GWS Media's Most Viewed Articles

1. 20 Different Types of Websites – Part 1
2. Benefits and Risks of Social Media
3. Celebrating the Release of Windows 10 – the evolution of the Windows logo
4. Positive Things to Come Out of the COVID-19 Lockdown
5. History of Robotics in Medicine
6. A Brief History of Robots and Robotics, from 300 B.C. to 1969
7. 10 Great Christmas Websites to Visit
8. How do Social Robots Interact with Humans?
9. 20 Different Types of Websites - Part 2
10. The Difference Between Paid Search and Organic Search
11. How System Requirements for Browsing the Internet Have Changed Part 1: Internet Connection Speeds
12. Marketing in the Time of Coronavirus
13. The Origins and History of Social Media
14. 5 of our Favourite High-Tech Companies in Bristol
15. Twenty Questions on the Ethics of Robotics and Pepper Robot
16. 5 Reasons Why Grammar and Spelling are Important on your Website
17. 10 File-Sharing Platforms for Business
18. Website Design: Facebook
19. The Pros and Cons of Google Analytics Version 4
20. Tips for Naming Your Brand or Business
21. Robots vs. Humans in the Workplace
22. What’s In a Font? Fonts for Films and TV
23. Bristol Street Art and See No Evil
24. 20 Animated Logos for your Inspiration
25. Business Networking Groups in Bristol
26. How System Requirements for Browsing the Internet Have Changed Part 3: Web Browsers
27. Which Sectors Are Open During Lockdown?
28. Mensa International - the High-IQ Society
29. How to Reduce or Eliminate Landfill Waste From Your Business
30. 10 Most Popular Content Management Systems Compared
31. Our Working Process
32. 1st Objective of Charity Website Design: Ways to Attract Public Support
33. The Dos and Don'ts of Branding
34. Website Design: Twitter
35. How Can Hotels Adapt to the Coronavirus Lockdown?
36. Digital Copywriting Guide to Best Practice
37. 6 Benefits of Multilingual Websites
38. Are Robots Going to Steal All Our Jobs?
39. 16 Stock Photography Websites Reviewed
40. The History of Drupal Content Management System
41. Bristol's Newspapers
42. Case Study: What are ASOS Doing on Social Media?
43. 40 Classic UK TV Advertising Campaigns Part 3
44. 40 Classic UK TV Advertising Campaigns Part 2
45. Electronic Person Status for Robots - Response to the EU Proposal
46. Robot Rights and Electronic Personhood Revisited
47. 10 Different Ways to Create an App
48. Charity Website Design: Introduction
49. 2nd Objective of Charity Website Design: Attracting Funding Partners
50. University Websites - Home Page Design
51. How to Set Holiday Opening Hours in Google My Business
52. 10 Website Copywriting Mistakes​
53. How has the Global Pandemic Changed the Digital Landscape
54. Why Should I Care About My ‘Online Reputation’?
55. How Future Developments in Marketing Will Transform Business
56. What is On-Page SEO and what is Off-Page SEO?
57. Softbank Robotics Pepper Robot Exhibition Pepper World Paris
58. How to Look After Your Mental Health While Social Distancing
59. How to Manage Your Email
60. Nicholl Food Packaging
61. Our Dyslexic Designer Thinks Outside the Box
62. 40 Classic UK TV Advertising Campaigns Part 1
63. How to Set Up a Google Ads (formerly AdWords) Account
64. A Behind-the-scenes Look at Some of the Design Tools We Use
65. Creating a Storyboard for Your Video content
66. How Websites Can Win Over Potential Customers
67. COVID-Proofing Your Office & Waiting Room
68. GDPR Legislation: Advice for Businesses
69. Why We Like Long-Term Clients (And You Should Too)
70. Website Design: Pinterest
71. Website Design: Selling Clothes Online Part 1
72. University Website Design – The Inner Pages
73. Meet Our New Hire: Pepper the Robot!
74. Ecommerce & Pinterest: A Match Made in Heaven
75. Is Blogging for Business Still Relevant in 2023?
76. What Is SEO and Why Do I Need It?
