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Spring Budget 2020: How to use your report
Hundreds of accountancy practices around the UK will be getting into their offices this morning to find our Spring Budget 2020 report in their inboxes – the cornerstone of our branded content for accountants. We’ve also sent you another email delivering a one-off...
Spring Budget 2020: How to use your report
Hundreds of accountancy practices around the UK will be getting into their offices this morning to find our Spring Budget 2020 report in their inboxes – the cornerstone of our branded content for accountants. We’ve also sent you another email delivering a one-off...
Insights from UK Business Forums: the need for SME business advice
In our new SME insights report, we cover the main challenges faced by small business owners all over the UK – from a personal level to a global scale – and the role accountants have to play in addressing them. We put this report together based on data from our sister...
Team picks for February 2020: Hard skills, B2B, AI and 404s
In the past month, the PracticeWeb team has been digesting all sorts of interesting articles and blog posts about web design, digital marketing, SEO and more. There's been plenty of reflection over the last month about what has been happening, we share some of these...
When will I see results for my accountancy firm’s digital marketing and SEO spend?
“Okay, I’m convinced that digital marketing and SEO are worth investing in, but when will that start to pay off?” At PracticeWeb, we have a rule: if we’ve been asked the same question more than once by clients, we get our heads together and write a guide or blog post...
Spring Budget 2020: full steam ahead
Speculation was mounting that next month's Spring Budget 2020 may be postponed, following Sajid Javid's resignation as chancellor. The fiscal event was thrown into doubt after Javid quit and the date of the next Budget was a matter for the new chancellor, Rishi Sunak....
Fonts for accountancy websites
Things have been getting a bit geeky on the PracticeWeb blog in recent weeks with posts about full stops and the technicalities of SEO. Now it’s our design team’s turn to get stuck into one of their favourite subjects – typography. It’s 2019 – everybody knows you...
The benefits of institute membership
Professionalism. That’s what small and medium-sized business owners value the most from their accountant in 2019, according to our recent research report which asked what do SMEs want from their accountant? Competency, expertise, self-regulation, integrity, honesty....
Non-doms, inheritance tax, reverse charge VAT and more
September’s monthly PracticeWeb documents go out to subscribers on Friday, just as summer recess ends for children and politicians alike. With Brexit unresolved and a new chancellor in place, speculation is mounting ahead of a potential Budget in October 2019. Some...
Targeting local areas and industry sectors
Trust is a fundamental value in the relationship between a business owner and an accountant. It’s therefore no surprise that recent research from PracticeWeb has found that the majority of SMEs like to have an accountant who is local to their area and who has...
The importance of service pages for accountancy websites
When you’re commissioning a new website for your accountancy practice, it’s easy to end up focusing on the showy, brand-focused headline sections like the homepage or ‘about us’. But individual service pages matter, too. Massively. As a senior account manager at...
Accounting websites: design inspiration
PracticeWeb designers Mark Jones and Jacob Pugh, and editor Ray Newman explain how accounting websites go from blank page to the finished product. Building some of the best accounting websites in the UK is the end result of a creative process that continues to evolve....
Minimalism is cool but it doesn’t generate leads
With my graphic designer hat on, of course I love clean, minimalist websites. They're often the ones that grab attention and win awards. They're a great way to make a bold statement about brand, too. What is a minimalist website? It's one with very little written...
Clarity and space: developing a brand strategy for Harold Sharp
The PracticeWeb team brought fresh thinking and established a clear understanding of our property clients and their motivations to reflect in our Proptech website design and content. The website project was well managed and proved an enjoyable and collaborative...
Accountants and marketing agencies: what to ask to get the best deal
This post is aimed at people working in accountancy firms who have been given the job of approaching agencies like PracticeWeb to get quotes for developing a new website. If you’re thinking of working with an agency like PracticeWeb, there’s some basic practice you...
Google My Business: making a first impression
First impressions count, and that goes for accountants as much as any other business. What do they have in common? Google My Business. If someone searches for an accountant and you can give them useful information and a brand that stands out before they even get to...
The complete guide to websites for accountants
Everything you need to know to get the right website to help your accountancy firm meet its business and marketing goals, achieve maximum return on investment, and stand out in the accountancy marketplace.
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