Hot Off The Press

We have been writing our company blog since 2006. It's a mixture of news about our business and the projects we're working on, along with more personal thoughts and comments on the experience of working in the print and web design business.

Our blog is also a chance for us to flag up newly finished sites to the public and invite people to pay them a visit. This not only illustrates what we do, but also helps to promote our clients' businesses.

You can also sign up to this blog as an rss feed. Click on the link in your browser to subscribe. We usually post a new entry at least once a week.

We've found it a fun and interesting experience to keep our company's blog. There's a gentle sort of discipline that it brings to how we think about out work, and how we want to present that to the world. The blog pages have also generated many leads over the years, giving us a chance to talk about specific design and web issues in a way that new and current clients can understand. It also hopefully gives you a sense of our way of working, of our voice as a company and individuals. We hope it also helps people to feel confident about picking up the phone to talk to us, whether or not they end up becoming clients or become part of our business network that we recommend to our clients.

If you would like some help with adding a blog or rss feed to your website then do give us a ring on 01300 320076 or drop us an email to jon@alacrify.co.uk

Entries in 2012

May
17th New Marne Cottage B&B website launched - A spot of luxury in Hampshire

April
3rd Dry Island Now Featured In Rough Guides

March
29th Craigs Farm Dairy Gets a Brand New Website from @alacrify
27th Alacrify Includes @zopim Live Chat in BioPortfolio.net and SPi-Reports.com
21st Redesigned BioTechnology, Healthcare and Life Science Market Reports Website
20th Maiden Newton Cafe Website Launched
16th Over 40,000 Market Research Reports Available from Sector Publishing
16th A Friendly Mention on @BrightPearlHQ Website from Garden Deco
15th Building New Marketing Campaign for Dorset Roofers
14th Amazing Illustrations from New Team Member
7th New Videos on Euro Resins Website
6th New Spanish Food Website Underway

February
27th New Design for Garden Deco's Magento Go Website
22nd Introducing the Website for ACPP the Association for Core Process Psychotherapists
21st MagentoGo Development
20th New Market Research Reports Website from Sector Publishing
13th Redesign for Alacrify Website Unveiled
8th Rural-Net Launch Video
8th Changes to Alacrify
2nd Quick Checkout Performance for Online Retail

January
31st New Website for Fine Art Consultant
30th Ordering Employers on Facebook
30th New Moth Prevention Retailer Launches in West Dorset
29th We Are Recruiting - New Junior Web Developer Needed
28th Attending the Launch of #ruralnet
24th 2012 Sale Calendar for Dukes Auctions
18th New Website for Dorchester Tennis/Squash Club
16th New Year Updates for www.liquavision.com
15th Show Dates and New Videos for Dorset County Show 2012
9th Adding a Blog to MagentoGo
7th Adding Twitter and Twitterfeed to MagentoGo @MothPrevention
4th Continuing Rapid Growth for www.mothprevention.com
3rd Sector Publishing Sites Improved

Entries in 2011

December
23rd Review of 2011
23rd Over 50 Sites Launched/Relaunched by Alacrify in 2011
22nd Publishing News Online to Boost Traffic
21st News from www.osedirectory.com on @OSEsafety and @OSEenvironment
20th 2011 Christmas and New Year Opening Times for Alacrify
19th Day 1 Sales From New MagentoGo Website
19th Exceptional Website Launched www.capheatonhall.co.uk
18th New Website Launched for www.mothprevention.com
15th Mine Disposal System Website for CobraMDS Launched
12th Business Blogging and Telling Your Company's Story
9th New Website for High Level Cleaning Services
6th Free SEO Checker for Your Website
2nd SEO Testing and Visualising Changes to SEO

November
30th Fast Increase in Visitors from Google for New Website
28th Multi-language websites for Corporate Clients
25th Consistency in Website Design
21st Quintessential Bed and Breakfast Tops The Good Web Guide for BandBs
21st Microsite Marketing for Established Brands
15th New Spanish Catering Website - El Bon Plat
14th Ice Skating in Southampton Opens This Week
9th Recent Testimonial for Alacrify
8th Beta Test of xampe Going Well
7th Ice Skating in Southampton Opens in 10 Days
4th Alacrify is a Beta Tester for xampe
3rd Cheapest Websites Online
1st The Best BandB Listings Website?
1st Get your Skates on in Southampton this Christmas

October
31st What To Expect From A New Website
29th Search Engine Optimisation That Works
11th Wild Gardens Bird Food and Feeders
10th Relaunch of Western Marquees Website Following a Complete Rebuild
7th Dorset Web Design - Clients in Dorset
6th Cheap Websites - What's the Cost?
5th National feature for local forager
4th Regional Advertising Success on the Web
3rd Home-Start West Dorset Fundraising

