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Practical website advice for business owners, from planning a new site to keeping WordPress secure, fast and easy to use. Explore articles on web design, search engine optimisation, hosting and the everyday decisions that help your website support your business.

I share what I have learnt from designing and developing websites for businesses in Herne Bay, Canterbury and across Kent, alongside work with larger organisations and digital products. The aim is to explain the options clearly, so you can make informed decisions about your own website.

Whether you are considering a redesign, comparing WordPress support or looking for ways to improve your content, start with a topic below. If you need advice about your particular site, use the question form at the bottom of the page.

Callagenix website design, typography and content structure

kc web design have been working with Callagenix for many years and have designed and built quite a few versions of their website over the years. The latest iteration of the Callagenix web design focused on the layout and content while giving the overall look and feel a…

It’s a hard drive life

Second only to password hell comes data backup hell. If your not backing up to the cloud then local hard drives are the best option and Lacie make great

Building a successful intranet website

Intranets can be a complicated beast. Multiple departments fighting for importance can cause important tasks and information to be spread all over the content structure.

Review – Pad & Quill luxury iPhone 6 case

We don't do a huge amount of product reviews on the kc web design kent website but when we get a product as good as this its hard not to write about it...

Googles new No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA

Googles new No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA could change the way we think about form security. Most web designers don't like captcha security but they are a necessary

A web designers eyes are his tools

I've been a web designer at kc web design kent for a long time. Before that I was a print designer. Before that I did a design post grad. Before that I...

Typography design in sci-fi films

I love sci-fi. Films, books, TV shows in fact anything with space ships, aliens or futuristic concepts. Being a web designer I also love typography.

Blocs – A new website designer app

Blocs is a new website designer app from the team that brought us Dev Rocket. It's a website design tool for Macs that allows the designer to build websites

Cirrus one weather app launched

kc web design has launched Cirrus one - A new weather app for mobile devices with a unique feature...you design your own icon layout!

Dribbble invite giveaway

Yes, its another Dribbble invite giveaway but this time, instead of the normal 'show me your best work' type of affair I'm going to try something a little bit different.

Speedy Expo website design

kc web design kent have recently launched a new website for Speedy Expo in partnership with marketing company QRBT and Speedy Hire UK.

St Andrews Healthcare Website Design

kc web design kent, in partnership with Hydrant Ltd, have been working with St Andrews Healthcare - the UK’s leading charity providing specialist NHS mental healthcare - for the last 9 months to create a brand new responsive website.

Jason Knott Photography website design

Jason Knott is a photographer based in Canterbury, Kent working with top clients such as Coca-Cola and Kellogs on photography projects all over the world.

Cirrus One weather app web design

In the web design industry side projects are a common sight. They allow web designers to work on something outside of normal paid client web design work and focus on something unique and personally interesting.

Apple Watch and iPhone 6

As a web designer and developer here at kc web design kent I have a keen interest in Apple announcements (will I need another device to test on!) but...

Mailbox Beta for Mac OSX

Mailbox on the Mac looks as lovely as it does on iOS, it's very minimal with nothing getting in the way of reading and archiving emails.

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