77. Five Ways to Stay Productive Working at Home During Self-Isolation
78. 10 Apps to get you into the Christmas Spirit
79. What is Technical SEO? Fault-finding Ranking Drops
80. 10 On-Page SEO Tips and Techniques for 2020
81. 40 Classic UK TV Advertising Campaigns, Part 4
82. 5 Ways a Strong Brand Can Have a Positive Impact on your Business
83. 7 Star Trek Technologies Made Real in the 21st Century
84. Green Resources: For the Office
85. How to Know When to Upgrade Your Website
86. The Importance of Google Reviews
87. Should We Tax Robots? Response to Robert Shiller article in The Guardian
88. How Secure Is Your Website Connection? HTTP vs HTTPS
89. New .uk Domain Names Could Revolutionise the UK Web Space
90. The Bristol Aerospace Welfare Association (BAWA)
91. How to Sell Goods and Services Online
92. Health Check for Your Business Website - October 31st Event
93. Why is Video Important?
94. Which Cosmetic Brands are Breaking the Mould in Digital Advertising?
95. Love Leads the Way: Lead Generation in Times of Online Dating
96. How to Design a Great Landing Page for Your Google Adwords Campaign
97. Pepper on Parade
98. Business Sorted SME Growth Tips
99. Popular Payment Gateways for your Website
100. Free Google Review Template - Improve Your Online Reputation!
101. Bristol Business Growth Show Roundup
102. Twitter Trends, Banksy and Untranslatable Words
103. How to Use a Website to Sell Ethical or Green Products
104. How System Requirements for Browsing the Internet Have Changed Part 2: Operating System Requirements
105. 8 Essential Image Optimisation Tips
106. SEO vs PPC
107. Meet Our New Account Manager - Amy Edwards
108. NERC Charity - the National Eye Research Centre
109. Ecommerce Store SEO Success
110. 34 Bristols, Twitter Media and Umbrella Installations
111. Gareth Simpson Joins Us As Digital Marketing Manager
112. Business Showcase South West October 2017 Review
113. Improve Your Website with FAQs: a Digital Strategy Guide
114. Probation Period: What If Your New Hire is a Robot?
115. Website Design: Selling Clothes Online Part 2
116. GWS Media's 20th Anniversary: Our Timeline
117. How to Manage Cookie Consent on your Website
118. Business Showcase South West Round-up [2016]
119. GWS Media Office Party October 2019
120. Business Sorted SME Growth Tips - Part Three
121. 4 Ways to Integrate eCommerce Functionality into your Website
122. Business Sorted SME Growth Tips Part Four
123. Designing a Green Website: Selling Ethical Products Online Part 2
124. 11 Essential Tips for Running a Good Google Adwords Campaign
125. 5-Step Guide to Looking After Your Wellbeing When Working from Home
126. 8 Free Apps for the Christmas Holidays
127. What is Digital Transformation?
128. Pepper Makes a Public Appearance at the Being There Showcase
129. Our Digital Marketing Team ‘Levels Up’ AGAIN
130. 15 Tips for Enhancing the Design of your Existing Website
131. How to Stay Connected While Working from Home
132. Blogging Tips, Social Media Turn Offs and Times Square without Billboards
133. Different Ways to Make Money Online
134. What Google Has to Say About Your Website
135. Parallax Scrolling Web Design
136. Social Media: Girl’s or Guy’s Game?
137. Different Types of File Formats
138. Business Sorted SME Growth Tips - Part Two
139. Banksy and Gromits in Bristol, Google+ and Air Art
140. Twelve Tips for Copywriting, Part One
141. Twelve Tips for Copywriting, Part Two
142. Blogging for Business? Optimise Your Content for SEO & Shares
143. 5 Ways to Create an Engaging Email Newsletter
144. What Can a Corporate App Do For You?
145. Free Google Tools to Help Your Business
146. What to Look For When Sourcing Web Hosting
147. SWMAS (South West Manufacturing Advisory Service)
148. 35 Big Macs, 4.8 Marathons and a Bus Trip from Weston to Chester: Ian Trains
