On March 1st the VAT rate in Ireland will go back to 23% from 21%. (Booooooo) Below is a guide describing how to change the VAT Rate on your eCommerce (WooCommerce) Website. Log into the backend of your WordPress website as you normally would. On the left-hand menu go to your WooCommerce settings page WooCommerce…
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Shop Local Online this year – Shop & Support Irish
We have put together a list of local Ecommerce businesses that we have worked with that you can shop online while stuck at home this pandemic. All offering Click and collect, delivery within a day. We hope you can support some of these superlative businesses and remember shopping local online helps protects jobs and communities….
Very Important Changes Concerning the GDPR Amendments affecting Websites
In April 2020, following a survey carried out by the Data Protection Commission (DPC), a report was published into the usage of cookies and tracking technologies on Irish websites and mobile apps. Do you need to do anything, YES YOU DO Any website, has until 5 October 2020 to comply with new laws governing…
Changing the VAT Rates on your eCommerce Store
On September 1st the VAT rate in Ireland will temporarily change. Below is a guide describing how to change the VAT Rate on your eCommerce (WooCommerce) Website. Log into the backend of your WordPress website as you normally would. On the left-hand menu go to your WooCommerce settings page WooCommerce > Settings On the…
New Update ~~~ €2500 in Online Grants Now Available to Trade Online
Government Announcment today Online Trading Grants extended with grants available up to €2,500 to get your business selling online The support is available to cover 90% (previously 50%) of the costs of an online initiative and recipients can claim up to €2,500 The vouchers are targeted at businesses with the following profile: Limited or no…
Graphedia Win Customer Excellence Award 2019
Graphedia Win Customer Excellence Award at the County Kildare Chamber Business Awards 2019 Sponsored by the Treacy Group. Graphedia are delighted to have won the County Kildare Chamber Customer Excellence Award at a glittering Black Tie awards ceremony in the Killashee Hotel Kildare recently. Graphedia were judged by a panel of experts who recognised Graphedia’s…
Carve On win the Ecommerce Award 2019 sponsored by Graphedia
Carve On win the Ecommerce Award sponsored by Graphedia at the County Kildare Business Awards 2019 Over 360 business leaders from across Kildare attended the Kildare Business Awards Gala Ball in association with Kildare County Council and LEO Kildare on Friday night in The Killashee Hotel 3 finalists were shortlisted for the award on the…
Online Ecommerce Ideas for Halloween ~ Will you Trick or Treat your Customers
Halloween is a great chance for retailers to connect with their customers in ways that aren’t available any other time of the year. Halloween-themed promotions and creative marketing can help your business pique customer interest and bring new people through the door and to your website. Shopping trends of millennials show they are more willing…
Online Trading Voucher Scheme Get up to €2,500 in Grant Funding!
To get 10,000 Irish businesses online for the first time and to get a further 2,000 Irish SMEs trading online over a period of two years, the Government have introduced a “trade-online” voucher scheme as part of the National Digital Strategy. This allows businesses to secure funding for 90% of their projects spend, up…
Graphedia Sponsor the ECommerce Award in the 2019 County Kildare Chamber Business Awards.
