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Gallaghers Removals

March 7, 2013

We are pleased to announce that one of our client sites has been put live this morning. Gallaghers Removals are a home removals company based in Newcastle, they cover the whole of the North East and will move you from … Continue reading

Large Photo Backgrounds – 2013 Web Trends –

January 21, 2013

Hey guys and girls, We are back with another trend to look out for in 2013, (we are aware that towards the back end of 2012 this was beginning to take off and you may have already seen it but … Continue reading

Fixed Headers – 2013 Web Trend –

January 11, 2013

With the turn of the year being a mere 10 days ago we are already starting to think about the way the web will look in 2013. There are many trends to think about and look forward to in 2013, … Continue reading

What is Search Engine Optimisation?

September 7, 2012

Since the rise of the World Wide Web in the 1990′s the world has become dependent on search engines like Google. Just think about how many times you have Googled something you didn’t know and then multiply that by all … Continue reading

Hilights Entertainment

August 13, 2012

Another new client added to our SEO books and it’s only Monday! Check out the site, we will be starting our plans this week! Hilights Entertainment Hilights Entertainment is an entertainment company based, again in the North East of England, … Continue reading

James Henry Hypnotist

August 9, 2012

We are proud to announce a new client to our SEO books, keep a look out for the site, we have big plans for it! James Henry Hypnotist James Henry is a comedy stage hypnotist based in the North East … Continue reading

NE Flooring

July 18, 2012

We are proud to announce another SEO client on our books – NE Flooring – North East Flooring LTD. – Based in the North East and being in the trade for over 20 years they have the skills and quality … Continue reading

Prem-Lets Website Redesign

July 17, 2012

Prem-lets is one of the leading estate agents in North East, they deal with everything when it comes to the property market. When they first started out they were aiming at professional lettings, going for the more corporate look and … Continue reading

Design Resources – Colours

July 5, 2012

Over the last few years, I have been exposed to some fantastic websites that will help when considering colour palettes within design. There are a few that we at blue-shark.co.uk would recommend you use as reference material for your designs. … Continue reading

SEO!

June 26, 2012

One of the main things you want, but don’t really worry about, is being high up in Google for terms related to your business. This is not an easy task, we put countless hours and effort into making sure our … Continue reading

Essential for Design – Responsive Websites –

June 14, 2012

Over the last few months I have been reading a lot of blog posts and articles on responsive web design, this is basically when you design a website for desktop, at its maximum visibility level, then you use something called … Continue reading

PHP Developer Wanted

May 14, 2012

[Note: Sorry, this position has been filled!] Blueshark design are looking for a PHP developer to add to their existing team. The role will consist of working on a variety of projects on both new and existing websites with a … Continue reading

Lets Live Here SEO Progress

May 10, 2012

Letslivehere Letting Agency are a long term client of ours who we’ve been dealing with for many years, doing both their design work and more recently taking over their SEO. Letslivehere are one of Newcastle’s leading letting agents, with a … Continue reading

Self Store Newcastle SEO Progress

March 14, 2012

Self Store Newcastle are one of our newest clients in terms of SEO. Just a week old. To put it simply they are a storage company based in Newcastle, hence the title. We firstly added several key terms into the … Continue reading

North East Recovery SEO Report

March 13, 2012

North East Recovery are the top car recovery service Newcastle has to offer and evidently from the list below in terms of SEO they are top for that as well. Below is a list of key terms we here at … Continue reading

Henry Ashdown SEO Progress

March 12, 2012

Henry Ashdown are a company based in the peak district. The handmade garden furniture is created by British craftsmen and is sold all over Britain. So gaining a client like this for Blueshark’s SEO client base is Perfect. We started … Continue reading

We Buy Your Wheels SEO report

March 8, 2012

We buy your wheels are based in Gateshead just over the Tyne Bride. They buy any motorised vehicle from a car to a tractor and are a very well established North East based business. On their website you simply enter … Continue reading

Google+

September 16, 2011

You may have noticed the Google + symbol appearing more and more while browsing the web. Google+ is a social networking service operated by Google themselves. This service is currently invite only while Google are testing but in the near … Continue reading

Google Analytics

September 9, 2011

Google Analytics is a powerful tool that provides tracking for anyone with a web presence. Google Analytics works by adding a tracking code into the footer of your site, this tracking code includes a snippet of JavaScript. This code collects … Continue reading

Blueshark Design are now on Facebook

June 10, 2011

We will be using Facebook to connect with people around us and showing screen shots of archived work. Please feel free to post, share links and photos that will interest us! We are interested to hear your opinions on out … Continue reading

Content for your Web Design

June 1, 2011

It is very important that the content for your website is the best it can be. Writing solid content for your website is different from writing any other text, getting this right will make people return to the website on … Continue reading

What is White Hat SEO?

April 11, 2011

It is important to follow search engine guidelines to assure natural high ranking of your website over a long-term campaign. All businesses want to reach the top of the ranking list on search engines for obvious reasons. SEO (search engine … Continue reading

Another 5 SEO Tips

April 6, 2011

So, you have read the first post ‘Basic SEO tips to consider’? Considered and applied all 5 tips? Well you are at the right place. Here are another 5 SEO tips to improve your search rankings further. 1. Have you … Continue reading

5 Basic SEO Tips

March 29, 2011

Designing a great website is only the beginning of becoming successful online. Your site must be search engine friendly to ensure people see it. There are basic SEO principles to take into consideration as well as good content development practices. … Continue reading

Local Search Engine Optimisation

January 27, 2011

Considering SEO for your site? Don’t forget local search engine optimisation listings are just as important as organic. I’m sure many of you are thinking “Organic!? Local!?” Well, to put it simply organic listings are the results off to the … Continue reading

Getting to grips with Google Analytics

September 21, 2010

Google Analytics is an extremely powerful tool for studying and analysing your web statistics. Understanding the basics of its terminology can help you decipher what the stats mean for your business. What does Bounce Rate mean? Bounce Rate – This … Continue reading

The dreaded IE6… Please upgrade!

September 6, 2010

For those who aren’t aware, Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) has been part of a long running hate-hate relationship with most of the worlds web developers. Some developers and websites have even stopped supporting it completely. Future noteables include Google, Youtube … Continue reading

SEO is a collaborative project

September 1, 2010

As you may well know or not know just yet, Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is the art of putting your website in the best possible light for Google and the other search engines to rank you highly for certain key … Continue reading

Why splash pages are bad

August 24, 2010

Splash pages are intro pages that were very popular in the early days of the web. They would typically be flash introductions or some other type of introduction with an ‘enter site’ link. There are many reasons we would advise … Continue reading

Why use Twitter and Facebook?

August 16, 2010

If you haven’t heard already, two of the biggest websites of recent times are the social networking sites, Twitter and Facebook. Whilst great for keeping in touch with loved ones and new friends, they are also great business tools for … Continue reading

The importance of website speed

August 2, 2010

You may have heard alot out the importance of page speed and fast loading times for your pages. Well Google has recognised that this is important for all web users and has included a new signal in their search ranking … Continue reading