149. Creatives’ Corner: How to Get Designers and Writers to Collaborate
150. How to Work With Web Designers
151. Free Things To Do Online During Lockdown
152. Virtual Reality and Amazon Echo at Samsung Event ‘Inspire:Bristol’
153. #INSTAFEEL: Is Instagram Right For Your Business?
154. Getting to Know Our Team 1: Philip
155. Website Design: Selling Clothes Online Part 3
156. Our Top Tips for Working Remotely
157. What Your Business Needs to Know About Multilingual Websites
158. How to Make Networking Work for You
159. Will Remote Working Be the Future?
160. Getting Started in Google My Business
161. Bristol’s Harbour Festival 2010: “Joyous” - Sunny - and Free
162. Our Digital Marketing Team ‘Levels Up’
163. Greener Office Tips
164. 5 Businesses and Brands that Started in Bristol
165. What You Can Learn About Selling Online From Amazon
166. Mobile and Responsive Websites in 2016
167. Blogging Tips, Social Media Tools and Beautiful Information
168. Ian from GWS Media is Running the Bristol 10k for NERC Charity!
169. Google Fred Search Algorithm Updates
170. Netiquette: How to Navigate Writing for the Web
171. What Happened After Drupal 7?
172. Hallmarks of a Good SEO Agency
173. How Coronavirus Has Impacted Different Industries
174. Paid Things To Do Online During Lockdown
175. Business Showcase SW Prize Winner Collects Her Port
176. 3 Ways a Member Website Can Change Your Business
177. How to Recover Google Analytics Account Access and Save Your Data
178. GWS Media is Exhibiting at the Sterling Integrity Business Show
179. What Is Open-Source Software?
180. 5 Things That Web Users Hate the Most
181. Getting to Know Our Team 3: Kyle
182. Getting to Know Our Team 6: David
183. The Death of Internet Explorer: RIP Old Friend
184. Popular e-Commerce Platforms to Consider
185. GWS Media: a Year in Round-Ups
186. Google Penguin 2.0, the Bank Holiday Weekend and a Digital Orchestra
187. McSnap! McDonalds Joins Snapchat - GWS Media Thoughts
188. Social Media Through Time
189. 2015 Marketing Trends: Mobile, Content & Micro Targeting
190. University Website Design: Social Media
191. Web Video, Drizzle, Doughnuts, Dragon Dictation!
192. Marketing During COVID-19
193. How to Get the Most from LinkedIn for Individuals
194. How to Get the Most from LinkedIn for Business
195. Why Use Drupal?
196. Getting to Know Our Team 5: Sophie
197. Become a Better Writer With These 12 Questions
198. COVID-Prooing Your Retail or Restaurant Business
199. Call-to-Action Best Practice Guidelines, Examples & Inspiration
200. Designing an Advertising Campaign
201. See GWS @ Bristol Business Exhibition
202. Festivals and Events in Bristol - Summer Round-Up
203. Social Media in the Olympics, Tablets for Business & Infographic Design
204. A Beginner’s Guide to Multilingual Marketing
205. 3rd Objective of Charity Website Design: Forging Relationships
206. How to Build a Great Intranet
207. How to Create a Successful Member Website
208. How to Handle Coronavirus Concerns in the Workplace
209. Designing a 'Green' Website: Selling Ethical Products Online - Part 1
210. The Olympic Brand-Wagon
211. Designing a Green Website: Selling Ethical Products Online Part 3
212. End of Summer September Events Round-Up
213. GWS News: Latest version of the Bristol Unique Guide App Now Live
214. Infographics
215. Branding Strategies - a Quick Look at Rebranding
216. CMS Chat: Drupal’s New Take on Usability
217. Website Design: Interview with the GWS Design Team
218. How Can LinkedIn Benefit Your Business?
219. Hidden Messages Behind 10 Logos
220. Remote Work Options for Content Writers
221. Getting to Know Our Team 7: Jerome
222. Website Design: Google Plus for Business
223. Bristol App Publicity, Content Marketing Optimization & Mushroom Art
224. The Digital Health Age
