Welcome to The Silver Pistol Blog

This is a thoughtful blog about digital experiences. Design, development, concept, copywriting, SEO, social media marketing, usability... The lot.

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March 3rd, 2011 by Ian

See how WordPress can work for a corporate site

One of our latest creations, the shiny new Sefiani website, is live, and we're very proud of it. Built on a WordPress framework, the new site has more custom widgets than a widget factory!

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March 18th, 2010 by Ian

Vote for Silver Pistol on FWA. Please!

Vote for Silver Pistol on FWA

If you like our site and have 2 minutes to spare (you have to register), you can vote for us to get into the next round of FWA's award shortlist. (You don’t have to write a comment, just a simple ‘Yes, Shortlist’ will be fine!)

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February 9th, 2010 by Ian

Shite design = wasted copy, usability & SEO investment

Glenn wanted to call this post, “Content may be king, but web design is palace, throne and gem-encrusted crown”. Soddin’ copywriters! I told him to get his hand off it. Let’s start as we mean to continue, and cut straight to the quick…

If your design is shite, all the money you poured into copywriting and search engine optimization (SEO) is wasted. All of it.

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February 9th, 2010 by Glenn

Ian Butler & Glenn Murray launch high-end digital agency, Silver Pistol

After 8 years working together, web designer Ian Butler and SEO copywriter Glenn Murray have officially joined forces. Their high-end digital agency, Silver Pistol, launched today.

Silver Pistol website design imagery for launch blog post

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