Resources

Read the latest from Shake and Speare and the world of websites, digital marketing and SEO!

What did we learn in 2020?

Broadly speaking, the simple answer is: many things. We learnt many things in 2020. The meaning of the word furlough. How to make our own toilet roll. What happens to British Society when the pubs are shut. Looking a little closer to home - the online world in fact -...

Get your website 2021 ready

Web design is a constantly changing discipline. What’s in fashion changes with the times - websites evolve to suit the preferences of consumers. A website that is well tailored to its users expectations maximises conversions. Therefore an up to date website is an...

Pamela Evans: Women in Construction and Trade

We're featuring women in construction and trade! This week, we spoke to Pamela Evans... You run your company Evan’s Excavation - could you tell me a little bit about that and how you got it started? "I’ve been a digger driver since I was a kid. My dad taught me when I...

Emma H: Women in Construction and Trade

Hi Emma, tell us a little bit about yourself! What do you do? Hi! Blimey, where to start? I am a 40 yr old mum to two gorgeous and slightly crazy, small boys and wife to Jon, who works his nuts off educating 16-18 yr olds. We all live in beautiful North Devon, just a...

5 elements customers want in a tradesperson website

A potential customer has landed on your tradesperson website because they think you might be the person for the job! Fabulous. Now, how can you design your website to demonstrate to them that you are definitely the tradesperson they want? Your website needs to have...

Installer webinar rewind!

If you’ve been keeping up with us on Twitter, you’ll know that we’ve been busy bees running a trio of webinars with Installer, as part of their Business Advice series. What with a pandemic currently going on and social distancing rules firmly in place, we haven’t been...