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Google alerts are emails sent to you when Google finds new results of a choosen search term. You ask Google to notify you if a specific search term is mentioned anywhere on the web, you can also add the URL of a website as the search term. If the search term is repeated online you will recieve email notification informing you if a post, article or link has been added to the site. This can be useful for website owners, to find out who is linking to your website.

These results can be web pages, newpaper articles or blogs that match your search term.

Use Google Alerts to monitor anything on the web, for example:

1. Find out what is being said about the company or product
2. Monitor a developing news story
3. Keep up to date with a competitor or industry
4. Get the latest news on a celebrity or sports team

New site launched for Hare Bulk Haulage which was formed in 2008 and specialises in bulk haulage of agricultural products.  Based in Teesside they service the whole of the UK. The company prides itself on offering a professional, competitive and helpful service to meet the individual needs of all of our customers.

Hare Bulk Haulage came to Design365 to design them a bespoke brochure website around their current branding. We have designed a website which is clean, easy to use and will increase the companies online presence.

Eliza Blooms is a local florists in Co. Durham who came to see Design365 to create her an e-commerce site to sell floral arrangements online. We have designed the company branding for the florist which reflects her work - classic and elegant.

She wanted a site to promote her business, allow her to increase her sales by selling online, include a photo gallery to showcase her work, allow her online and offline marketing to sit together as a brand.

Design365 have created an e-commerce site which is easy to use, informative and attractive.

Take a look at her beautiful Christmas wreaths the perfect present!

Take a day out is a new charity aiming to provide short break experiences for carers and their families in County Durham and the Tees Valley. Nathan Money and Peter Sheen are the co-founders of the charity which was registered in late September 2011.

Take a day out have relationships with other local people, groups, businesses and charities to offer services and support to parents and carers in the North East.

They came to see us at Design365 for a website consultation, they had a current website, but felt it needed updating. They wanted a site which was easy to use and would promote the charity and also sit along side their current branding. The new website includes photos, events, newsletter sign up facility and links to their current social media pages.

After hearing about the good work the charity does in our local community, we decided to donate their website free of charge to help support the charity. As they are a non profit organisation they rely on volunteers and support where they can. View their new site, Take a day out.

“I was really pleased to help take a day out with a free website; we hope the impact the website creates will generate significant funds to help carers take some well-deserved respite.” Alan Foster, Director of Design365.

“Design365 is a growing company that we love working with because they are interested in the people whose projects they work on. Alan and his team really want to help us and we hope we can help them too by promoting their company to others.” Nathan Money, Take a day out.

The Dog Inn, a local pub just outside Heighington village, Darlington has recently been taken over. The Dog Inn had been closed for a number of months and the new management wanted a website to promote the pub and increase the number of customers who come into the venue.

Design365 have designed them a brochure website which ties in with their current branding. The site is clear, easy to use and includes the following;

Events and Offers
Photo Gallery
Book a table online form
Social media links
Testimonials from customers

Take a look at this charming, traditional English pub website and you could WIN a free Sunday Lunch!

Google plus is the newest social media since Facebook. It has many innovative features that set it apart from the others; it allows you to create multiple virtual social networks. One of Google plus’ first unique features is its amazing capability to sort through your contacts and manage them into circles – separate groups for different connections.

This allows you to post photos, messages and add your status which is then only viewable to certain circles. This gives you control over your contacts and allows you to separate your family, friends and business contacts. It allows you to organise everyone into your real-life social connections and control what people see. You can also add links to your page and +1 on websites you like and would like to share with your circle. Certain individuals will overlap and can appear in two or three circles.

Google Fresh is the latest change to Google. Google Fresh will concentrate on ‘how fresh’ your site content is, an addition to the usual search engine optimisation (SEO). Updating your site to include industry news, updating your company blog and keeping products up to date is fundamental. Google Fresh will need regular posts to achieve visible results for your site. The constant battle for Google is making sure sites are rich with fresh news and products, sharpening up results.

Google Fresh will affect 35% of searches, to improve your ranking follow these tips;
1. Keep blogs, news and information up to date and keep it updated as regularly as possible
2. Add reviews on to your site from your happy customers
3. Keep products up to date, add a new blog about product updates
4. Update deals and special offers, even better if you have a daily deals section

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• How do you currently buy print?
• Do you know you are getting best value for money?
• Is your method as time-efficient as it could be?
• Are you getting the best level of service you could be?
• Do you have the expertise and industry knowledge to make informed decisions?

If you are unsure of any of the above questions or would like an impartial review of your print costs then contact School Print.

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New site launched for AS Training who are a training, leadership and management training in Co Durham.
Specialists in the high quality delivery of 'accredited' leadership and management training.

Take a look at the courses they have to offer.