Journal.
Search Engine Optimisation for regional services – A case study
We recently created a website for a plumber friend in Australia, and were tasked with optimising the site for search. Our clients in the past being predominantly based in Hong Kong, or aiming for more global audiences with their offering, this was our first taste of local SEO methods, which we describe here.
Branding Design – Hand Embossers for your Logo
We can design a hand embosser or desktop embosser for your business logo, and arrange the manufacture and delivery.
Hand embossers will emboss ordinary cartridge paper, so that you can place branding on envelopes, invoices, compliment slips, and other documents.
The maximum diameter is 38mm.
Smartphone sensors are about to get a whole lot smarter
There’s a new breed of sensor coming out – they measure the chemical composition of things using photon spectrometry, and these example applications from crowd-sourcing platforms show that there are countless amazing applications for these, in conjunction with smartphone apps.
This is the SCiO
Organic Designs by Dana Tanamachi
Dana Tanamachi is based in Brooklyn, and uses chalk to create organic typographical wizardry. We love it.
Facebook Boosting As A Promotional Tool In Hong Kong, Or Otherwise
We tried to improve our Facebook post reach by promoting, or boosting, a post. Veritasium is a YouTube science video guy. In trying to learn how Facebook advertising works, he took a typically scientific approach: he created a helpful YouTube video, embedded below. I recommend it not only as a primer on Facebook’s business model, but as a warning to those considering social media paid-advertising as a way to grow your reach.
We didn’t heed the warnings.
Why does Web Design in Asia Seem so Backwards?
Some thoughts on web design in Asia. Randomwire wrote a piece back in November that I’ve just stumbled upon, exploring the technological, linguistic, and cultural reasons behind why Japanese websites appear old fashioned and hopelessly cluttered. It is excellent and thought-provoking.
