Hi ,
Lots of new things are happening in the internet world lately.

Core Web Vitals
Google has just launched its new Core Web Vitals (CWV) criteria that will affect website ranking. Nobody is sure how this will all play out, but unless you have no images and minimal text content, the Google algorithm thinks you have too much information.

Unfortunately, websites are built for people, and people require information on a home page. Core Web Vitals scores are calculated based on a complex formula based on a mobile display speed. There are 'tweaks' that can improve a website's CWV score, and most Honeycomb websites built within the last two years score well. Older sites likely need some adjustments.

An easy real-world test is to bring up your website on your mobile phone, and if it seems slow, let us know, and we can run some tests. If you want to know more, we've posted more info on Core Web Vitals on our website.

Website Accessibility
We have had a couple of clients enquire about website accessibility. Although we strive to build websites to current best practices and accessibility guidelines, improvements could be made to ensure that websites are more accessible to vision or hard-of-hearing website visitors. Website accessibility is likely an issue of greater interest to our public company clients and US-based clients. Several companies provide plugins (both free & paid versions) that can be added to a website to improve accessibility. Contact me if you like to explore your options.

Continually Changing Privacy Regulations
Privacy Laws in Canada and the United States keep changing, and the privacy policy that we added to your website when it was built is likely out of date. We have found a service that auto-updates privacy policies as the laws change in Canada and the US. We are including this as standard on all new websites. The cost is $100/yr, plus a $50 setup fee. We recommend that all existing clients ask for this privacy policy upgrade.

Things have been hectic at Honeycomb Creative.
In the last few months, we have;
- launched a new website for a law firm in Penticton; ms-law.ca
- created a website for a TSX listed, Brazilian mine, sigmalithiumresources.com
- rebuilt/refreshed a website that we designed ten years ago to current standards; envirowest.ca
- consolidated a couple of websites into a new website; meadowslandscapesupply.com
- launched a new e-commerce store for thefenceshop.ca

We have several new projects on the go and will share the new websites when they are completed.

Do you have a business associate or family member that needs a new website? Send them our way, and if they become a customer, we'll send you a special referral gift.

That's it for now. Get in touch if you have any questions.
Stay healthy and stay safe.     

Allen

Honeycomb Creative Inc.
Maple Ridge: 604 466 0558
Toll-free: 1 877 904 6622
Web: honeycombcreative.com