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Wix vs WordPress comparison: discover which platform offers better SEO, design flexibility and scalability for growing business websites…

It always amazes me when a business doesn’t value design. To some degree the confusion has grounding in the fact that good design cannot be measured in a finite way. It is almost impossible to answer the question of “what is the value of my brand” or “what’s the return on investment on design”, beyond […]

Firstly, why WordPress? We’re passionate about building WordPress websites, after all it’s an incredibly user-friendly and very customisable platform with very few limitations in terms of design and functionality. We’ve also got over 10 years experience using it. It’s for this reason that it’s our platform of choice and why every tailor-made website that we […]

It’s our 6th Birthday this week! To say six years has flown by would be an understatement and it’s great to see the company going from strength-to-strength and growing year-on-year. In the last 12 months, we’ve had another new member join the team (Richard our PHP Developer) and some absolutely brilliant (and challenging – in a […]

Websites can be pricey and it can be difficult to think about committing thousands of pounds just to get a lovely new website. Then again, you don’t want to spend too little and end up with something that doesn’t give you the professional image that you’re looking for, and your business deserves. Also, are you […]

Are you a talented Dorset based WordPress Developer, looking for an exciting opportunity within our experienced team, and able to work from our Shaftesbury offices 4 days a week? We do Wednesday’s from home.  We’re a 5 year old design studio based in Shaftesbury, Dorset who have a wide client base of small to medium businesses […]

Well, it’s been a great year here at Authentic Style and we’ve been fortunate enough to work on some fantastic projects throughout the year – I’d like to share some of these with you in a quick roundup below. Enjoy! Spring So, the year began with some fantastic projects: Hushh Radio A website design project […]

You could argue that Shaftesbury isn’t the place to be when it comes to web design. It’s out in the sticks and the only thing it’s notable for is Gold Hill. Anyone remember the Hovis advert? Having said that it’s a beautiful town and it is home to some great web design companies, with some […]

There’s some exciting events happening this year… The Tour de France, the Commonwealth Games and the Ryder cup all come to Britain and the FIFA World Cup’s starting next month in Brazil …….also, 2014 is Shakespeare’s 450th Birthday and the Centenary of Dylan Thomas! Not only that, 2014 is a great year for Authentic Style […]