One of the most recognised, reputable business awards in the country, Graphedia are very proud to sponsor the Ecommerce Award this year. The awards on the 29th of November in the Killashee Hotel, recognise the efforts businesses are making year on year to thrive and succeed. If you a Kildare Business and have an Ecommerce…
Selling & Taking Payments Online: Prepare for upcoming ‘Strong Customer Authentication’ (SCA) regulation before September 14th
This is a new security measure to cut card fraud and is fast approaching. It is important that you act on this, if you do not it is highly likely that customers will start experiencing problems paying online after September 14th At present the only information that is required when making an online payment…
Our Latest Star Trek Inspired Ad for the €2500 Trading Online Grant
Graphedia €2500 Trading Online Grant Ad : Star Trek Inspired, Our New Ad to promote Ecommerce Website design & the Trading Online Voucher Scheme – up to €2,500 grant available Grow your business and sell online today with Graphedia.com, with help from this Government grant scheme, designed to assist small businesses. We are all ears,…
Pittman Traffic and Safety Solutions win the Ecommerce Award sponsored by Graphedia
Pittman Traffic and Safety Solutions win the Ecommerce Award sponsored by Graphedia at the County Kildare Business Awards 2018 Over 360 business leaders from across Kildare attended the Kildare Business Awards Gala Ball in association with Kildare County Council and LEO Kildare on Friday night in The K Club. 3 finalists were shortlisted for the…
Santas Magical Trail Kildare Website is Live
The Award Winning Santas Magical Trail website is now live. Now in its 10th year the website is a more robust reliable system, that can deliver and perform, meeting customers expectations. (Santas Magical Trail 2018 Launch, Niall from Graphedia, dressed up as an elf with the team from Clanard Court Hotel promoting the Sleep over…
Bride Street Gang are back for Wexford Marathon Team Relay 2018
Graphedias one of the sponsors of this years Wexford Maratho, are sponsoring team “Bride Street Gang” in entering the Wexford Marathon 2108 Team Relay. The team consists of Niall Reck (owner of Graphedia.com) and his fellow Bride Street childhood buddies, Dermot Foley, Gavin Hayes & Paul Hillis, who all grew up in the mean…
Speed Update from Google: Page Speed for Mobile Search Rankings
Starting in July 2018, Google will use mobile page speed as a ranking in their mobile search results. People want to be able to find answers to their questions as fast as possible — studies show that people really care about the speed of a page. Although speed has been used in ranking for some…
Google Analytics Data Retention and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Over the past year Google has shared how they are preparing to meet the requirements of the GDPR, the new data protection law coming into force on May 25, 2018. Today they are sharing more about important product changes that may impact your Google Analytics data, and other updates in preparation for the GDPR. This is…
10th Annual Wexford Business Awards Launched
Launching the 2018 Wexford Business Awards on Wexford’s North Main Street: Tom Enright (CE, Wexford County Council), Enda Kavanagh (CE, Wexford Chamber), Niall Reck (Chamber president) and Graham Scallan (vice president) Top businesses across County Wexford will be recognised for their efforts at the 10th Annual Wexford Chamber Business Awards in May, the diamond anniversary…
Sunday Independents Article on Graphedia “Designer’s firm grasp of Reality”
Sean Gallagher with Niall Rec, managing director of graphedia.com. Photo: Steve Humphreys 15th March 2018 Article by Entrepreneur Sean Gallagher in the Sunday Independent on the 25th March 2018 Striking a balance in business between enjoying what we do and making time for family and community is something that many entrepreneurs struggle with. It’s a…
Santas Magical Trail wins top Ecommerce Award
The Clanard Court Hotel in Athy, operators of Santas Magical Trail has scooped top ECommerce award at the Kildare Business Awards 2017. Santa’s Magical Trail – a fun filled and action-packed experience for children young and old! Now in their 9th year Kildare’s Santa experience was recognised for its ECommerce excellence. The awards took place…
Children’s charity Sensational Kids launch new website Sponsored by Graphedia
Award winning children’s charity Sensational Kids has launched its new website which has been proudly sponsored by Kildare Website Design company Graphedia. The charity provides affordable and accessible child development services for children of all abilities, including those with special needs and other developmental delays. The website was built from the ground up, importing data…
Graphedia Scoops Top Google Award – 2017 EMEA Mobile Ads Certification Challenge Award
Graphedia is proud to announce we’ve just won a top award from Google. Graphedia are certified Google Partners, as a digital agency we have been recognised as a Winner of the 2017 EMEA Mobile Ads Certification Challenge. One of the Top Average Highest Scores in Ireland Niall Reck attained the top mark. Google Partners…