225. Facebook Apps, Location-based Marketing & Bristol Gorillas
226. Blogger Tips: Layout
227. Business Shouldn’t Resist Social Media
228. Maximising Your Instagram Potential
229. How to Keep Your Website Secure from Bots and Hackers
230. Guide to Business Uses for Social Media Part 1 - What Is It?
231. A Beginner's Guide to Gamification
232. How to Use Christmas Imagery on your Website
233. Thinking Outside the Box (1): Offline Tactics that Get You Noticed Online
234. Tips for Employers on How to Manage Remote Staff
235. Bristol Unique Guide App: Sneak Peek
236. Getting to Know Our Team 2: Victor
237. App Design
238. Blog Commenting – Why?
239. 10 Travel Apps for the Holidays
240. Why Should Your Business Create an App?
241. Robots and Humans Showcase
242. 4 Ways to Make Your Office More Green
243. Knowing the Lingo: What’s a Meme?
244. Hashtags: the #tricks
245. GWS Visit Above and Beyond at the Bristol Eye Hospital Open Day, Sept. 2011
246. Getting to Know Our Team 4: Richard
247. Feeding Time at Google Zoo: Hungry Pandas & Penguins
248. How Good is Chat GPT 4?
249. 4th Objective of Charity Website Design: Synergy & Partnerships with Beneficiaries
250. How a Bespoke Software System Could Supercharge Your Business
251. Facebook Messages, the Rod Stewart Fan Club, and Obama’s Book
252. Designing Green Websites: a Social Media Update
253. Google Maps and Politics: Controversy and Food for Thought…
254. Blogger Tips: Best of Blog Design
255. Is this the end for Google+ Local?
256. Free Blog Post SEO Checklist
257. Getting to Know Our Team 8: Maz
258. From Facebook to Your Website: What Makes Strong Landing Page?
259. Instagram Web Profiles, Bloemencorso Flower Sculptures and Weston Carnival
260. GWS Media App Picks: Wednesday 19th March 2014
261. The University of Bristol
262. Who Wants Half Price Beer for an Instagram Snap? Carlsberg #happybeertime
263. Who Are You Going to Mute on Twitter?
264. Guide to Business Uses for Social Media Part 2: Why Use It?
265. Fitness and Lifestyle Apps
266. GWS Media App Picks: Thursday 20th March 2014
267. 3 Marketing Tips for E-Commerce Sites
268. Facebook: From Personal Communication to Business Tool
269. How to Develop Your Twitter Presence: Voice
270. Google Warns About Unethical SEO Tactics
271. Meet our new Digital Copywriter: Kayleigh Toyra
272. 3 Tips for E-Commerce Website Design
273. Social Media as Visual Interaction
274. Hello Lamp-Post, Re-Imagining Content and a Skateboard Pizza
275. In Praise of Some Marvellous Neighbours
276. Swinging Sixties Website Celebrates its 50th Potted Biography
277. Guide to Business Uses for Social Media Part 7: Plaxo
278. Breaking GWS News: Our Bristol Unique Guide App for iPhone
279. Why England Lose, but Facebook Marketing Wins
280. St. Paul's Carnival 2011
281. Getting to Know Our Team 9: Kamil
282. GWS Visits Bristol General Hospital
283. Charities Using Pinterest…
284. Bristol Then and Now, ‘Snackable’ Content and Atom Animation
285. GWS Media App Picks Tuesday 18th March 2014
286. Tying Your Approach to Social Media with Your Sales Process
287. Some Things for Bristolians to Think About - and a Celebration to Remember
288. 8 Beginners’ Tips to Help You Take Control of Your Online Reputation
289. Green Resources: Apps to Make You Go Green
290. GWS Media App Picks of the Day: Monday 17th March 2014
291. Real Cost of Social Media, Twitter Privacy and Lego Walls?
292. Twitter @ the Olympics
293. iPhone & iOS8 Web Design
294. Tailoring LinkedIn for You
295. How to Boost Your Current Conversion Rate with Social Media
296. Blog Commenting - How to Comment
297. Blog Commenting - How to Deal With Comments
298. Hashtag Your Holiday
299. Pinterest for Business - Webinar
300. Website Design - Resources for Business
301. Catching Traffic with Great Link Bait
