Category: News Update

Excellent 6 month Google Page Rank results for Quoakle

Quoakle's innovative graphical directory reports great improvement in Google Page rank during the last 6 months. The page rank rose at least one unit on 37 "logo pages" and the highest ranked page is now Days Out and Leisure in Gloucestershire at Google rank 4.The chart below shows a comparison between Google rank for Quoakle pages as on December 23rd 2010 and then as on 23rd June 2011.

Good News Centre – Newent – the latest Gloucestershire website created by the Quoakle team

The Quoakle team continues to offer a growing range of services to businesses across the Gloucestershire region - supporting local companies in the design, development and promotion of their own website.Having recently completed a website for the well-established garden services company, Greenfields (which is proving to be very successful), the next exciting project was the re-designing of its website for the popular Coffee House and Christian Bookshop at Newent, the Good News Centre.The project started with one of those "divine appointments" when Quoakle's head of Client development, Sean Cresswell, having just returned from a mission trip to India, got chatting to Centre manager Donna Clark. He happened to mention he worked for a Christian company that created websites and a very positive business relationship was begun.Nigel Steele, the project co-ordinator for Quoakle, couldn't wait to produce something really special for the Good News Centre having enjoyed many visits to the bookshop and coffee shop over the last twenty years.After initial research into the websites of other Christian bookshops and Coffee Shops across the UK, Nigel talked with Donna and agreed the style and feel that she wanted the site to have - a vibrant, welcoming and contemporary look. Graphic Designer,... Read More

Quoakle’s new website design services

During the last year the Quoakle team have broadened the range of services offered to businesses across the Gloucestershire region and now offer support to local companies in the design, development and promotion of their own website.One of the first projects was with the well-established garden services company, Greenfields. When Churcham-based Greenfields Garden Services needed a new website for their expanding business, they looked no further than the other side of the A40 to Quoakle's team of website specialists.Greenfields Garden Services was started in 1988 by Chris Snell, comprising of one push along mower, a few hand tools and a small van and now employs over 40 people with a large client base across the South West, Midlands and Wales.Greenfields original connection with Quoakle was when they became the very first business to advertise on the innovative online business directory in September 2006. Greenfields helped with the official launch of Quoakle helping to plant hundreds of daffodils along the A40 in Churcham. During the last year, Quoakle's website promotion specialist, Nigel Steele, has been providing advice and help at Greenfields' Kitesnest Lane base for a range of internet marketing activities.Greenfields managing director, Chris Snell, said "The internet is the way... Read More

Away Day!

Some of the Quoakle team gathered in a beautiful area of the county, in early August, for a team strategy prayer day!The day was great fun, revealing some good insight on ways forward, as we journeyed back to see where Quoakle has come during the last four years. We were all very encouraged to see what's been achieved, and very excited about what's to come in the future.Here are a couple of pictures!

Website navigation made easy!

Throughout the four years that Quoakle has been growing, we've made navigation a high priority - helping our users go from page to page quickly and easily, so they and you can find what you're looking for.At the bottom of each page, you may have noticed links to other topics in that county, but before now, we've not been able to travel from say, our 'Days out' page in one county over to another 'Days Out' in a different county. Well - now you can!Mark and Jeremy have worked really hard to create a drop down box, that will develop over the next few weeks, allowing all our visitors to travel from county to county and stay with a particular topic.Try it out now! Go to www.quoakle.com and choose your topic. I've been working a lot in the garden recently, so I'd choose Gloucestershire, then Gardening to look for local Garden Centres. I'm willing to travel a bit, and live closely to Herefordshire, and now I can 'Choose another County' at the top of the page, and instantly look at the Garden Centres available in Herefordshire!We're really excited about this new development and love using it. We're sure you will... Read More

Quoakle team out and about

This week, a small number of the Quoakle team ventured out into local business districts in Gloucester, to spread some good news about Quoakle - the quick link to local websites. Above is a picture of them about to go into Gloucester Quays.Nigel, Sean, Maria and John took to the streets visiting shops and businesses, engaging with the public and with shop workers. They handed out our most recent leaflet 'Great things to do for the summer holidays', encouraging friends and families to check out the Days Out pages of Quoakle to see what they can do during the summer break.You can browse the Days Out and Leisure pages here and view a host of Museums, art galleries, sports, family attractions, watersports and lots more!

The Quoakle “Wedge” puts in appearance at the first Gloucestershire Motor Show

The Quoakle "Wedge" co-made by Roger Hewlett and becoming a familiar sight around the roads of Gloucester was seen at its first Motor Show on Saturday, 12th June, Gloucestershire Motor Show.The Gloucestershire Motor Show was opened by Gloucester rugby star, Phil Vickery, who swapped rugby boots for driving gloves to open the Highnam-based, car show last weekend. More than 100 classic cars took centre stage.The Motor Show was organised in aid of two charities, the Pied Piper Appeal and Cruise Bereavement Care.

Quoakle Quiz Winner Celebrates at top Gloucester Restaurant!

Congratulations to Samuel Taylor from Gloucester on winning the very first Quoakle Quiz! The quiz was featured in the centre pages of the bi-monthly magazine, Keep it Gloucestershire. Samuel is pictured with friend, Sean Cresswell, enjoying a delicious lunch at the popular waterside restaurant, The Wharf House last Thursday, 10th June. Waitress, Anna, looks on as Samuel and Sean enjoy some mouth watering dishes...a sirloin of Herefordshire beef with creamy green peppercorn sauce and Cotswold pork filled with apple and fig, served with a creamy sweet potato mash! Quoakle is very grateful to have had the sponsorship of this quiz thanks to David Penny, manager of The Wharf House. To find out more about The Wharf House, one of the top restaurants in Gloucestershire, follow this link to Quoakle's Restaurants in Gloucestershire page. Click on The Wharf House logo which can be found in both the Waterside and Modern European categories.

Quoakle helps Clean Water Project in India

Quoakle Director, Nigel Steele, presents Steve Finney (Interserve Mission Mobiliser - South) with a cheque for third world relief. The money is directed towards an exciting Clean Water project in India.

Quoakle Launches New Promotional Video For Barclays Business Idea Competition

In order to get Quoakle better known and more widely recognised, we have entered a competition with Barclays Bank called 'Take One Small Step'. If we get in the top three it will really help Quoakle become more widely known and take off as a business. If we win, even better!Rich Smith from Talking Donkey Films spent a long and busy day filming in Gloucestershire last week and many hours editing to produce a short video for the competition.Please take a look at our 2 minute video and show support for us on the "Take One Small Step" website today, or tomorrow!Then if we get in the final, please do vote for us!Thanks for your interest and support.Nigel and Helen, and all the Quoakle Team

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