Updates and advice from freshSPRING web solutions2010-07-21T15:49:38ZfreshSPRINGtag:freshspring.co.uk,2010-02-03:http://www.freshspring.co.uk1 million+ for government websites?!tag:freshspring.co.uk,2010-07-08:82e525715e1d9f0201687ea7604edb982010-07-21T15:49:38ZYou may have seen an article on BBC News about the Government reviewing hundreds of unncessary websites (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/10412216.stm) and the even more extraordinary cost of the Business Link website at 35m/year (http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/rorycellanjones/2010/07/the_105m_website.html). We can't believe it either but thought we'd comment to give it a bit of con ...The cost of free web designtag:freshspring.co.uk,2010-06-23:7e286275707f23ab33dd3b05ca5866382010-06-23T16:28:28ZBefore we start, of course we are a web design company, but critically we are non-profit with a goal to help organisations have a good web presence, not make a profit. We spend a lot of effort bring down costs and showing our clients where some things can be done for free.So, what is the 'cost' of free web design? It's how saving money initially has -in our experience- ended up costing our clien ...iPad, good or bad?tag:freshspring.co.uk,2010-06-23:240ef5eb6cb8ab605089879a58831d402010-06-23T15:58:37ZWe get a lot of questions about tech and Apple's iPad has had many people (clients, friends, etc) asking whether we would be getting iPads or if they should. While there is never a general yes or no for any piece of kit, it's really what your needs are, we'll give it a go. Before we go any further we should make it clear we aren't Apple fanboys, though many of our designers do use them, we al ...What to put on your brand new computertag:freshspring.co.uk,2010-03-30:9924a39a62202d7cc8247459164a51a32010-05-06T19:45:25ZI recently bought a new laptop and have since experienced Windows 7 for the first time, about which I could write another ten posts (starting with what to turn off and how to do that, with each new article gaining cynicism momentum until they explode in frothy rage at how Microsoft design their products). Instead of doing that, it might be more productive to look at some software options.I like ...Fast sites rank higher in search enginestag:freshspring.co.uk,2010-04-16:d34dcf83d5f2cc2ec9018a1df5af64902010-04-16T19:03:17ZWe all like fast websites, we somehow feel more efficient to save a couple seconds per search and believe that this will somehow make a difference. Apparently Google agrees - you can be sure that Yahoo and Bing will soon follow suit.Web designers who followGoogle's Blog (http://googleblog.blogspot.com/)(which should be all of them) will have been aware about this since January, though only rec ...4 Good Tech Buying Tipstag:freshspring.co.uk,2010-03-17:f17741cd737c34b2fee894ecb7cb1d552010-03-24T13:19:11ZYou might be unsure how to buy the best possible technology for your needs and we know it isn't always the easiest decision, particularly if you're not particularly savvy.1. Don't Buy By PriceThe biggest mistake most people make it to say something like "I want a laptop/ digital camera/ etc, which is cheapest?". While budget is certainly an issue, going for the cheapest is almost always a fa ...Future Technologytag:freshspring.co.uk,2010-02-05:2625ad28ff701e6e545186711e5449482010-03-12T22:31:43ZAs a tech company we often get asked what we think about the future will hold. Rather than the usual crystal ball rubbish, this is a post about some of the existing trends to watch out for, not just funky tech but things that make business sense and might succeed or surface from labs in the next 5 years (10 is too far out!). 3D, Blu-Ray, Hi-Definition and everything TVAlthough 3D is awesome in ...Facebook Pagestag:freshspring.co.uk,2010-01-23:58721baa71ad971ba151a892d06806322010-03-12T22:28:21ZHaving a Facebook Page is a simple way of interacting with customers where they are, on Facebook, and possibly more importantly them interact with you; having a customer relationship.Some example of Facebook Pages can be found here:http://www.facebook.com/pages/ (http://www.facebook.com/pages/)(doesn't require Facebook login to view).Basics------ - To create a page you need to have a Facebo ...Just Getting Startedtag:freshspring.co.uk,2009-12-06:c9f1eab88ceff54fd1fc044892b8321d2010-03-12T22:26:39ZJust Getting StartedHello, we've been helping everyone else blog for a while now and thought why not try doing so ourselves :)Let us know what you think as we carry on and what you'd like to hear our thoughts about, etc.If you're not sure who we are just check out www.freshspring.co.uk to get a flavour :)