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Essex Association of Local Councils AGM presentation

Slides from Mark Tomkins’ presentation at the EALC AGM ‘A 5 minute Masterclass in Website Accessibility for Councils’ on 21st September 2023

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Website Accessibility for Parish & Town Councils webinar (ERNLLCA)

Notes from the recent presentation for parish & town councils on best practice website accessibility and the .gov.uk domain options for councils

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eBay Business Roadshow – UK tour

Our founder, Mark Tomkins, presents ‘How to Boost Your Online Visibility’ for eBay and Small Business Britain as part of the UK-wide tour

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Bekki Tomkins with the SME Greater London Enterprise Award 2022 for the Most Creative Femail-Owned Web Design Company 2022 gold badge

Winners of the SME News Awards:
Most Creative Female-Owned Web Design Company 2022

We’re thrilled to announce we’ve won the SME News Greater London Enterprise Award 2022 for Most Creative Female-Owned Web Design Company 2022

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Website accessibility tips for parish & town councils

Here’s our key aspects in making sure that you present the content on your parish or town council’s website in an accessible and compliant format.

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How to Make Your Website More Accessible

Our top 25 tips to help you make your website more accessible to people with disabilities. Tips 1-10.

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More Website Accessibility Tips

Website accessibility tips tips 11-20. Some of the more common website accessibility errors and how to correct them and improve the experience for those with disabilities and that use assistive technology

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Top 5 Website Accessibility Tips

In this last post in the series of ‘How to make your website more accessible’ we highlight the 5 most common website accessibility problems and provide tips to avoid them. Tips 21-25.

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How to write an Accessibility Statement

What is an accessibility statement and how do I write one? Here’s our top tips to getting your website on the right path to accessibility.

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How Google changes rank small business websites

The way Google measures and ranks small business websites has changed.. In this webinar for Small Business Britain and BT, Mark shares his experience and knowledge with small business owners to improve their online visibility

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Big Google Changes that affect your website: Small Business Britain & Lloyds webinar

Mark Tomkins, founder and creative director of Aubergine and with over 30 years in the web sector shares his insights into how changes to the way Google rank a website and measure it according to its Core Web Vitals principles. Presentation held for Small Business Britain & Lloyds Bank Academy on 29th September 2022. Big … Continue reading Big Google Changes that affect your website: Small Business Britain & Lloyds webinar →

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Small Business Britain: Summer School

Webinar presentation notes from Small Business Britain Summer School

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Green web hosting – and you can be too!

Our hosting provision has been approved and certified by the Green Web Foundation as doing our bit towards the evolution of a fossil-fuel-free internet, which one day will run entirely on renewable energy.

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Guidance for using .gov.uk domains

Operating from a .gov.uk domain improves the council’s authenticity to its communications and overall cyber security. This article explains the benefits and how you start the process.

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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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