As we wrote this blog in late 2012, New Zealand had more mobile phone connections than it does people. According to Google, about 30% of those devices are smartphones.

Just about every business, no matter how small, has a website these days. There are plenty of web boffins who can set you up with a website of your own for a comparatively small price – often just a few hundred dollars.

In a previous blog we gave a brief overview of why ExpressionEngine is the CMS (Content Management System) of choice here at The Design Council. This time we’re going to take a closer look at just one of the many ExpressionEngine add-ons

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The last decade has seen a big move from businesses worldwide, toward selling their products and services online.

The latest numbers from Statistics New Zealand showed that over 20% of people had worked from home at least once in the last four weeks. In America the figure is even higher.

It goes without saying that attracting visitors to your website is essential to your online marketing success. But just because you’ve got the visitors doesn’t mean you can afford to rest on your laurels.

Mobile marketing is more than the latest trend; it’s the wave of the future. Gartner, the world’s leading IT research company, says that by 2013 smartphones will have replaced PCs as the world's leading web connectivity device.

Is your website a true reflection of your business? Are you answering the right questions and communicating effectively.

If you're a small business owner, you know how it feels to be stuck in a rut and unable to come up with new ideas to help promote your business. This compilation of creative ideas can inspire you and help you get started in thinking about business promotion in a whole new way.

If you need one more reason to consider social media, how about this one: It's FREE. There's no cost to set-up profiles and maintain fan pages.