As the global economy continues to navigate through these turbulent times, businesses are facing unprecedented challenges. With consumers cutting back on spending and companies tightening their belts, it’s natural to wonder how your business will survive. But there is a … Read More
Spring is here in New Zealand and Summer and Christmas is on the way! Here are the recent news round up for October 2017 Google to show warnings for sites not using SSL From October 2017, Google Chrome (version 62) will show a ‘NOT SECURE’ warning … Read More
WooCommerce is a powerful open source online store software that works in conjunction with WordPress. It can be used for a great many e-commerce applications from selling products – to selling tickets – or even accommodation. For any WooCommerce … Read More
Whilst there’s always room for a bit of debate around exact numbers and statistics, the overall upward trend for online shopping is undeniable. Recent reports show New Zealand and Australia’s online spend has increased between 13 – 24% on the … Read More
In today’s connected world, it would be perfectly easy to buy everything you need with just a computer, keyboard and credit card. Purple Dog has helped quite a number of businesses on Waiheke, across New Zealand and globally – to … Read More
Responsive (or mobile optimised) website design is nothing new – it’s been around for years under different names “fluid” or “liquid” web design for example. Though the techniques are all a bit different, the concept never really took off, despite … Read More
An online shop or booking system could radically change your business. – accept payments online – maximise your sales – increase profitability
Now that the ‘naughties’ have gone – and we are entering a new decade, what lessons have we learned? One thing is certain: consumer purchasing patterns and consequently, modern marketing trends and techniques, have continued their shift to the internet, … Read More
New research data released recently shows that the online shopping trend in New Zealand has finally started to jump upwards, as Purple Dog predicted it would. 45% of Kiwis now spend their hard earned money online buying 1) books, 2) … Read More
Our latest project is a new Vegan Cakes website. Built in WordPress, this site is an exciting project because the client is publishing unique, hand crafted cake recipes in the form of an online-only e-book. Not only is this a … Read More