Online security is a constant battle. Recently, a government-backed agency has released information showing that a number of NZ businesses including a large NZ retail store had been targets of cyber criminals. We have also seen the number of hacking … Read More
Google has recently released their new ‘Hummingbird’ Search Algorithm – so what does this mean for you and your website? Apparently, ‘Hummingbird’ has been up and running for a month or two now – Google managed to keep it quiet … Read More
In today’s connected world, it would be perfectly easy to buy everything you need with just a computer, keyboard and credit card. Purple Dog has helped quite a number of businesses on Waiheke, across New Zealand and globally – to … Read More
With staff backgrounds in the UK and USA, and a growing list of clients, we understand the differences and similarities that these Western countries have with each other. Specific audience demographics are an important factor to consider for any business, … Read More
Purple Dog Design prefers to work with the ubiquitous WordPress platform, primarily because it’s Open Source. This means there’s a large developer community continually enhancing and releasing updates, to ensure it stays the best, most secure and most up to … Read More
There’s no denying that blogging & website usage has changed in the last few years, with the arrival of social media like Facebook and Twitter. For many of us, what we used to blog about on our website or in … Read More
Ever struggled to find the perfect domain name for your business? Well, that should be a thing of the past when a new domain name system comes online. In fact, could this be the end of the internet as … Read More
Every business should have a website, regardless of industry, product or service. Whether it’s a full blown e-commerce website (online shop), booking system, online product / service brochure or just to display contact information, a website is still the most … Read More
We would like to take this opportunity to wish all of our customers, past, present and future a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and prosperous New Year. We will be operating a minimal service during the break – yes, … Read More
Responsive (or mobile optimised) website design is nothing new – it’s been around for years under different names “fluid” or “liquid” web design for example. Though the techniques are all a bit different, the concept never really took off, despite … Read More