Tips & Tales

No matter how old you are or where you are in your career, there is always something new to learn. These tips and tales are here to share what we know along with some entertaining antidotes.

Whether you are new to tech or marketing, or just seeking the latest updates, this section offers how-to's and advice from industry experts.

Advice, perspective, and anecdotes from the generation that brought you today's digital technology but remembers life before it.

Clearing Your Cache

Learn what cache is and why it is important. Also find out why clearing your cache can quite often be necessary.

May 1, 2024

Website Maintenance: Why You Need it

Regular website maintenance is essential for optimal functionality, security, and performance, making monthly upkeep crucial.

April 1, 2024

SEO Tips for Blog Writing with Yoast: A Beginner’s Guide

Looking for SEO tips? This guide, with insights from Yoast plugin, helps master SEO and improve content strategy.

March 1, 2024

Sizing Images for Websites: The Basics

The importance of properly sizing images for websites cannot be stressed enough. Here is a helpful guide for beginners.

February 1, 2024

The Cost of Website Design is Like the Price of Good Wine

Why the cost of website is design is a worthwhile investment and how you can get good design without breaking the bank.

January 1, 2024

Google Business Profile
(formerly known as Google My Business)

If you are not using Google Business Profile, what are you waiting for? Learn how optimising your profile can benefit your local business.

November 1, 2023

A Business Website is Your Digital Storefront

Make money while you sleep! A business website is your digital storefront.

September 1, 2023

Touchpoints and Customer Journey

Customer journey touchpoints: what they are, why they are important, which ones to use, and how to use them.

July 15, 2023

Luxury Brands Marketing: The Secret to Success

Luxury brands go beyond highlighting the features and benefits of their products or services and create a sense of aspiration and desire.

July 1, 2023

Transition Words SEO for the Win

Looking to improve your SEO strategy? Incorporate a little Transition Words SEO into your writing for a quick boost.

June 15, 2023

10 Reasons Why You Should Choose a WordPress Website

Used by 33% of businesses worldwide including the official blog of Star Wars, the best you can do truly is a Wordpress website, London.

June 1, 2023

Website Hosting with Phoenix Road Creative & Bluehost

Phoenix Road Creative proudly announces that we have become an official affiliate of top website hosting company, Bluehost.

May 1, 2023

GDPR Training Guide for Beginners 2023

This GDPR training guide breaks down everything you need to know about the regulation and how it impacts your business.

April 1, 2023

How to Speed Test a Site…and Get Good Results

Don’t let a slow website hurt your business. Use these easy steps to speed test a site and make it lightning fast for your visitors.

March 1, 2023

Why the smart CMO partners with a Boutique Creative Agency

Here’s why the smartest CMO’s and marketing leaders are choosing to partner with a boutique creative agency.

February 15, 2023

What is ChatGPT?

Everyone is talking about ChatGPT. If you are just nodding your head along with them and pretending you know what they are talking about, here is your cheat sheet… ChatGPT was created by OpenAI and launched as a prototype on November 20, 2022. It quickly gained massive attention for its articulate answers and detailed responses. […]

January 15, 2023

TikTok for Business – Are you in?

TikTok. Gen-Z loves it. Elder Millenials, Gen-X, and Boomers are you still on the fence? Most of us are happy to hang on our old standbys, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, Instagram if we’re feeling adventurous. Lamenting the day we lost our grip on MySpace. But TikTok… that’s just a fad, right? Just for the kids, […]

January 1, 2023

Are You (and Your Customers) Shopping on Instagram?

Start scrolling your Instagram feed or streaming stories the next time you need to check out for a min (don’t worry, we all do it) and you’ll no doubt see a sponsored post, ad, or influencer within the first few seconds you’re on platform. Are you shopping on Instagram? Instagram may have started back in 2010 […]

December 1, 2022

Black Friday Origins and What the Day Could Mean for Your Business

The Black Friday origins (at least as we have known the days since the 1980’s) were huge. The stores were abuzz and the media was all over it. I remember shopping with my mom and grandma the day after Thanksgiving. Back then it wasn’t a mob scene and you didn’t have to get up and […]

November 15, 2022