302. Sporting Apps
303. Why Use an Open-Source CMS for Your Website?
304. Knowing the Lingo: Are You Klout Worthy?
305. Web Design - University Websites
306. 5 Reasons Interactive Marketing Has Taken Over
307. Bristol Unique Guide App - Android Version
308. Blogger Tips: Optimisation
309. How to Improve Page Load Time
310. Top Blogging Tools, the Social Media Wave and More Olympic themed design
311. Website Design: Business-to-Business Websites Part 1
312. Bristol Unique Guide App: What You've Said
313. 3 Tips for Developing Your Online Reputation
314. A Beginner’s Guide to Google Maps: How They Help Businesses for Free
315. The GWS Bristol Gift Guide
316. Blogger Tips: Customisation
317. Social Media Temperature Test Results #1
318. Crowdsourcing, Image Search & the Lunar Eclipse
319. Blogging, eBooks and Synthetic Choirs
320. Google Warns Against Mobile-Unfriendly Websites
321. Festivals in Bristol, Most Clickable Headlines, Bristol Graffiti Art
322. Eat Drink Bristol Fashion, Viral Content Marketing and a Donut Camera
323. If Google Ranks Slow Websites, People Will Use Google Less
324. Hashtags, Pinterest and 3D Art
325. Youtube, Banksy Watch & TV Baftas
326. New Bristol Graffiti, Content Creation Tips and 'Hand-Tech' Gloves
327. Snow, Social Media Trends 2011 and Bunnies
328. Facebook Messenger, Social Media Propaganda and Street Art Spectacles
329. Web Surfing and Productivity, Website Redesign & Steve Jobs Tributes
330. Bristol (Old Duke) Jazz Festival 2010
331. Making the Most of Social Media Specialities: Twitter and Hootsuite
332. Google+ Arrives (Well, Nearly)
333. Google Releases Search Analytics (beta)
334. Social Media Marketing: Tools
335. 3 Tips to Optimise Your Google Maps Listing
336. Social Media Temperature Test Results Part Two
337. The 3 ‘R’s Business Exhibitions
338. Google Instant: Should Business Owners be Worried about their Rankings?
339. How to Twitter for Business: Useful Tips for Getting Started
340. Growing Facebook, Social Bookmarking and Web Design Icons
341. Quick Tip to Cure Bloggers' Block
342. SEO Tips for YouTube, Mappiness and Logo Design
343. Klout, Target Audiences & Bike Design
344. 3 Tips for Redesigning Your Website
345. 4 Reasons to Redesign Your Website
346. 4 Ways Not to Use Social Media: Big Brands Making Simple Mistakes
347. Redesigning a Website? Consult Analytics!
348. Social Media Strategy: Building Your Network
349. Website Usability Part 1: What Is It and Why Is It Important?
350. Black Friday Over Overwhelms Ecommerce Stores
351. Making the Most of Social Media Specialities: Facebook and Pinterest
352. A Year of Blogging: The GWS Round-up of 2012!
353. 4 Tips for Getting Started on Youtube
354. Website Design: Business-to-Business Websites Part 2
355. LinkedIn & Twitter Mood Mapping
356. The GWS Festive Guide to Bristol
357. Knowing the Lingo: the All-Important # Hashtag
358. Bristol Festivals, Video Apps and a Qwerty Keyboard Sofa
359. Mother’s Day, the Harlem Shake & Inventive Punctuation
360. Four Easy Steps to Take Control of Your Search Engine Promotion Campaign
361. Google+ Places, Business Blogging Tips & Google World Wonders
362. Social Media Statistics, Blogging ‘Voice’ and Mirror Photography
363. Website Design: Social Media
364. Social Media Website Design - What Businesses Can Learn
365. Facebook, Facebook and more Facebook
366. Managing your Online Reputation: Google Snippets and why they matter
367. Online Marketing After Pinterest: Finding Your Specialist Network
368. How to Speak the Language of Design
369. Facebook Changes: Impact on Pages
370. Google +, Banksy Sabotage and R.I.P. Steve Jobs
371. The March on Washington, Interactive Media & a project from Arcade Fire
372. Making the Most of Social Media Specialities: Google Plus, Crowdbooster

