31st Jan 2020

Your website’s CMS, or Content Management System, is a fundamental part of how your business operates online.

5th Dec 2019

For many small businesses, the top priority is obtaining leads and turning them into paying customers, but before it’s even possible to obtain sales and journey towards growth, startups face some tough challenges

20th Aug 2019

Having recently watched a BBC Horizon program exploring Facebook, from the inside of the organisation, what I found particularly interesting was not their assessment of the challenges they face, but the BIG issues that were not touched on at all or very minimally, either by the program makers or Facebook itself. 

19th May 2014

Websites are constantly evolving and there will always come a time when you need to consider whether or not to have it updated. This is especially the case for businesses that want to advance and continue meeting the requirements of their target audience.

8th Nov 2013

Domain names can be a lot more important than some may think. They do not only represent your internet identity and affect how people view your website; they also appear in the search engines when a potential customer searches for your products or services.

7th Nov 2013

More and more people are using and considering pay per click (PPC) marketing to improve their business’s online performance, and if it is set up and managed correctly, it can be an extremely successful web marketing method.

11th Mar 2013

The article below is repeated from WWB Online magazine.

Keeping your website mobile friendly
Greg Poulson on how fashion retailers can adapt their websites to keep up with the latest technology.

Greg Poulson, MD of web developer and SEO specialist Freetimers,  explains how fashion retailers can adapt their websites to keep up with the latest technology.

15th Feb 2013

Apple is being forced to pay compensation to eight writers and two publishing companies in China.

5th Feb 2013

There used to many ways for people to have their 15
minutes of fame, but the days of tabloid kiss and tells or an embarrassing  X Factor style audition are over as we are
introduced to new internet stars daily.

25th Jan 2013

The number of music, film and game downloads reached £1bn last year, making 2012 the most profitable year for the digital entertainment industry.

24th Dec 2012

Coinciding with the end of the world (21/12/12), we launched our all new Freetimers.co.uk website, focusing specifically on website design.  It’s a lovely site, with a great portfolio that really shows the quality of the work we do.  Starting initially on web design Northampton Milton Keynes and Bedford, our intention is to position the site to rank for web design nationally.  So watch this space!

22nd Nov 2012

A meeting of the International Telecommunication Union on 3rd December has motivated Google to create its ‘Take Action’ microsite www.google.com/takeaction to protest against and educate web users about the dangers of a government-regulated web.

15th Nov 2012

Nearly a year after initial plans were submitted for a £530m project to bring faster internet to the UK countryside, the European Commission has finally approved the scheme. The plan to improve rural connections was part of the coalition government’s goal to give the UK the best broadband network in Europe.

10th Nov 2012

The annual festive holiday survey by Nielsen has revealed that the iPad has risen in popularity by 17% since 2010, allowing Apple to claim four out of the top five most wanted Christmas presents.

5th Nov 2012

Microsoft’s latest foray into the smartphone market begins as the Windows Phone 8 goes on sale. Whilst reviewers and the relative few who bought the Windows Phone 7 praised the product, sales were slow despite the fast-growing market.  Even with more features and improvements on the original, it would seem that many people are reluctant to stray from their iPhone or Android counterparts.

30th Oct 2012

The long awaited new 4G service has gone live in cities across the country including London, Manchester, Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Leeds, Liverpool, Sheffield, Glasgow with Southampton to have access to network EE’s 4G from next week. Belfast, Derby, Hull, Newcastle and Nottingham will be active by Christmas.

15th Oct 2012

Despite 4G mobile technology, only just being launched in the UK (on Tuesday 30th October) experts at Surrey University are already working towards developing 5G, which they believe will be available in 2020.

12th Oct 2012

The OFT has found that more than a third of UK online retailers could be breaking consumer laws by adding unexpected charges to orders. They have warned retailers to change their websites before Christmas.

10th Oct 2012

The BBC has launched a separate iPlayer app for radio; using audio content from the existing BBC iPlayer to offer a separate service from its TV service.

5th Oct 2012

Hackers have targeted the online adventure game, World of Warcraft (WoW) this month. The hackers were able to create a character that could destroy all other characters- including those controlled by the game.

24th Sep 2012

Economic development in rural communities cannot happen without proper access to the Internet the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) warned recently. Currently 1/5 of people in rural areas do not have access to broadband which is adequate for business needs.

19th Sep 2012

Following recommendations from the Data Protection Commissioner of Ireland, facebook has suspended the facial recognition feature on the website.  The feature recognised faces in the background of images and allowed people to be tagged.

15th Sep 2012

The xx, who became a word of mouth phenomenon when they produced their first album in 2009, recreated their past viral triumph by releasing a stream to their second album Coexist to one superfan on Facebook days before its official release date.

12th Sep 2012

Investigations into Conservative chairman Grant Shapps’ Twitter account reveals that he regularly follows large numbers of accounts and unfollows them if they do not follow back in order to have a perceived large following.

5th Sep 2012

From October-December 2010, 31% of UK internet users caught a computer virus figures from Eurostat reveal.  Disturbingly, 7% of those suffered a financial loss due to the virus. This is despite 88% of users stating that they had security software in place.

15th Aug 2012

A new virtual grocery store has ‘opened’ in Gatwick airport this month.

19th Jul 2012

The founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, has said that he will be willing to ‘’turn off’’ the website again in future to protect the Internet from policies that will affect everyday users.

26th Jun 2012

Microsoft has launched its own t6ablet device in a bid to compete with Apple’s iPad. The tablet, named the Surface, works on the new Windows 8 operating system.

30th Apr 2012

Advertisers are planning on using social media websites such as Facebook to raise their brand’s profile this summer.  Not content with people simply buying their products,  advertisers are hoping that social media will help them to communicate with their customers – and more importantly, get their customers talking about them too.

5th Sep 2011

Freetimers Internet, Northampton’s largest web developer, also offers a wide range of new media design services, including first-class presentations blending video, sound, Flash, 3d and virtual reality, for web, pc, television, cinema, mobile phone or video delivery, and at rates lower than most design agencies.

5th Sep 2011

Here are some really important tips for making the most of your website.  Valuable stuff! 

18th Apr 2011

After a long time at Adnitt Road, from August 8th, Freetimers is now at new premises at 78-90 Clarke Road, NN1 4PW