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Formal Education and Web Design #fail in #imho
I attended a Crafthouse evening last Tuesday that focused on Education and the Web – the front end specifically, including front-end development, website design and animation as well. The crux of it was whether (or rather why) Irish formal education, such as degree and various diploma courses, are failing to deliver the relevant skills to…
WordPress Video Tutorials
Lately we’ve been concentrating on putting together some short YouTube clips on WordPress beginner basics – all videos are under 2 minutes and we’ve created them especially for you guys to help you get started with WordPress.
CaseStudy: Blogging Yogi Refocuses for 2013
This is a great opportunity to take you through the steps we took with Matt to get his blog refocused for 2013. So if you’ve got a blog that you’ve been neglecting for months or even years check out how we got Matt back on the wagon!
Milking It
While I am here in Australia I thought I’d share a few stories I’ve picked up in the papers and online. This one is your classic David & Goliath…
Email Marketing for Beginners
What is Email Marketing? Essentially email marketing is sending regular email newsletters to a list of subscribers with intent to build a relationship, usually for commercial purposes. Despite social media being darling of online marketers and the rest of us (lets face it – it’s fun and addictive) email marketing still offers the best return…
All Shiny and New!
We’ve got our new website up and running for the new year to go with our beautiful new logo. We love the Pinterest inspired “wall of posts” at the bottom of the homepage and archive pages – what do you think? And it will resize quite beautifully* too as it’s built on a responsive WordPress…
“Build it and they will come” – Actually, probably not.
In the early days of the internet – maybe 10 – 15 years ago the “Build it and they will come” adage might have rung true for a little while but not so anymore. These days you can’t just make a website, sit back and expect your page visits to miraculously multiply and orders to…
Favourite Core Business Tools
Just thought we’d share a little love on the core business tools we throughout the day in the Cookie Web office. Not doubt you’ve heard of most of them – but these are our core tools that help us through the day at Cookie Web. And they are all internet based – except for one!…
Website Grants for 2013 from Westmeath Enterprise Board
Once again the Westmeath Enterprise Board are offering grants for website development: …the grant available may be offered at a rate of up to 50% of the eligible cost of your website. A maximum of €1,000 is available for websites with a sell on-line facility and for those developing or upgrading a brochure website, a…
A head start on 2013
We were supposed to wait until January to reveal our lovely new logo but here it is! Just days before the end of 2012 we’ve decided to get a head start on 2013 and show off our new brand. We love it and hope you do to. We’re so excited about 2013 – it’s going…
Gearing your Facebook page up for Christmas
If the Christmas period is busy for your type of products or services then it’s vital that your Facebook page is looking sharp! We did a little check around our beloved clients’ Facebook pages and noticed that quite a few need a little love. Here’s a quick list for quickly getting your Facebook page working…
LION.ie has made the Finalists List in the Web Awards 2012
We’re very proud! The gorgeous website we designed and created for Lion.ie has made it through the shortlist and is now on the Finalist List for the Web Awards 2012. Nominated in the Best Financial Services Website category we’re up against some big names like Bank of Ireland, AIB and RaboDirect. But we think we’re…
email signatures – either you need one or it’s too big or…
…or of course it maybe perfect in which case we commend you! Disclaimer: People who are sensitive about their really long, boring, meaningless email signatures probably shouldn’t read on. Just joking! You should definitely read on…. If you haven’t got one… Well you need one. Now. Especially when communicating with a new client or…
2012 – A message from Cookie (Monster)
And the count! A classic clip… Happy 2012 to all
Cartell.ie Website Shortlisted for eircom Spiders
We are soooo excited to announce that one of our favourite clients, Cartell.ie, have been shortlisted for the prestigious eircom Spiders Awards. It’s a great looking website and provides a very valuable service to people who are looking to purchase a used car. Nominated in the E Business category the website checks all the boxes…
Facebook for Active Travel Mullingar
We’re delighted to be working with Active Travel Mullingar again – this time on their Facebook presence. We just love the style of Active Travel and have had so much fun applying it to their Facebook page. God knows we are always banging on about Facebook and it’s strengths for getting the word out about…
