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Did You Know Your Website has a Carbon Footprint?
This month is B Corp month ( March 2025 ) so what better time to tell you about an initiative that Ampersand Studio Ltd have introduced, this year, to do our small bit for climate change. 🌳 For every new website hosting we get this year we will plant a tree that, for most business…
Rich Holmes | March 10, 2025

The Allotment Advent | 24 Windows of Wonderment
24 days, 24 windows, 24 gifts. One Allotment Advent.
Rich Holmes | November 27, 2024

WordPress vs WP Engine – What You Need to Know!
If you run a site that is hosted on WP Engine or you use the popular ACF ( Advanced Custom Fields ) plugin then you will no doubt have heard about the feud that is taking place between Wordpress and WP Engine.
Rich Holmes | October 30, 2024

5+1 Steps to Launch a Website
So your website has been designed and developed and you just want to put it live and tell the world! Before you do just run through our 5+1 steps to make sure you get the most from your launch. The best way to remember our 5 steps is with the acronym Mr SOS! Monitor regulation…
Rich Holmes | October 27, 2024

Next Year’s Strategy: Preparing for 2025
Yes, it’s that time of year when attention turns to the new year on the horizon. Summer has passed, the rain is falling, and the ‘C’ word is being mentioned, which can only mean one thing – we’ve hit Q4 already! Many of you will be assessing what you want to achieve in 2025, how…
Rich Holmes | October 4, 2024

Bespoke vs Template Design
Let’s dive into the world of bespoke vs. template design! Whether you’re building a website or just curious about what’s what, we’re going to break it down in a way that’s as fun as it is useful.
Rich Holmes | September 20, 2024

⭐️⭐️ Results Day! ⭐️⭐️
If your website was getting its GCSEs today, how would it have done? Mark each subject below and let us know in the comments: 📝 English Language: Does it use appropriate language for the audience you’re targeting. Is it based on fact or fiction and does it answer the questions people ask? 🎨 Art &…
Rich Holmes | August 22, 2024

Client Spotlight: The Atrium Wellness Collective
This month Richard sat down with Claire from The Atrium Wellness Collective to discuss her new venture. Having worked with Claire previously, we were delighted to be asked to develop, host and manage the website for The Atrium, alongside their brand designer who created a stunning design. We talk about the difficulties of writing content…
Rich Holmes | August 22, 2024

Client Spotlight: Parallel Project Training
This month I sat down with Paul Naybour from Parallel Project Training to talk about their rebrand and development of a new website. I have worked alongside Parallel for a couple of years, supporting their WordPress site and creating a bespoke portal that uses the Arlo Training Management Software API to deliver additional functionality that…
Rich Holmes | July 21, 2024

Lessons Learnt from Euro 2024
This is one of those unashamedly unapologetic analogy blogs where I try and use a topic of the moment and tell you how it relates to your website! I know the final hasn’t happened yet and this could look very silly come Sunday night, so bookmark it, but I’ve been boring people all Euros by…
Rich Holmes | July 12, 2024










