Your website represents your business values to the world. But does it truly reflect your commitment to doing business responsibly? For UK small businesses, freelancers, and charities operating on tight budgets, the…
Category: Digital Sustainability
Digital Sustainability
Are You Treating Your Website Like an Afterthought?
You care deeply about your mission and goals. Whether you’re running a social enterprise, a small business, or a charity, you’re driven by values and purpose. You’ve spent hours refining your approach,…
Green Hosting Explained: Does It Actually Matter for Your Small Business Website?
Green Hosting Explained: Does It Actually Matter for Your Small Business Website? You’ve probably seen web hosting companies advertising “green hosting” or “eco-friendly servers,” and if you’re like most UK small business…
What is an Ethical website?
You may have heard it in the press, or during your research for a website designer/developer, but what does the term mean – what exactly is an ethical website? Much like an…
How ethical is your website platform?
Here at The Smart Bear, we work with a number of different platforms, including Shopify, Squarespace, and even WIX but it got us thinking – which is the most ethical and which…
Google Algorithm Update May 2021 and Website Speed
The new Google Core Web Vitals algorithm and how speed will affect your website going forward Google are making changes to the way they rank websites, based on speed, in May 2021,…
Digital Sustainability for your Small Business
Guest Blog by Rachael Shaw, Econsultant It’s hard to avoid awareness of our personal impact on the planet these days. Beyond not buying plastic bottles, not eating meat, or using your car…