September
29th Alacrify Supports The African Pulse
22nd New Site Designs and Rebrands
3rd Things to Do in Weymouth and Portland
2nd New Videos and Interactive Map on Dorset County Show Website
1st Positive Feedback from Relaunched Website

August
19th Our Biggest Relaunch to Date
10th Redesigned Website Launched for Advansys Solutions
5th Tips to Get More Website Visitors
4th Local Information About Weymouth and Portand
3rd Bed and Breakfast Website Design
2nd Dorset Web Design

July
25th More rare items for sale at Duke's
22nd Huge Improvements in Google Position Following Site Relaunch
20th Summer News from Alacrify
18th Loads of Twitter Followers
12th New Website for Weymouth and Portland
11th Sector Publishing News and Twitter Feeds
8th New Website for Award Winning Bar and Restaurant
4th Having Fun and Being Creative - CSS3 and Google Fonts
1st Top Google Result for Relaunched Website

June
30th Help with How To Start a New Business
28th Glastonbury Festival Hog Roast Catering
24th 7 Months of Growth for Bed and Breakfast Website
22nd Dorset Wedding Photography Website Takes Off
21st New Website Designs and New Customers
7th Websites for New Business Startups
3rd Improving Underperforming Websites - Getting More For Your Money

May
28th Alacrify works with Sector Publishing Intelligence to Launch New Site
27th Optimising Website Speeds
26th Twitterfeed and Facebook Integration
25th Count Not Showing on Twitter Button
24th Alacrify Launches New Website for Portland Port
16th New Website for Regimental Association Goes Live
13th Fantastic Hog Roasts for the Summer
11th Our Website Training in Dorset is Personal
5th Bookmarks and Breadcrumbs on Websites

April
28th CSS3 and Website Statistics Charts
20th Capturing lifetime images of your special day
15th Dynamic Website for Local Photographer
14th New Blogs Bring Great Results
8th Website for Holiday Accommodation in Sri Lanka

March
31st Promotional design for Village Stores's tasting events
16th Spring is Springing
14th Bouquets for Mothers Day at Seasons Florists
11th Awards Added to O'Brien Lead Fabrication Website
10th New Market Reports and Conferences on BioPortfolio

February
16th New Website for Enable Support Services in Dorset
11th First Choice Solar's New Website Unveiled
9th Working Together with Other Local Businesses
6th Junior Web Developer Job at Alacrify
4th Using .htaccess to Redirect Pages with $_GET Variables to Friendly URLs
3rd Updated Design and Functionality for Multi-Language Website

January
28th Clicky - A Great Alternative to Google Analytics
26th Feedback about Alacrify from Rutland Reminders
25th First Choice Solar Website Under Development
21st Moxoms Builders in Dorchester
19th Spring Festival Listing on Quintessential Bed and Breakfast Website
14th Internet Explorer 7 and CK Editor Integration Problems
10th Using Twitter and Twitterfeed to Increase Site Traffic
6th Great Response to Maiden Newton Website

Entries in 2010

December
24th Review of 2010 for Alacrify
23rd Christmas Holiday Dates
22nd Twitter and Twitterfeed
17th Another Milestone for Quintessential Bed And Breakfasts
16th New Village Website for Maiden Newton
15th Christmas Celebrations at Rutland Reminders
14th Duke's Auction Calendar for 2011 Published
13th O'Brien Lead Fabrication Website Launched
2nd Clay-to-Game Shooting Services Website Grows

November
30th New BioTech and Life Science Reports Shop on BioPortfolio
24th Reflections on Using Google AdWords
22nd Dukes Auctions - 2010: An Exceptional Year - Sale Catalogue Archives Online
17th Bed and Breakfast Booking Just 7 Days After Site Launch
16th New Design Brings Huge Performance Improvements for Bioportfolio
15th Online Donations Facility Added to Home-Start West Dorset Website
10th Luxury Bed and Breakfasts Website Launched
8th Rutland Reminders - Dementia Therapy Website Launched
4th Long Tail Website Marketing - Practical Examples
2nd Keeping It Fresh - RSS and Twitter Integration

October
28th New Marshwood Vale Photography and Stories by Robin Mills
25th Full Range of Underwater ROVs now on Liquavision's Website
18th BioSelector Website Redesign
15th Web User Trends - Browsers, Search Engines and Screen Sizes
11th New Projects for October
9th Alacrify Becomes SagePay Approved Partner
8th Magazine Style Home Page for BioPortfolio

