Did you know that only 16% of your Facebook fans see your posts? Most of us have used Facebook for many years now and it’s easy to think that it is entirely free. Well, it is … unless you have a Facebook business page. Facebook is a media channel much like television, radio or newspapers. To
We’ve just completed work on the Recognise website and mobile website to coincide with their rebrand. The project included updating the existing website to match the new Recognise brand and update the information architecture accordingly. We also designed and developed a mobile website made specifically for optimal viewing on a mobile phone. Simply visit recognise.org.au
We’ve recently worked with a client who has gone through a name change and re-branding exercise. We gave their website a refresh, developed an optimised mobile website, designed a Shopify theme for them and helped update their Facebook, Twitter and Youtube pages. Everything ran smoothly until we got to Facebook. Facebook has 2 ‘identifiers’ for
You may have heard of a relatively new buzz word in web development … responsive website development. In the age of desktop, tablet and mobile devices you need to know what responsive web development is and what it means for your mobile strategy. If you’ve made 2013 the year to focus on your mobile strategy
What a ride 2012 was. This 2012 review is for our clients and future clients to find out more about Echo Communications and the website development services we offer, as well as documenting the year that was. I’ve also included some of our most popular digital marketing blog posts from 2012 that you might find
SEO or Search Engine Optimisation has become big business. In fact a recent Forrester forecast suggests SEO will be a $2.2 billion industry by 2016. For such a big industry it’s crazy that it is still cloaked in mystery, but it makes sense then that almost all companies offering ‘web’ or ‘digital’ services offer SEO
What does a website cost? It sounds like a silly question and is often responded to with ‘what does a car cost?’ or ‘how long is a piece of string?’. However, knowing what a fair price for a website is can be difficult if you’re unsure of what is involved. I was given a fresh
We love a good infographic at Echo Communications, and so when we came across this one outlining the importance of colour in website design we thought it’s only fair to share it. If you’re in the process of designing a new website or are about to engage a web developer or web designer or even
We often get asked by potential clients about different programming languages. This usually starts when I say something like “we’re PHP developers and we use frameworks like Symfony and Zend” or “we’re now also offering Python/Django development”. Which is often followed by “we’re also talking to [insert random competitor name] and they use Ruby on
If you watched the ARIA’s last night you may have seen the letter ‘R’ and the word ‘Recognise’ on more than a few t-shirts. We’re proud to have been involved with the launch of Recognise. Our contribution included the front and backend development of a desktop landing page as well as a mobile landing page.
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