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Why choose a WordPress Web Design?
Occasionally I am asked what the difference is between a WordPress website, as opposed to a DIY website builder like Wix, Squarespace or Weebly. Or for e-commerce websites,…
Exhibition Graphics Design
I design & produce large format artwork for a variety of exhibitions, shows & graphic display installations throughout the UK, providing high quality print files to the printing…
Becoming a Freelance Designer
It’s often a long road to becoming a Freelance Designer, or being able to make a proper living from your design work. You need a fair number of…
WordPress Web Design & SEO
Most of my web design projects these days will be built using WordPress, which is pretty flexible and very good for SEO. But the bigger a website gets,…
Large Format Print Design
I am often required to design & supply large format print design graphics for a number of clients, to be printed as exhibition installations, posters or banners. When…
Blogging, Social Media & SEO
For a number of clients, I manage their websites & digital marketing, which often involves creating, updating & sharing articles on their blog. The topics for each blog…
Google Ads & PPC Management
I manage Google Ads PPC accounts for a number of different businesses in Swansea, South Wales and the UK. Natural SEO rankings is always the first priority when…
WordPress SEO Pharma Hack
The Pharma Hack is quite a subtle, clever hack which seems to affect WordPress and other CMS websites. The hackers gain access to your database through an old…
My view of SEO
More & more clients are asking for SEO services & what can be done with SEO… or what is SEO? I believe that everybody should be able to…
Design Experience
ModRed Design is the creation of myself, Scott Bowen, a Freelance Designer based in Swansea, South Wales, UK. This article gives you a little background information on my…
Why use Cloud Software?
I have seen a number of clients being pushed into using cloud software in the past year or two, in the belief that their business will be more…
Drawing a stencil using Illustrator
One of my early jobs was to create original illustrations for a tattoo stencil company. They usually gave me a basic design brief – perhaps producing a range…
My time at Funky Pigeon
Back in early 2008 I landed an amazing job at an on-line, personalised greeting card company called Remind4u – they later became Funky Pigeon. Initially, my job was…
History of ModRed Design
I built this website back in 2008, initially without any real plans for what I was going to do with it, it was simply a way for me…
My time at the Evening Post
My first real job was at the Evening Post in Swansea. I prepared newspapers for production in a variety of ways… I will try to convey my experiences…