Graphedia Sponsor Kildare Business Ecommerce Award 2017
Graphedia Sponsor the ECommerce Award in the 2017 County Kildare Chamber Business Awards. One of the most recognised, reputable business awards in the country. The awards in November in the K Club, recognise the efforts businesses are making year on year to thrive and succeed. Graphedia is one of the largest creators of Ecommerce Websites…
Graphedia achieve EcoMerit Environmental Certification
Graphedia are the latest company to achieve EcoMerit Environmental Certification. This leading Digital Design Agency recognises the importance of sustainability in a modern business, and chose EcoMerit as a tool to guide them on their journey, through the Greensave Program with Wexford Chamber of Commerce. Wexford Chamber alongside Econcertive, Wexford Local Enterprise Office and Wexford…
Has Your Website Been Hacked? What to Do if You Face an Attack of Reputation Online
Website Defacement: Attack of Reputation Online Before the widespread use of the Internet, vandals who wished to make a point—or just make a name for themselves—were limited to physical vandalization. They might grab a can of spray paint and throw their logo on the side of a store or take some other similar action. Today,…
Graphedia have been certified AdWords Mobile specialists
Continuing from our success at being awarded Google AdWords Partners for AdWords Search Ads last year, Graphedia have been certified AdWords Mobile specialists under the Google Partner Programme showing Our new specialization recognizes that Graphedia has demonstrated expertise and sustained client performance in mobile advertising. The Google AdWords certification is a professional accreditation that…
Graphedia Sponsor & Take part in Wexford Marathon
We had a lot of fun being involved and taking part at this years Wexford Marathon, we had two teams enter “The Bride Street Gang” consisting of Niall Reck, Gavin Hayes, Dermot Foley and honorary Bride Street Member Alison Redmond from Kildare. The Second Team was Called “the Graphedia Babes” Which was Helen Sinnott,…
What to do when a Competitor’s Ad Shows Up when Googling Your Business Name
You have just done a search on google for your name, and look there is a competitor paying for top position for your name. A.K.A: They are being parasites (or maybe they don’t know this is happening). Following are some tips to let you know your rights. A competitor bidding on your company’s name…
Proud to be a Sponsor of this years Wexford Marathon
Graphedia Are very Proud to be a Sponsor of this years #wexfordmarathon Wexford Marathon 11th of June 2017, in support of the nominated charity “Its good to talk”…… We will also have a couple of Graphedia Teams for the relay so look forward to whooping all of you who try and get the title 😊 …
Supporting the H&D 10 Mile Run ~ This one is for the carers
9th of April 2017 over 2000 people run and walk the 10 k & 10 mile Hope & Dream to help raise money for 2 fantastic charities, Wexford Home Hospice & the Hope Centre. 2 great charities that care for people diagnosed with cancer and also care for the families affected by Cancer. There…
“Ask” Campaign: Mental Health, One conversation can save a life.
A new mental health awareness campaign was launched this week by Mayor Frank Staples and the Wexford County Council. The campaign takes the form of a series of 4 posters, each poster depicts a person removing their happy-face mask to show their “unhappy face” underneath indicating their true feelings. The team at Graphedia where…
Selling Online? Don’t Miss Out on Your Pot of Gold This St. Patrick’s Day
When you think of major holidays for eCommerce websites, you probably think of Christmas, Valentine’s Day, and Mother’s Day. Most people wouldn’t think of St. Patrick’s Day as a holiday people spend a lot of money on. However, according to the History Channel, more than $4.14 billion dollars are spent on St. Patrick’s Day…
Graphedia Proud Sponsors of 2017 Wexford Business Awards
Graphedia are proud to be one of the sponsors at the 2017 Wexford Business awards, The awards now in their 9th year, the Wexford Business Awards, are county wide awards that recognise the entrepreneurialism, innovation, diversity and talent of businesses of all sizes and across all sectors. “We were very pleased to be able to support…
Love is in the Air (Valentines Day) Online Tips
Some top tips to help you promote your business Online for the lovers out there Do you Know Shoppers are surfing for cards, chocolates, flowers and jewellery for their loved ones. Don’t forget to check what is trending among hotel breaks and candlelit meals. Searches for romantic gifts soar by 427% in February as…
NEW Hash Tags for Social Media News / Ads – Will it stop fake News ?
Ireland’s Advertising Standards Authority Calls On Influencers And Bloggers To Declare Marketing Communications. The ASAI, better known as the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland recently released new guidance information on ‘Recognisability of Marketing Communications’. The goal is to help ensure Irish consumers do not get toyed with by social media websites or ads on…
Is Your Site Secure? Changes In Upcoming Google Chrome, And Why Your Site Should Have An SSL certificate!
