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In our previous post, Meet the MD, you had the opportunity to gain a little bit more insight into how Tad Web Solutions was founded and how it's managed by Ian Elcoate. Apprenticeships have been and continue to be a key part of our business, so now lets take a few...
New data protection regulations will be in force from May 2018 in the form of GDPR and anybody who stores data needs to be aware of what is coming, what it means for them and what measures they need to add to their websites and data storage procedures to comply with...
Yesterday, the team behind WordPress made their first major release of 2017 - WordPress 4.8, dubbed 'Evans'. With this being a major release, you'll need to login to WordPress and update manually. Remember to make a backup of your site before doing so - we recommend...
There are a lot of things that may change significantly in the next year and even the next week, as a this week we will know the result of the General Election. Those of you who know me, know I am rather political but I'm not planning to try and convince you to vote...
Time after time now you might have heard that WordPress proudly powers 27% of all websites on the internet. It's a hugely impressive stat. Just as impressive is the fact that the WordPress repository has over 50,000 plugins that aim to provide extra features and help...
Prologue: The purpose of this post is not to say "don't continue your education, become a web designer", but to remind us all that education is not the only option. I decided the conventional route of tertiary education wasn't for me. I came into a web agency with no...
Amongst everything else that is part of your job, particularly in a small business, managing the design and development of your website can feel like a step into the unknown. What's the web design process for me? What do I need to supply? At Tad Web Solutions, we're...
In British vernacular, many of us clean our home with a 'hoover'. Technically we're actually using a vacuum cleaner, that may or may not be made by the Hoover brand. Similarly, if you're going to search for something online, a common term is to 'Google it' even if...
Many of our existing clients and partners will already be familiar with our Managing Director, Ian Elcoate. He plays a hands-on role and is the lead, expert web developer for a number of our projects and works tirelessly as part of the team at Tad Web Solutions to...
A website can be a huge investment for your business. With that in mind, you'll want to make sure that your website is working for you and helping you to win more customers. Our team at Tad Web Solutions have compiled this comprehensive website launch checklist. This...
This year, National Apprenticeship Week (#NAW2017) runs between Monday, March 6th and Friday, March 10th. It's most likely that you'll read a lot about National Apprenticeship Week and the benefits of apprenticeships from recruitment agencies, training companies,...
How can you as a website owner ensure that your website is secure? More importantly, what is web security? Web security is the cumulative phrase for all of the methods and measure that you can use and enforce to keep the files behind your website and any data of your...