September
30th International Health and Safety Magazines: New Issues Online
28th Glowing Review in The Telegraph for Wooden Cabbage
21st Design Updates for OSE Directory
20th New Brand Relaunch for Photography Studio
10th Real West Dorset
8th Seach Engine Performance Boost for BioPortfolio
6th Wonderful Show - Highlights on Video of the 2010 County Show
3rd A Quick Response for Dorset County Show Website Videos
2nd New Spot the Dog Competition for September
1st Final Preparations for the Dorset County Show

August
31st GlamSchool: The Finishing School for the 21st Century
26th Amazing Treasures at Melplash Court Auction
24th Relaunch of Bed and Breakfast Website
19th The Best Psychotherapy Magazine Yet?
11th Continuing Search Engine Optimisation [SEO] for Nightdress Website
9th Rebrand for PG Economics Website
6th River Cottage Handbook - Hedgerow - Additional Information
3rd CKEditor Toolbar Config

July
30th Another Ceramic Success at Dukes
25th New Book Launch for John Wright
22nd Site Visitor Stats Rocket Following Redesign
20th Videos on the Dorset County Show Website
9th Breaking News about Dorset County Show
6th Major Website Redesign for Farm Machinery Manufacturer
2nd A Helping Hand With SEO

June
25th New Site for Dorset County Show
24th Clay Pigeon Tuition and Game Shooting Services
18th Wild Food Foraging Website for River Cottage's John Wright
16th New Website for Luxury Linen Company
14th New Team Member Joins Alacrify
4th Islonia's navy set to grow
2nd New Themed Information Pages on Health and Safety Website

May
31st New Travel Plan Website for Old Kelways, Langport
20th Independence for New Micro-Nation - Islonia Rules the Waves
13th Tompion Watch for Sale at Dukes Auctions
12th Cheapest Pack Shot Photography?

April
30th Rebrand for the New Year
29th Microsite Websites for Niche Marketing
23rd Websafe Fonts that Work in All Browsers
21st Taxidermy Sale at Dukes
15th Useful CSS for Navigation Bars
9th Setting Website Language for International Websites
7th 3 out of 3 ain't bad! Google SEO
1st No April Fool - Another Google Success

March
31st One in 653,000 - Getting to the Top of Google
26th Bio Portfolio Facelift
26th Catching Rainbows - Fertility Therapies in Dorset
23rd Happy Birthday Home-Start West Dorset
10th High Tech Updates for High Technology Lighting
6th Sports and Fitness Feature on The Game Cloud
5th Is This Fastest Health and Safety Directory on the Web?
3rd Out of Hours - The Game Cloud Project

February
23rd Need for Speed - Making Websites Work Faster
17th New Web Developer Job Advertised
12th Multi-Language Websites and Domain Names
10th International Domain Registration
8th New Project to Provide a Website for Home Start West Dorset
5th A Glamorous Makeover and Photo Shoot for Your Valentine!
1st Bay Publishing On Facebook

January
27th Qianlong Vase on Sale at Dukes Auctions
26th SSL IE File Download Problem and Solution
21st Making the Most of Social Networks
18th Useful Excel Worksheet Comparison
13th Three New Sites Launched
5th A Handful of Recent Good Reads
4th 2010 Bank Holidays

Entries in 2009

December
23rd Auto Insurance Website Goes Live
21st Update for Seven Springs Commercial Photography
11th Exclusive French Wines from Fine Wines From France
10th New News from Dry Island
7th New Golf Website for Gairloch Golf Club
4th Christmas Flowers at Seasons Florists
3rd 2010 Sales Calendar Update for Dukes Auctions

November
27th New Website Launched Supplying the Coolest Tech on the Planet
10th Our Plan ... It's Working!
6th Contacting Clients
4th Back to Normality...

October
30th A Hectic Few Days
23rd Building Sites
16th Excellent Service and Great Customer Care
13th A Flurry of New Business
7th International Language Sites
2nd Multiple Language Website Launched

September
25th Bed and Breakfast Website Rebranding
23rd Submitting Websites to Search Engines
18th New Services from Alacrify - Domain Registration
15th Managing Business Growth
11th First Week For Our Newest Recruit
9th Alascia Marketing Website Launched
3rd Using our New Micro CMS - Client Recommendations

August
27th Bridport Open Studios Website Live
24th Picking up the Reins
20th Out of Action
14th New Starter - Peter Rickard
12th Introducing Charley and Our New Micro CMS
7th A Week of Change
4th The Kindness of Strangers

July
27th Changes Afoot
21st The Web Is A Wonderful Thing
17th Domain Name Registration
14th Making Progress
10th John Wright Seafood Guru on the BBC
8th Google Search Ranking Success

