Should we still use Google Analytics? What’s the alternative?

I’ve been thinking about Google Analytics. I know – it’s the fun stuff. For years I would install Google Analytics on client websites without a second thought. It offers a huge range of analytical tools for clients who – with an amount of time on their hands – could set up a ton of different...

ThriveCart for sales, FetchApp for fulfilment – together at last!

Recently I’ve been working with a client who has a successful business selling downloadable materials for speech therapists. They’re collections of materials that help speech therapists run therapy sessions either in person or – as has been more relevant for the past 18 months – online. The client opened up a new sales channel and...

Thanks for your concern, Instagram …

… but really, I’m fine.

Not TickTockDesign Any More. Yikes.

This is David Horn Design. I’m David Horn. See what I’ve done there? But my company used to be called TickTockDesign. Different, but it’s the same thing. It’s just me, some trusted colleagues, a fresh installation of WordPress and some full-strength decaffeinated coffee. So why the change? There are 2 main reasons which together meant...

Thinking of redesigning your website? Here’s the checklist that all MD’s and owners need

This article appears in full over at Consult VIA – you can read my thoughts on redesigning your website from the perspective of an MD or business owner. Interesting stuff … although yeah, I would say that! We’re all tempted by the website redesign. The promise of instant rejuvenation and that ‘new website smell’. It’s...

Creating Facebook Ad Campaigns

… boy, this has become an occasional blog! And this is just a quick note to let you know I’ve written a new article over on my blog for website owners. It’s a pretty basic guide to getting up and running with Facebook Ads. There’s a good bit of info in there, covering setting up...

Site Launch: Direct Vintage – online vintage furniture

This is a nice looking site (if I say so myself!), and a fun project to be involved in. Direct Vintage sell vintage style furniture online … it’s actually a joint venture I’m involved in. TickTockDesign are providing marketing services for the site – as well as all the web design and development, so a...

Using Gmail with Organised Inboxes

It’s not often that Google introduces modifications that genuinely improve the way I work. Sure – plenty that are nice to haves (I just played with the latest version of Google Maps – and it looked and worked great – but a bit unnecessary since I had no problem with the old Google Maps, it...

Google Wallet – send money via email

Oh, this looks interesting. Google Wallet (formerly Google Checkout) is introducing email payments to some of it’s Gmail users (presumably in advance of a broader roll out). Integrating neatly with your gmail attachment options, a little $ sign will allow you to send money free (free from your Google Wallet balance or from your bank...

Claiming Google Authorship For Your Blog (or pretty pictures in search results)

If you’ve ever wondered why and how some search results have the author picture next to them, you’re not alone. Google introduced the concept of Authorship a little while ago as a means of establishing the reliability – or authority – of a content source. If an author writes multiple articles for multiple sources, then...