Articles new since late 2021 and not yet in Top 372, therefore provisionally unranked:

1. [None currently in this category]

Selected Older Useful or Interesting Articles Outside the Top 372:

1. Facebook: Building Your Network
2. Facebook Insights: Building Your Network
3. Google Adwords, Twitter Updates & Olympic Design
4. Guide to Business Uses for Social Media Part 3: LinkedIn
5. Guide to Business Uses for Social Media Part 4 - Facebook
6. Guide to Business Uses for Social Media Part 5 - Blogging
7. Guide to Business Uses for Social Media Part 6 - Twitter
8. Learning from Facebook Insights
9. Pinterest: 3 Ways to Approach the Social Media Site of 2012
10. Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) and Blogging for Business
11. Social Media Images, Usability and Jubilee Celebrations
12. Social Media Metrics: Klout
13. Steps to Take Control of Your Search Engine Promotion Campaign Part 2
14. Steps to Take Control of Your Search Engine Promotion Campaign Part 3
15. Steps to Take Control of Your Search Engine Promotion Campaign Part 4
16. Summer Round-Up of Bristol Festivals
17. Twitter for Business: 3 Tips to Try Today
18. Twitter Lists: Why and How to Use Them
19. Twitter Stats & Social Media Spying
20. Website Usability Part 2: Key Questions to Ask About Your Site
21. Website Usability Part 3: Tips for Improving the Online Experience

Lists of most popular articles during narrower time periods:

1. Our Top 105 Most-Viewed Articles 17 June 2020 - 16 June 2021
2. Our Top 40 Most-Visited Articles 1 January - 5 December 2021
3. Our Top 54 Most-Viewed Digital Marketing Articles in 2022

Most Read Articles Index: How it is Composed

The main index of articles numbered from 1-372 was compiled strictly from hard Google Analytics data on the number of unique page views each article in GWS Media and GWS Robotics attained during the period from August 1st 2016, excepting known bots. The full Top 372 was last updated on July 18th-19th 2023, with data to July 10th. Position 1 represents the most read article and 372 the 372nd most read. Because of time constraints, a full update will only now be undertaken once annually.

To get the most out of this index, we suggest using the Find function on your device (on Windows, this would be CTRL-F) to search for keywords of interest.

Presentational Restoration of Older Articles

All articles predating August 2016 but dated May 7th 2010 or later were automatically transferred from our old site at the time of the launch of the new one in August 2016. This accounts for the majority of the total archive.

Many of the articles imported from two earlier versions of our website (2010-2013 and 2013-2016) were found at a recent audit to have some formatting and coding issues, resulting in poor layout and display on our new site. In a few cases, text was corrupted, with parts of the original text needing to be restored. Embedded videos, where present, often no longer played. Many images were unnecessarily small, and quite a few no longer displayed at all.

We have attempted since the summer of 2019 to restore to a decent standard of presentation all articles in the then-Top 210, and all outside the current Top 279 that we have so far picked for our Selected Articles section.

In this restoration work, we have been limited only by the size of the largest available images and, in some cases, the non-availability of caches of the original versions of the articles. The work on the articles in the current Top 372 (then Top 210) was completed on Monday 21st October, 2019.

Most of the articles outside the Top 372 that have not yet been restored and added to the index fall into the category of 'Weekly Roundup' posts about topical news of the time. The presentational standard of these articles and others that are not linked directly from this index page may be imperfect.

Similarly, we cannot guarantee the integrity of links to pages at external sites in older articles, and advise you to approach these links with discretion and due caution while enjoying our articles.

Links to internal pages in GWS Media have been updated for all published articles in the Top 336 and some outside the Top 336 that are parts of a series.

To nominate an article outside the Top 336 that is of interest to you for presentational improvements, or to report bad links, typographical errors or other issues affecting any article at all, please don't hesitate to contact our lead copywriter Philip on [email protected].

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Also, if you have any suggestions for articles you would like to read on GWS Media or GWS Robotics in the future, please feel welcome to email us your requests or suggestions!

We hope you enjoy the archive of our most read and selected other articles!