Web Design & Online Marketing

A Blog about technology and trends in the digital world. From web design to social media and online marketing, we'll cover all the bases. Our focus is on finding innovative ways to maximise ROI and help your business grow!

Simon Tayler

Simon Tayler

Simon is a South African Entrepreneur who has devoted his professional life to all things digital. Having worked across continents, he finally settled in South Africa where he launched HYKANO, a creative online development agency with a focus on lead generation through digital marketing.
Social Media has permeated our everyday lives. It is now a way of life. News and updates are received through a social timeline allowing you and I to find out what is happening in the lives of friends and family as well as world events all in real time wherever we...
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One of the first questions I ask a potential client is: "How much traffic does your website receive and where is it coming from?" Okay that's two questions. The answer is almost always the same: "We don't know / How do I find that out? / Can you actually do that?"...
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Facebook has changed the way many people interact with the internet. In fact, many people who didn't interact with the internet have started to as a result of social media. I know that my own mother has started to use Facebook. Which is bizarre as she wouldn't know how to book...
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A little while ago I was chatting to a client about advertising. Specifically, print advertising. He was contemplating running an advertisement in a well known mens publication but was battling to justify the cost - about R40k. His main concern was around tracking how effective the advert would be. Without placing...
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In our previous post (Reason #1: Perception) we discussed the huge amount of people trawling the internet consuming information. The internet is all about communication. It has opened up a variety of channels to get your message out there. We consumer more information more often than ever before. This is why...
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So why do you have a website? Think about it. Most people don't. It seems to usually fall under the business essentials checklist: Logo, Business cards, Website. All too often a website is just there because "Our clients expect us to have one". Few people actually take the time to think...
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