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It can take months to rank well for a chosen keyphrase. How do you know how that phrase will send the right sort of traffic? The answer is by PPC testing, as Matt explains...
For the third year running, nine members of the 9xb team are set to run the Leeds 10k this year in aid of MacMillan Cancer Support....
Marketing Executive Sarah explains how behavioural email marketing can be used to tailor your messages to the right people....
Can you not watch TV without having your smartphone or tablet within touching distance? If so, you're not alone, as Marketing Executive Michael explains...
In June, we headed to Econsultancy's Future of Digital Marketing Conference in London. Click here to read our takeaways from the day....
When it comes to online marketing there is much emphasis placed on driving traffic to your website - and rightly so. After all, your website is useless unless people are visiti......
In May, 9xb Marketing Executive Sarah completed a 500 mile triathlon for Diabetes UK. Click here to find out how she got on and why she attempted the mammoth feat....
Web and Applications Developer Swetha Poosarla talks about her journey into the web, from her studies at York University, to her latest projects at 9xb....
Members of the 9xb team have started training for a charity boxing match this June. Click here to find out more....
Page load time is a vital part of any website's user experience because while load time isn't a large contributor to SEO rankings, it can have a significant effect on your conv......
9xb has been North Yorkshire's top employer after scooping the Employer of the Year award at the 2013 Ackrill Media Group Business Awards. The team collected their accolade in fro......
Tags: digital agency employer award staff motivation
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Westland, one of the UK’s leading horticultural companies, has embarked on a two year campaign with digital agency 9xb.com to further raise its brand awareness. The business, wh......
Tags: SEO digital agency westland unwins social media digital campaign
Posted in: 9xb News
Global sportswear brand Hi-Tec has commissioned digital agency 9xb.com to develop a bespoke online training portal for its retailers in the US. The Yorkshire agency said the new U......
Carrying on from Matt's article Are You Prepared For Google Panda? I thought I'd explain a little further about how Panda updates work and what we can expect going forwards. ......
Bradford Theatres has launched a new mobile site to make it easier for people to search for and book events on the move. The adapted website was built in response to the growing n......
Over the past few days, we've heard from a number of reliable sources, including Matt Cutts himself that we can expect to see a Google Panda algorithm update in the next day or s......
Full service digital agency 9xb.com has secured a deal with the Post Office to develop a bespoke online system as part of the organisation's nationwide investment in local branch......
14 Mar 2013 Posted by Jenni Moulson
Tags: Development digital agency digital design Post Office
Posted in: 9xb News
As a copywriter, generating the ideas that will form the framework of your latest article is no easy task. There are many factors to take into account before you put pen to paper......
You don't have to be a Radio 4 listener to have heard the numerous stories focusing on the decline of footfall and trade traditionally associated with town centres. If we're ......
During the proposal stage for a new client, it’s easy to shout about how good you think you are as a company when undertaking an SEO campaign and getting results. You show th......
Most will be familiar with the terms business-to-business and business-to-consumer and the difference between the two (the selling process and the buyer of the product or servi......
When it comes to writing SEO content, most will focus on the message that they wish to put across to the reader – and rightly so. However, it is equally important to consider h......
More and more businesses are signing up to social networking sites in the hope that it will help to increase enquiries and ultimately boost sales. Only a small percentage however c......
With Google continuing its relentless series of updates, websites are constantly being squeezed and SEO agencies being pushed to drive more and more traffic. However one key elemen......
In 2013, link building means the earning of high authority text or image links on reputable, relevant websites. One of the most effective ways of doing this is offering high qualit......
Last year, our Mobile and Applications Developer Chris Bell told us just how significant the mobile web is becoming to all brands and companies in his excellent guide to mobile str......
Keyword research can be a long hard road and one I know a lot of marketers dread due to the seemingly never ending laborious task of finding new opportunities, categorising, priori......
It’s been known for some time now that search engines consider content to be king – lovely, sparkling, fresh bot fodder to be more precise. But what elements should your cont......
Marks and Spencer has agreed a further 12 month contract with 9xb.com which will see the Harrogate agency manage and maintain content on the retailer’s flagship healthy living ......
Tags: 9xb digital agency website design Marks and Spencer M&S healthy living
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A new fully transactional online store for retailer Electrical Discount UK, created by the 9xb team, was successfully launched this autumn, in time for the peak Christmas sales per......
Tags: Electrical Discount UK online retail conversion
Posted in: 9xb News
Larger premises, new jobs and a 20% increase in turnover have made 2012 a record year for 9xb. Our team has delivered projects for clients in a wide range of sectors including Yor......
Google Product Search as you may know it is now known as Google Shopping. If you still refer to it as the former, you may not be aware that this is slowly changing into a paid ......
Back in the day, running an Adwords account used to be relatively separate to the Analytics account, but since Google made the move to try and integrate all key stats straight out ......
Bugs are the developer’s natural enemy. They can lie dormant, having masqueraded their way through testing for one reason or another, before rearing up in the most unexpected and......
As the owner of a business or a member of a marketing team looking to enlist support growing your digital presence, it's likely a sizeable portion of the work they plan to un......
Digital agency 9xb has secured a nationwide marketing contract with First Hull Trains, part of First Group. The initiative will target up to 300,000 potential customers ev......