All of us here at Graphedia are conscious of security when it comes to using the Internet. They say that practice makes perfect, and we completely agree. That is why we are constantly improving on our techniques to practices to be bets at what we do. That’s how we can spot a dodgy site…
What Is The Dark Web? (The Good, The Bad & The Ugly)
Dark Web : the part of the World Wide Web that is only accessible by means of special software, allowing users and website operators to remain anonymous or untraceable. A little bit to help you understand the good, the bad and the ugly of “the dark web”. By now, pretty much everyone is aware that…
Niall honoured with Paul Harris Fellowship
Niall has been a member of the Rotary Club of Wexford for over 5 years, lately having become the President of the club. At this years Christmas Party Niall was awarded the Paul Harris Fellowship Award. Jurgen Sassman, Hon Sec of Rotary Wexford, also addressed the Rotarians. He commented on the success of the…
Kildare Now Win Ecommerce Social Media Award Sponsored by Graphedia
Congratulations to Team at Kildare Now for Winning the Ecommerce Social Media Award at this Years North Kildare Business Awards 2016 held in the K Club in November. Commercial Manager of KildareNow Anna Fortune accepted the award with Content Manager Senan Hogan and Multimedia Account Manager Louise Cunningham. Launched only 15 months ago, KildareNow won…
Google Partner status awarded for Graphedia (for being superlative)
Graphedia have been awarded Partner status with google on their expertise with Google Adwords. The Google AdWords certification is a professional accreditation that Google offers to individuals who demonstrate proficiency in basic and advanced aspects of AdWords. An AdWords certification allows Google to recognize Graphedia as an expert in online advertising. Achieving Partner status…
Graphedia Sponsors 7th Annual Wexford Business Expo 2016
Seventh Annual Wexford Business Expo Brings Local Businesses Online On Thursday November 10th, Wexford County Hall became the home for Google and Microsoft as the 2016 Wexford Business Expo provided local businesses with the knowledge and practical advice to establish and develop effective online sales strategies for their products and services. Featuring many high profile…
Facebook Business Pages Changes 2016
Look Alive! Facebook Has Made Changes That You Should Be taking Full Advantage Of! SURPRISE! Facebook has done it again! In a bid to keep the platform relevant and most useful for your business and for its users, Facebook have recently made changes to reflect how its users are reacting to and engaging with posts…
8 Awesome Tips For Entrepreneurs to Keep You Movin’ This Week!
For most of us in business, entrepreneurship could be defined like this: “I don’t have a 9-5. I have a when I open my eyes to when I close my eyes”… Or like this… “I am the maker of my products & services, the marketer, the accountant, the head of HR, the tax guy…
We Did It, We Launched our Superlative New Website!
You might have noticed we have launched a ‘little project’ we have been working on for almost 10 YEARS!! OUR BRAND NEW SUPER FUNKY, COMPLETELY OVERHAULED WEBSITE IS FINALLY LIVE! Ta-da! Fan-fare! Trumpets! Drum Roll! Dancing Boys ….Ok, maybe not that last piece! We are so excited to launch our new look Graphedia.com website that…
Google Announces Big Changes To Secure Your Personal Data
(The Interwebs Just Got Safer!!) You know when you browse a website, you surf the net, you buy something online or just generally interact with websites? Well, have you ever wondered what happens to your personal data? Or how is it that marketers always know exactly which products you have been looking at and which…
Graphedia are Winners at North Kildare Chamber awards
Graphedia win The Networker of the Year Award at North Kildare Chamber of Commerce Business Awards. The award was Sponsored by Hanahoe & Hanahoe North Kildare Chamber Business Awards 2015 in association with ISS Recruitment and Training were held on the 27th November in The K Club. The awards are county wide awards recognising the…
Graphedias New Radio Advertising
Well as you are probably aware we are nerds, so check out our very own Star Trek Inspired Radio Ad. Live Long and Prosper.
Runner Up Wexford Chamber of Commerce Service Provider Award
Graphedia are Runner Up at Wexford Chamber of Commerce Service Provider Award sponsored by Datapac The Wexford Business Awards, are countywide awards recognising the entrepreneurialism, innovation, diversity and talent of businesses across all sectors. The awards honour Wexford’s industry leaders through the acknowledgement of innovative business processes, product development, enterprise, sustainability and overall business success. Central…
15 Years In Business and Growing – Graphedia open second base in Naas County Kildare
2015 marks the 15 year in business for Graphedia, and to continue with the success of the company we have just opened our new offices in Sallins Road, Naas, County Kildare. We plan on recruiting more people to join our Kildare branch in the future, so if you feel you have the skills contact us….
Niall Opening the Art Exhibition for the PLC Art, Craft & Design Course in the Wexford Vocational College.
Niall Opening the Art Exhibition for the PLC Art, Craft & Design Course in the Wexford Vocational College.