June
29th How We Get More Website Traffic
26th New Issue of Reformulation Published
24th Job Vacancy - Junior Web Developer
22nd Creating Good Administration Systems
19th Local Networking - MeetDraw and DorsetDigital
17th Indicating Language Choice with Flags or Text
12th Improving Search Engine Ranking
11th Going Cuckoo: Achieving Work-Life Balance
9th Legal Website Re-branding - Portland Legal Services
5th New Issue of Reformulation Sent to Print
2nd Getting Your Business On The Map
1st Commenting on Blog Posts

May
30th Listening and Learning
29th Road Angel Fleet Tracking for CNL24
27th New CMS In Full Flow
26th A Tender Moment
22nd A Breezy Start to the Summer
19th Glowing Praise from Dry Island
18th Dry Island - Re-brand Success Story
15th Robin Mills - Photographs of Dorset
14th Recent Reading - Thinking About Meatballs
13th Promising Start for Re-launched Site
8th Brilliant New Seashore Book from River Cottage
7th Dry Island Relaunch
6th New Shoots and New Directions
4th Under the Hammer - Objects of Desire At Auction

April
30th John Bullock Lighting Design
29th Hotel Video Productions - Site Launch
20th Cross Fertilisation and Brainstorming
17th New Website for Botanical Artist
17th Alacrify's New Site

March
31st Easter Eggs and Alacrification
27th Our Latest Holiday Website
19th Content Management For Websites
5th Mother's Day Flowers

February
24th Things You Can't Do Without
12th Mix Well and Enjoy...
2nd Working in a Winter Wonderland

January
20th Back In Harness
9th Chilly Start to the New Year

Entries in 2008

December
19th Health and Safety Publishing
5th Busy run Up To Christmas

November
23rd Taking Care of Copyright
10th Keep Warm this Winter

October
30th Getting to the Top
13th A Wash and Brush Up
3rd Exeter Symphony Orchestra in 2008-2009

July
30th Bed and Breakfast in West Dorset
25th Breath Of Fresh Air for Chappell Studio
17th Keep On Truckin
7th On the BBC

June
24th DorsetDigital/DotDorset and Getting to Grips with Camtasia
13th Time Flies...

May
28th PayPal and Video
14th Angling for Business

March
21st Approaching Easter
10th New Pottery Site Launched
3rd Repeat and Repeat and Repeat

February
24th Ongoing ACAT Development
15th New Designs for International Consultancy
12th New Site for Dorset Publisher
7th Promotional Print for Topiary Business

January
15th Snow Business like Show Business

Entries in 2007

December
20th Now We Are Two

November
30th Under the Hammer
23rd Ready for 2008
7th Alacrify Has A Facelift

October
29th Booking Workshops
11th Highlights from Rising Stars and John Bullock Lighting Design
7th Defeating Formmail Spam

September
4th Back in Harness

August
12th Back in Time
4th Continuing Improvements

July
17th Training the Trainers
10th New Psychotherapy Website Launched

June
30th Wine Merchant | Site Handover
26th ACAT Online
15th Search Engines
4th High Technology Lighting
2nd End of Call Centre Life

May
18th Foreign Language Brochure
5th Frampton House Bed and Breakfast

April
26th Exeter Symphony Orchestra
19th And now for something completely different...
5th Looking forward to a break

March
28th New B and B Site - The Different Purposes of Web Advertising
15th Finishing Touches to ACATonline - End of Round One?
7th Exeter Symphony Orchestra Goes Live
6th Back For More
2nd Wine Merchant Now Live

February
22nd Making Headway
19th New Client
7th LIttle Tips
5th Actinic - E-Commerce

January
16th New Year - New Challenges

Entries in 2006

November
23rd Cards and Colour
14th Endings and Beginnings
7th Bits and Pieces

October
23rd Google Sitemaps
11th Bellamont Topiary :: Before and After
5th ACAT Updates

September
28th Enlighten Design Award Website
12th Higher Holway Farm Bed and Breakfast
8th Rising Stars Updates
5th Bellamont Topiary Website

August
22nd Dorset County Museum :: Membership Brochure
15th Bridport Open Studios 2006
10th Dorset Art Weeks Venue Feedback Analysis

July
11th Broadoak Flyers have Flown :: 1950''s Life in Colour
5th Broadoak Country Fair Flyer :: Initial Feedback
3rd Broadoak Country Fair :: New Flyer Commission

June
28th Dorset County Museum Advertising
26th Bellamont Topiary
22nd Dorset Art Week Feedback Coming In
12th Topiary Photography

May
29th Wine Merchant Site Updates
26th Feedback for Dorset Art Weeks 2006
23rd Art Trail for Dorset Art Weeks 2006