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Reviews – why they are good for your business and how to get them

Reviews are an incredibly important part of the online world. It’s the ultimate UGC – user generated content. Here’s how to get them.

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What is digital accessibility?

We have built over 150 WCAG 2.1 AA rate websites for councils. We examine why this rating is required for public sector websites and why digital accessibility is so important

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The Digital Marketing and SEO Clinic

Aubergine Founder, Mark Tomkins and & Social Media expert Katherine George present to Brighton University

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Small Business Britain: Winter School – Stand Out Online with Digital Essentials

This webinar provides small businesses the essential toolkit to make sure their website, Google presence and Social Media are in good shape.

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Small Business Britain: Optimise your Website for Christmas

Mark Tomkins, provides practical tips and guidance on common pre-and post-Christmas mistakes when it comes to small business websites. It’s all about planning!

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Five Benefits of a Good Website for Associations

From our experience these five key benefits play an important role in making a new association website pay dividends.

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Keeping your .gov.uk domain secure

If you are a parish or town council and operate from a .gov.uk domain name, it is an important to ensure it is as protected as possible.

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NALC Future Communities 2021 Conference: The Parish Digital Communication Revolution

At this year’s NALC Annual Conference, Mark Tomkins, Founder and Creative Director at Aubergine and parish councillor ,together with Daniel Purchese of Breakthrough Communications, presented a practical workshop to help councils of all sizes get to grips with how to make best use of digital communications as part of an overall strategy to support their communities.

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Small Business Saturday: Boost your Business on Google

Expert and Aubergine’s Founder & Creative Director, Mark Tomkins dispels the myths and all-too common misunderstandings small businesses have when it comes to their website and how it appears on Google.

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What is an NFT and how can I make one?

How to get your business trading in the metaverse with digital assets.

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Small Business Britain Summer School webinar – Getting Found on Google Tips

Presentation slides from a recent webinar for Small Business Britain on August 16th.

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How to use Google Analytics to improve your small business

Learning what your customers do and what they want is one of the best ways to improve your business. We show you how with Google Analytics

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Images, ALT TEXT and documents – with accessibility in mind

Improving the accessible nature of images and documents on a website will make your website more inclusive.

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Headings, page styling and text formatting – with accessibility in mind

Creating a web page for best accessibility isn’t just about looks – it’s about formatting too.

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What is Google’s Core Web Vitals and why does it matter?

May 2021 is when Google will start using Core Web Vital scores when ranking websites in search. We explain what this means for your website

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Why headings and subheadings are vital to accessibility …and are not styling tools.

Headings and subheadings are a way to build up structure to a page but most websites don’t use them or do it badly. Here’s how to get it right.

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Council Precepts and Website Budgets

Budgeting in a councils precept for website WCAG compliance is now so important – here’s how to make sure you budget correctly.

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Parish Council and Village Websites – they both must comply with WCAG 2.1AA and here’s why…

Parish council websites are often on shared space with village or community websites but this is now a problem. Unless the village site can meet WCAG1.2AA compliance, the council faces getting a new website of their own. We explain why.

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