Sunday 27 February 2011

New look website for Effigy Blinds

Finally finished the new look website and Effigy Blinds should now benefit from all the hard work put in by the creative side of the business which is Faith.
Most of the pages have been re-worked with more images of blinds and less words. Now the name of the game is driving traffic to the site

Sunday 20 February 2011

Effigy Blinds created roller blinds with stunning new fabrics


Roller Blinds
Here at Effigy Blinds we hand make roller blinds for sale to trade, contractors (builders, architects, interior designers etc) and to the public. With a huge range of colours, patterns and fabric types, we are certain that we can find the right look for your home.
With new poles, finials, braids and other adornments we believe we had the best options for finishing your roller blind to a stunningly high level. We supply 32mm tube as standard but upgrade to 40mm or 45mm where the size of the blind demands a more robust set of hardware.
One of a very few makers to have a table capable of making blinds up to 4.5m wide we will also stitch and bond more fabric together to increase the drop and we have made blinds up to 6m total drop.
Other options include the Senses range of soft rise roller blinds from Eclipse which are made with a head box and can be adjusted to rise to a certain point each and every time they are used. With an amazing set of new fabrics our main supplier, Louvolite, have just updated their whole range and now offer some of the most beautiful designs currently available.
Specialist fabrics treated with Ultrafresh® giving them anti-bacterial and  anti-fungal properties (including MRSA infection) in a terrific range of colours and patterns are a must in any location where hygiene is a criteria.
Where there are small children in the home or in nurseries and schools our roller blinds can be supplied with safety products which reduce the risk of strangulation by the operating chain including easy break apart chain connectors and clips or pulleys attached to the wall or window. Alternately, the blind can be made with a spring operation which eliminates the need for any operating chain.

Wednesday 16 February 2011

SEO and how to get the best by yourself

Strangely, although I knew a little about Search Engine Optimization it was something I never really thought about until I decided to see if we could afford to get professional help with our website.
As the language of SEO's isn't Serbo Croat or Ancient Greek I found I can understand it and it made me go and look for more information which led in turn to free software for site analytics and some Google research giving great tips on how to get the most out of your website.
Annoyingly, I have been missing out on something so simple which I can easily do myself. No disrespect to anyone who does SEO for a living and I would still recommend most people to go and see a recommended SEO if you don't enjoy the geeky side of webwork (hey! new word) and certainly if you don't have some time to dedicate to doing this stuff yourself but it's not rocket science and as with nearly every piece of knowledge these days everything you need to know is out there and most of it is freely available with a little digging.
See our site for some interesting facts about blinds in the Did you know? boxes on Effigy Blinds