Open Source

Choosing the right backend technology for a web project is a critical decision that can influence its success.

Ebola is an infectious disease identified by fever and severe internal bleeding, it is spread through contact with body fluids of an infected person. It is currently spreading quickly through West Africa, the World Health Organisation is struggling to contain it. In much the same way as Ebola has an effect on the living, software viruses have a similar effect on our computing infrastructure.

Our services do not end when your new website is designed, developed and goes live, at Koda Web we then enter the post-delivery stage, where we analyse the new website and assess its performance against a number of key parameters.

During the month of May we have noticed significant changes in our search engine rankings, they were improving and we weren't quite sure why. During the month our clients began to notice the same thing happening to their site, resulting in more traffic, and in some cases, more sales than previous months. After a quick investigation (through Google searching of course) there seemed to be others experiencing similar improvement in their rankings

In mid-April we reported on significant changes to the way Google ranks websites in regards to mobile searches. Well, many websites ignored Google’s warnings and ultimately saw drops in their search rankings. Discovered through a detailed study, looking at the top 10 URL’s in thousands of test queries, 46.6% of non-mobile friendly pages saw a loss, many of them dropping from the top 10 search spots completely.

How Can We Measure the Success of a Website? One of the important measures we take into account when assessing our website’s effectiveness to convert visitors into customers, is the bounce rate. While there is plenty of other data that helps measure website quality, such as page views and average visit duration on the site per visitor, bounce rate is a useful metric that indicates the quality of a website’s first impression on its target audience.

Try and list off all the search engines you know....Google, Bing (if you're a Microsoft employee) Yahoo......errr......(Just let me Google some more) Dogpile, DucDuckGo etc etc

Custom website design and development is a concept that is often associated with higher costs when you consider the creation of your new online presence.

E-commerce continues to be one of the fastest growing areas in the online space. There are many different options that can make the purchasing decision complex.

The main function of an SSL certificate is to protect data. This is a must when using a website that takes information such as emails, ID's and passwords. Having one will help defend your site's data from hackers and other unwanted online thieves.