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What we did in September 21. 23 September 2021

Where has the year gone? it feels like winter only started a few weeks ago and now we are staring down the arrival of summer sun and starting to think about the studio Christmas party. September was as busy as ever and saw the arrival...

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Should content really be King? 2 September 2021

An exploration into the world of content creation in 2021. As much as I despise the expression "content is king", let's face it: content —...

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We Are VA welcomes Daniel Roy to the team 21 August 2021

We Are VA would like to welcome Daniel Roy to the team. Originally trained by our web aficionado Nik Nieuwenhuis back in 2008, Daniel has...

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What we did July 21. 13 August 2021

Well, another month through 2021 and we’ve had our heads down as much as ever. For the first time ever we’ve got two new Beers...

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We Are VA welcomes Calvin Skinner to the team 15 July 2021

We Are VA would like to welcome Calvin Skinner to the team. Calvin joins us with a tonne of marketing and content expertise and is...

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2021 Was A Great Success! 15 July 2021

We Are VA Helped the Noosa Festival of Surfing's Celebrate Their 30 Year Milestone! We Are VA proudly sponsored and orchestrated the 2021 Noosa Festival...

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All Rounders vs Experts 11 July 2021

When it comes to marketing, small businesses usually follow either of two paths. There is the option to have an in-house marketing “all-rounder” or businesses...

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Why you should use an agency based web developer for your next website project! 10 July 2021

So you’ve got your sights set on a fancy new website? Perhaps your existing website is out of date, it’s under-performing or just simply needs...

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How Fiverr can cost you more than a creative agency 9 July 2021

Image is everything. Well almost. When creating visual branding, whether graphic design, distinct social media presence or a new marketing campaign, you need it to...

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What we did June 21. 8 July 2021

What a month we’ve had! We have a huge amount of work on the go and a huge amount of work wrapping up. We launched...

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5 Must Do’s For Every Google Analytics Account 8 July 2021

Google Analytics is a tool used daily, here at VA. It’s one of the first things we want to see when we welcome new clients...

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Why no digital marketing strategy is the best digital marketing strategy. 7 July 2021

Digital marketing isn’t about long-winded word docs, spreadsheets, meetings and printed minutes. Oh no! It’s an adventure into the Wild West, it’s about walking into...

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What is TikTok, and is it right for my business? 7 July 2021

You’ve probably heard the unkempt youth of today saying its name, perhaps you saw a viral video with it’s watermark in the corner. Well, we...

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It’s Called ‘Social’ Media for a reason! 6 July 2021

We hear it all too often. The one where a business invested in social media-based advertising, just because they heard that if you aren’t doing...

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VA “hearts” Events 30 June 2021

Events have been at the core of our DNA since 2010 when we opened our doors at the "Old Courthouse" in Maroochydore. Part underground bar,...

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We Are VA welcomes Erin Short to the Team 3 March 2021

Originally hailing from the UK, our Creative Director Erin Short comes to VA with experience working on international brands across an array of industries, including...

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Canva is the design antichrist! 8 February 2021

Before you read further please understand that the headline above is total clickbait. The article that follows outlines my position (as of Feb 2021) and...

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Welcome to Josh Allen 18 January 2021

VA is happy to announce that Josh Allen has joined our team as Project/Account Manager. The entire VA team has a longstanding relationship with Josh...

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No Excuse for slow sites #2 4 January 2021

A few weeks ago I published Part 1 of this series and you can find it here. It dealt with how/why sites are slow and...

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We are VA welcomes Micah McFetridge to the Team 1 January 2021

The Junior in the office but in no way a coffee lackey, Micah has grown to handle a lot of VA’s small format video work...

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No excuse for slow sites #1 1 December 2020

Firstly lets define a few parameters for this discussion. Speed isn't EVERYTHING. There is always a trade off between beauty and speed.Google PageSpeed Insights is...

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The case for the small agency team 13 July 2020

It really isn't getting any easier and here is why : For most SMEs Digital marketing has not totally replaced your traditional marketing so now...

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In the beginning of the internet, there were only “static” sites. 7 February 2019

These were handwritten HTML documents place on a web server so that internet users could access the content - the first one is still running...

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Your website needs attention 18 October 2017

A few short years we all assumed that the future was one in which a business could create a website, pay the hosting bill and...

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The right way to build your website. 15 September 2017

They certainly wouldn't work for months to get everything "right" before launch. The goal is to try and avoid this scenario : Breaking that upfront...

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Man on Wire 12 September 2017

From Wikipedia - In software deployment, an environment or tier is a computer system in which a computer program or software component is deployed and...

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I think that this is dangerous rubbish 9 June 2017

This morning I received an email marketing piece pushing online video creation with the following; "Smart brands are evolving from promoters of stuff to publishers...

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