Requirement In The USA By 2015 At the moment if you are computer savvy you can market yourself as a website designer and I am sure you can probably create some sort of website. However there is a certain standard that clients are looking for and so...

The Google Nose (BETA) SEO Nightmare?

I don’t know about you guys but I don’t really “stop to smell the roses” but I never thought I would be able to smell it from m laptop! Try getting keywords and SEO for that! Wait, what now? No I haven’t just come back from the pub! Basically Google has come up with a...

Importance of Google Analytics and Tagging!

Whenever you post a blog or an article or a page you tag your new webpage to allow users to find your content, we know this but why is this important? If you have a good article, and you send it to a person, share it, Tweet it, or anything similar, those tags come...

Social Media Stalking to Grow your Business!

Back in the day when you had to stalk someone you would grab your pair of binoculars and spy on your unsuspecting victim which is pretty creepy! Nowadays you can just pop on Facebook and check out their profile, and somehow this is now seen as ‘socially acceptable’....

UX and SEO: Myths…or not?

User experience (UX) and Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) have historically not co-existed well with each other. It is vital to know the correct balance of UX and SEO to improving the impression of your website and website design as well as giving good search results....

Review Filters in Local Search

So what is Local Search you ask? Local Search makes use of specialised internet search engines that allow users to “submit geographically constrained searches” against a structured database of local business listings. The key point of a Local Search is when the search...

Builder Website Design For Delta Building

Builder Website Design Delta Building, members of the Guild of Masters Craftsmen have over 34 years of experience in domestic household building such as loft conversions and house extensions. Delta Building is a London based company who are very enthusiastic about...

Plumber Web Design For Sarton Gas

Plumber Web Design Sarton Gas is a professional plumbing and heating company, in Essex. Sarton Gas has a strong team of qualified professionals that provide a ‘365 days per year’ call out service. Sarton Gas was founded in 2005 but is made up of professionals that...

New Construction Website Design

For Colchester Property Developers Construction Website Design Nevill Developments is a Colchester based development company developing residential, retail and commercial property throughout London and East Anglia. Nevill Developments prides themselves on being...

Marine Website Design For Taska Marine

Marine Website Design Taska Marine was formed in 2009 as part of a joint venture between Red7Marine and Challis & Sons. Taska Marine is built on experience and has seen its way through 20 years of boat building, dredging, marine construction and diving industries....

New Estate Agent Website Design For Visual International

Estate Agent Website Design Visual International is a professional service that have been specialising in buying property oversees for the past 15 years. Visual International aims to take out the stress and frustration of buying overseas but instead make the purchase...

Manufacturer Website For Colair Electronics

Manufacturer Website Colair Electronics have been around for over 30 years and has seen much in its development from manufacturing various manual or automatic ventilation controls to camera systems for clients such as Ladbrokes and Coral. Nowadays some of Colair...

New Professional Web Design For Nevill Media

Professional Web Design For Nevill Media Danny Nevill is an award-winning entrepreneur and highly regarded as a leading expert and advisor for entrepreneurial success and internet marketing. Whether you are a business owner, manager or self employed; Nevill Media can...

New E-Commerce Website Design for Sensual Moon Jewellery

E-Commerce Website Design For Sensual Moon Jewelry Sensual Moon makes hand crafted and value for money jewellery for every occasion. Sensual Moon creator, Lesley, come from a very artistic background being related to the Scottish artist Robert Monro Bryson and whose...

New Website for Gary Hughes Joinery

From Universal Web Design! Gary Hughes is a bespoke cabinet maker in St Osyth near Colchester operating all over Essex. Gary has over 14 years of experience in the trade and always works to a high standard and always aims to deliver the best customer satisfaction....

Affordable Web Design For Riverside Estates

From the team Riverside Estates is an independent firm of estate agents covering Feering, Coggeshall, Tiptree, Witham and all surrounding villages and have an excess of 50 years of experience in property, mortgages, surveys and conveyancing. Universal Web Design, an...

What is SEO?

SEO is the acronym for Search Engine Optimisation, and it is a set of strategies which are designed to make the target website appear higher in the SERP (search engine results page) for a given keyword or certain keyword phrases The vast majority of web surfers will...

Why use social media?

Many businesses are now using social media within their internet marketing strategy but many still ask; why use social media? The dominance of Social Media is continuing to rise very quickly, and organisations of all types are beginning to recognise the way that...

Construction Website

Construction Website Universal Web Design has slowly built a reputation for building websites for clients within the construction industry. Most construction websites look very basic, generate poor or no leads and convert barely any referrals into sales. Universal Web...

Custom Design

Custom Design Universal Web Design originally designed and developed most of it’s websites by using templates. This technique is very effective in order to meet all of our clients demands with a professional solution and this strategy has enabled us compete...

The Worlds Most Expensive Domain Names

  The Worlds Most Expensive Domain Names   What is a domain name? A domain name is used as an online address for your website e.g. www.domain-name.co.uk. The value of a domain name tends to increase the more concise it is, valuable keywords such as : Cars...

Business Link Website Special Offer

BUSINESS LINK WEBSITE SPECIAL OFFER Limited Time Only   WEB DESIGN, HOSTING, DOMAIN PURCHASE, SEO AND £50 FREE ONLINE ADVERTISING ALL FOR ONLY £16.50 PER MONTH!   Are you starting a new business? Do you want to win new customers instantly? Would you like a website...

Cheap Web Design

Cheap Web Design If you are a small business or even a start up planning to either begin trading online with an e-commerce website or promoting your products and services with a brochure website that looks and operates professionally but is also affordable then look...

Website Internet Marketing

Website Internet Marketing Are you a business owner that has a website, but you are really struggling to be as prosperous online as you initially hoped for? If your answer is YES, then you need to read this article and take action.   “Having a website alone...

Web Video

Web Video Web Video has been a hot topic for quite a while now, but a lot of businesses still do not have a web video on their website. Everyone agrees that web video is much more engaging than reading ‘content’ Some questions that business owners ask when...

Video Marketing – The Key To Online Success!

Video Marketing and Video Production NEWS: Video Marketing is the future King in line to the SEO Crown! It has become evident that Video Marketing really and truly is now affecting SEO.It is already having a big impact, but it is predicted that by 2015 92% of websites...

Selling Online

I Want To Sell Online, But What Online Payment Gateway Should I Use?   There are many payment gateway options for e-commerce stores and when you are new to selling online, choosing between all the payment gateway providers can be difficult. Some providers charge...