SLYFOX BLOG

SlyFox is a London, Ontario-based marketing and design firm catering to the needs and budgets of local entrepreneurs and business owners. Explore our blog for our latest insights and tips!

SlyFox Mentions: SlyFox Web Design in Business London

SlyFox Web Design & Marketing was featured in London Inc. magazine. This article is about our very own social media strategist, Michelle Faulds! Read the article below: https://londonincmagazine.ca/2020/08/18/slyfox-web-design/
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What Is The Difference Between Responsive And Adaptive Web Design?

Website designers and developers have to build their products with a wide range of screen sizes in mind. From huge desktop monitors to the little screens of smartwatches, people can access information in more ways than ever. How do developers make sure the site scales to every device possible?
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Shadowbans, Action Blocks, And How To Avoid Them

A beloved social networking site for small businesses, Instagram keeps its integrity with a strict set of guidelines. These rules prevent bots, scripts, scrapers, crawlers and all other automated nonsense from ruining the user experience.
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Where To Find Colour Palette Inspiration For Your Branding

The most noticeable part of a brand is its colours. The colours a company chooses can play a huge role in creating a good first impression. They can attract the right audience and create the ideal association between emotions and a product or service.
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How to Properly Write Website Content

SlyFox makes websites that represent small businesses, and we want to represent them as well as possible. This includes everything we write! If the content is too sloppy or confusing, it will reflect poorly on your brand.   Writing proper website content can take some getting used to, but these five tips can help make…
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Logo Trends 2020

It’s an understatement to say 2020 isn’t what we thought it would be, but London’s resilient small businesses are responding very well! The circumstances may also explain many of the year’s biggest logo trends: we’re all looking back to better times. 
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Transitioning Your Storefront To eCommerce

Now more than ever, small businesses of all kinds are bringing their brick-and-mortar experiences to well-made websites. As a web design and digital marketing business, SlyFox provides free consultations to help more small businesses in London understand how easy – and these days, how important – it is to make the transition to eCommerce.
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Keep Your Design Costs Down: Using Third-Party Licenses Instead of Reinventing The Wheel

One of the great things about WordPress.org is that it’s an open-source platform. A web designer can add many different plugins made by other skilled developers that enhance the functionality, conversion rate, and SEO of a site. Using third-party licenses on WordPress.org is a great way to keep costs down, too!
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