9xb has completed a new site for retailer BHS that aims to tap into the growing DIY wedding market. Personalised stationery site bhsweddinginvitations.co.uk has been developed in ......
21 Nov 2012 Posted by Jenni Moulson
Tags: 9xb ecommerce BHS personalised stationery wedding stationery website
Posted in: 9xb News
Here at 9XB we're occasionally asked the question "What are the latest trends in web design?" It's understandable. Being 'on trend' is often highly desirable. Many clients want ......
20 Nov 2012 Posted by Andy Curry
Tags: digital design website design design process on trend website desin content versus design
Posted in: Design
Handlebars, soul patches and copstaches; all examples of the facial hair that members of the 9xb staff are currently sporting! It is of course Movember, and several of the 9xb t......
Tags: Charity movember 9xb movember fund raising mens health
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When thinking about conversion we usually jump to the seemingly obvious conclusion of increasing traffic. This is the wrong move; generating high quality converting traffic can tak......
One of the key aims for any digital marketing agency is to efficiently manage their clients’ budgets and deliver the best possible ROI. In order for this ethos to truly work it m......
Tags: SEO marketing online marketing Copywriting content writing
Posted in: SEO
October welcomes the launch of Electrical Discount UK’s new fully transactional online store. A fresh new design showcases a host of new features as well as improved navigati......
Tags: SEO search engine optimisation search engine optimization site launch
Posted in: 9xb News
It is fair to say that new Project Executive Rich Kenny isn't the typical kind of guy you expect to find working for a digital agency. With a career history that includes being a......
19 Oct 2012 Posted by 9xb
Tags: Project Management project executive new starter
Posted in: Project Management
As clients increase budgets and look for more success by utilising online channels, be it desktop, mobile or tablet, there is more pressure to make sure this growing online require......
Tags: digital design website design usability design process user led design
Posted in: Design
Guess what? Google is at it again! If you do a search within Google.co.uk for ‘Car Insurance’ you will be greeted with the following; Yes, that’s right - Google are......
Tags: SEO online marketing seo agency craig addyman conversion search google networks
Posted in: SEO
Outside of work, 9xb Account Director Simon Blake is the first to admit he likes the odd game of golf when he’s not at home doing dad duties, so when an opportunity arose for......
Tags: Charity simon blake st gemmas hospice the yorkshire mafia
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There is no doubt that the search landscape is facing its most challenging time, with more and more complex algorithmic updates being pushed out by Google and the other search engi......
There can be few projects more complex or daunting to manage than an Olympic Games. I was fortunate enough to experience firsthand such a project at London 2012, having recently re......
Tags: Project Management olympics london 2012
Posted in: Project Management
SEO is more than just keywords. With a richer web and an increased battle for the top positions in the SERPs, focusing purely on keywords isn't always going to get you the co......
30 Aug 2012 Posted by Carly
Tags: SEO keywords conversions call tracking software AB Testing call to actions checkout process responsive sites mobile sites website referrals google analytics adinsight
Posted in: SEO
A common misconception when creating a mobile site is that it is simply a case of cutting down file sizes, tweaking some content and optimising the user interface to be m......
Nope, the title of this post isn't a joke. Sick of the restrictions placed upon us by the Great British winter, we took the decision to have our Christmas activities slap-ba......
Written by: Ben Kay - Web and Applications Developer, 9xb Last week I presented a paper at the 7th International Conference on Open Repositories, at the University of Ed......
With technology becoming more affordable, hosting and domain costs more achievable and smart phones, TV's and computers featuring in nearly every home it's perhaps of little surpri......
Bathrooms4all, one of the UK's leading bathroom retailers, has this week launched their new bespoke ecommerce website. The new site, designed and built by 9xb, has been developed......
18 Jul 2012 Posted by Mark Pickering
Tags: Development SEO online marketing ecommerce Project Management bathrooms4all site launch
Posted in: 9xb News
I don’t know if you’re ever looked at the map of where the 9xb offices are situated, but it’s fair to say we couldn’t get much closer to the Yorkshire Showground and what i......
With ecommerce becoming an increasingly important fixture for retail companies, many are looking at additional ways to potentially increase online revenue. Traditionally, ecommer......
Last Sunday, 6 of the 9xb team took part in the Leeds 10k race to raise money for MacMillan Cancer Support. Days of torrential rain prior to the event cast doubt over whethe......
We're always on the lookout for high calibre people to join the team and help us deliver an outstanding service to our clients. Like most companies in our sector we pay good sala......
For many years the world of search engine optimisation or SEO has consistently found it difficult to shed the image as the manipulators of search results through what are conceived......
It was a bit of an unusual day in the office at 9xb last Friday as our team were joined by several canine visitors. In order to support Take Your Dog To Work Day 9xb, in union with......
Tags: Social Media take your dog to work day brand awareness
Posted in: Social Media digital strategies 9xb News
There is a belief, quite rightly, that utilising a Content Delivery Network (CDN) for all site resources (images, style sheets, client side scripting files, movies, and so on......
27 Jun 2012 Posted by admin
Tags: content delivery network site performance
Posted in: digital strategies Browsers
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