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Halnaby Hall Stables Website Update
A couple of months ago we were recommended to Rosie Lister, the owner of Halnaby Hall Stables Bed and Breakfast near Darlington. The person who had built and been maintaining Rosie’s website was retiring and she needed someone to take over the management of her site. We met with Rosie and agreed that whilst she…
Read MoreTime Saving Tips Part 4 – Using Email Templates
I often send out emails to people that have pretty much the same wording each time. Things like “It was lovely to meet you at the networking event today. If you would like to find out more about what I do, please visit my website.” Or, “ Thank you for advertising in the brochure. Please…
Read MoreHow To…………… Like A Facebook Business Page as Your Business
Facebook keeps changing how the business pages work. At one time it was really easy to select your business page and then like other business pages as your business. It is a logical thing to do – after all you want to follow my business, not my personal page, particularly as my personal page is…
Read MoreE-commerce Website Goes Live
We have just completed a large e-commerce website build and the client is already seeing excellent results. Skeleton Leaf has been importing skeleton leaves into the UK for several years for distribution to customers all over the world. Owner Mike Lyth lives in Thailand for much of the time and is a fluent Thai speaker with very good…
Read MoreWorking with a Committee – Parish Council Website Build
We were delighted that an existing client recommended us to quote for the job of building the Stillingfleet Parish Council website. So, in the summer of 2016 I sat down withe a sub-group of the council to tease out exactly what they needed from a website – they had provided a comprehensive but rather complex plan of…
Read MoreTime Saving Tips – Part 1
This is the first in a series of brief blogs sharing my time saving tips for your business Get on the ‘phone. Yes, the quickest and easiest way to make appointments is to pick up the ‘phone, dial a number and discuss a convenient time for a meeting. It takes about 2 minutes! We all…
Read MoreCome and Meet Us
Red Kite Services will be exhibiting at the Made in York Business Exhibition and Networking Event on 30th October at the Mercure Hotel, York. We would love you to come along and meet us, find out about our services, try a cake pop and have a chance to win a bottle of wine. Free event…
Read MoreTips for Product Photography
Excellent product photography is essential for selling goods online. Product shots need to be planned thoroughly so that studio time is used to maximise the benefit to your business. Peter Lyth shares his experiences of product photography in this blog.
Read MoreWhy My Business is Like parkrun
On Saturday the 12th September I will be lining up at The Knavesmire in York to run my 100th parkrun. I will be joined by family, friends from the running community and friends I’ve made through business. There will be cake! For those of you who don’t know what parkrun is here is a quote…
Read MoreNew Business Partner
I am delighted to announce that as of the 1st September Red Kite Services is a partnership. I have been joined in the business by my husband, Peter who will initially be working on Mondays and Tuesdays, becoming a full time partner in December. Peter is an experienced scientist and we previously worked together in…
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