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Case Study: How a New Shopify Design Increased This Store’s Revenue by 68%
Winternational are an online luxury women’s ski-wear store, providing beautiful designer ski apparel to customers across the globe. Read on to find out how Swanky helped Winternational to boost their revenue and maximise their brand’s international ecommerce success. …Read More
What To Look for in a Shopify Web Designer
We're a full-service UK web design agency based in Exeter, Devon, which means that we design and build a wide range of different types of website. However, over the last couple of years we've found ourselves becoming increasingly specialised. Today we spend the majority of our time working on Shopify eCommerce websites. In this short article we'll briefly explain exactly what Shopify is and help you identify what to look for in a Shopify web designer. …Read More
Simple is Better than Complex. But is Easy Best?
Previously, we wrote a little piece explaining why web designers think that simple is better than complex. We argued that effective website design relies on keeping things simple. We defined the designer's role as taking a client's individual requirements - which may be inherently complex - and turning them into a clear, comprehensible website that visitors can understand and appreciate. We even quoted Leonardo da Vinci, who said that "simplicity is the ultimate sophistication". …Read More
5 Reasons We Love Designing Websites for Charities
We absolutely love designing websites for charities. A percentage of all our work is spent delivering charity campaigns and we find them to be some of the most rewarding projects of all. We've particularly enjoyed working with local charities such as Exeter YMCA, Exeter Foodbank, St Petrock's and Butterfly Children's Hospices. Building websites for charities throws up various opportunities and challenges. Some of our recent charitable projects have really kept us on our toes. …Read More
How Do We Know if a Website Design is a Success?
Web design is constantly changing. With each year that passes we see new technologies, functionality and trends emerging that seem to radically alter what we expect a website to deliver. This inevitably means that a certain % of business websites will look very different to a brand-new 2014 design. Whilst it can be very tempting to compare a 1, 2 or 3 year-old website to a brand new one - and this can be a useful exercise in determining what condition an older site is in - we believe that there is a better way. Instead of asking how modern a website looks, we think that it's better to ask the question: "how do we know if a website design is a success?" …Read More
4 Reasons to Choose an Exeter Web Design Agency
One of the great privileges of working in the website design industry is that we get to interact with clients all over the globe. It's now possible to choose the best design agency for your individual project, irrespective of where they are situated. We absolutely love working with our European, Asian and North American clients. However, there's something equally exciting about being an Exeter web design agency working with local Exeter and Devon businesses, charities and organisations. If you're situated in the South-West and have an upcoming website project, here are 4 reasons to choose an Exeter web design agency. …Read More
What Makes a Successful Brochure Website?
Here at SwankyApple we specialise in a number of website design services, including charity campaigns, design & branding and everything relating to Shopify Ecommerce websites. We're also very experienced at designing and developing brochure websites which allow organisations to clearly and concisely articulate their goals and help them to connect with potential clients. This article will be exploring what makes a successful brochure website and encourage you to think about how this might affect your business. …Read More
4 Warning Signs That You Need a New Website
Here's a question for you and your business: would you be able to recognise the warning signs that you need a new website? …Read More
2014: New Year, New Web Design Trends
We'd like to wish you all a very happy new year! We hope that you've had a great Christmas break and enjoyed seeing in the new year with family and friends. We've got lots planned for 2014: we'll be continuing to expand our range of Wordpress and Shopify web design services for business and e-commerce. We'll be continuing to include bespoke design, custom installation and responsive web design as standard. We'll also be rebranding SwankyApple - including a brand new website - and launching an exciting new creative project …Read More
How to Rebrand Your Website
If you're investing in a website design for the first time it can be very exciting! There is something very liberating about the creative process. However, if you've already got an established web presence then you're probably carrying different questions. How do you rebrand your website in a way which adds momentum, improves your web design and keeps regular customers happy and engaged? …Read More
Affordable Web Design in Exeter
As a website design agency we have various strings to our bow. We're expert developers with both Wordpress and Shopify, with a large percentage of our work coming from E-Commerce clients. However, as a Devon company we're also committed to providing affordable web design in Exeter for other local businesses. …Read More
Can Website Design Be Green?
There are lots of things that we care about. We love our families. We love innovative website design. We love local charities in Exeter. We love pizza. We also happen to be big fans of the environment. …Read More
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