Gordon had a shave! Using video in your business Video used to be really difficult How we film “This Week With” What sort of video can you do business? Recording instead of streaming, and then upload Filming at events. Use video to tell a story Inform your viewers, quick tip Show you are the expert ... Read more

This Week:

* Customer journey* Speed of website* Landing pages* The F method* The number of clicks…* Frictionless purchase* Website user experience (UX)* Ask family and friends to achieve tasks* Quick way to find “pain” points on your website* UX on mobile* Photo galleries on mobile* Lightbox – focussing attention* Swiping* Making buttons big enough to press on mobile* Example: https://www.draysondesign.com/portfolio/photography-portfolio/* Facebook Live Crossposting – https://www.facebook.com/business/help/1385580858214929 / https://www.facebook.com/help/678485232304895* Great for partnering with related businesses* No such thing as a fish podcast – https://www.nosuchthingasafish.com/

* Drayson Design Website – https://www.draysondesign.com* The Creative Tinker Website – https://www.thecreativetinker.com

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Customer journey Speed of website Landing pages The F method The number of clicks… Frictionless purchase Website user experience (UX) Ask family and friends to achieve tasks Quick way to find “pain” points on your website UX on mobile Photo galleries on mobile Lightbox – focussing attention Swiping Making buttons big enough to press on ... Read more

This Week:

* All about The Creative Tinker* Why The Creative Tinker was started?* Helping out Drayson Design and other people with their websites* The Big Idea took Taylor on part time.* What to do after college?* Working for yourself* Where did the name come from?* Taking customer from Drayson Design

All about The Creative Tinker Why The Creative Tinker was started? Helping out Drayson Design and other people with their websites The Big Idea took Taylor on part-time. What to do after college? Working for yourself Where did the name come from? Taking customer from Drayson Design 🙂 What do you like about this job? ... Read more

This Week:

* All about Drayson Design* How did Drayson Design start?* Remember the BBC Micro?* £200+ for a .com domain !!* The Magic Circle’s first-ever website* People asking if we can build a website for them* Custom-built databases (that took forever to make)* What do Drayson Design specialise in?* Entertainment videography and photography* Promo’s and live event filming* Promotional posters and full design package* Building a website to reflect the personality of the entertainer* Software as a service tools* Taking on one-off jobs* Making sure the contract can be fulfilled* How have things changed?* Early business cards* Phone coupler modem* BBS (CIX)* Why would I ever need an email address?* Downloading an image took 7 minutes* The internet has changed communication forever* Constant change is good, especially for customers* Sneak peek – https://www.draysondesign.com/home

* Drayson Design Website – https://www.draysondesign.com* The Creative Tinker Website – https://www.thecreativetinker.com

Our website is live – https://www.thisweekwith.co.uk

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All about Drayson Design How did Drayson Design start? Remember the BBC Micro? £200+ for a .com domain !! The Magic Circle’s first-ever website People asking if we can build a website for them Custom-built databases (that took forever to make) What do Drayson Design specialise in? Entertainment videography and photography Promo’s and live event ... Read more

This Week:

* Lockdown – What day is it?* Finalise projects and putting websites live* Monitoring results to see if goals are being achieved* Designing websites for mobile-first – controversial idea* Responsive design* New Tool: NiftyPM – project management – https://niftypm.com/* Clients contacting you in different places* Moving customers to one communication point to keep all conversations in the same place.* Professional Photography for your business* Head Shots – making the best first impression* Event Photography – how to use the images* Lighting is key for a good image* Theatrical Photography – take a look at the portfolio – https://www.draysondesign.com/portfolio/photography-portfolio/

* Drayson Design Website – https://www.draysondesign.com* The Creative Tinker Website – https://www.thecreativetinker.com

Our website is live – https://www.thisweekwith.co.uk

Facebook: https://bit.ly/thisweek-fbYoutube: https://bit.ly/thisweek-yt

Lockdown – What day is it? Finalise projects and putting websites live Monitoring results to see if goals are being achieved Designing websites for mobile-first – controversial idea Responsive design New Tool: NiftyPM – project management – https://niftypm.com/ Clients contacting you in different places Moving customers to one communication point to keep all conversations in ... Read more

This Week:

* New Development website* Creating a new website for an exiting customer* BNI Networking – https://bni.co.uk/en-GB/index* Self-employed people working all hours* Set working hours and giving yourself rewards for reaching goals* Working around other people for motivation* Creating infographics* Graphic and website feedback system – http://wpfeedback.co* NEWS: MrSite is closing down with 30 days notice and why this is a terrible customer experience (bit of a rant as it made Gordon very angry)

* Drayson Design Website – https://www.draysondesign.com* The Creative Tinker Website – https://www.thecreativetinker.com

Our website is live – https://www.thisweekwith.co.uk

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