The Journal

Notes from the studio.

Web design tips, WordPress how-tos, SEO advice and the occasional love letter to Cornwall — straight from our desk in Newquay.

Smarter, Faster, Local: How AI is Changing Web Design for Cornwall Businesses (And Why You Still Need a Human)
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Smarter, Faster, Local: How AI is Changing Web Design for Cornwall Businesses (And Why You Still Need a Human)

AI is changing web design forever, but can it capture Cornwall’s unique charm? Discover why the future of local business websites needs a human touch.…

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Affordable Website Hosting For Cornwall
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Affordable Website Hosting For Cornwall

We recently discovered that we didn’t really mention much about Website Hosting on our website so we wanted to explain what we off…

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Elementor – Creating a custom Preloader using a JSON file
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Elementor – Creating a custom Preloader using a JSON file

I’ve combined this handy tutorial into a nice little video for everyone which is above, but I will run through the steps here too.…

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Elementor – Changing where the Woocommerce Cart messages appear
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Elementor – Changing where the Woocommerce Cart messages appear

Updated: 02 Feb 2020 – additions at bottom This is something that has frustrated me a LOT with Elementor (and god I LOVE Elementor…

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Dolohen, PV Clouds, CLK Site and Humsoolt WordPress Hacks
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Dolohen, PV Clouds, CLK Site and Humsoolt WordPress Hacks

Looking for a fix? We’ve recently had a few sites that are currently hosted with TSOhost (Paragon Internet) be compromised with a…

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Facebook advertising for your business
Insights ·

Facebook advertising for your business

If you’re not doing this, then you are missing out on potentially tens, hundreds or thousands of leads depending on your sector.…

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Welcome to the redesign
Studio News ·

Welcome to the redesign

It’s taken its time but didn’t actually take that much time in the end!  Welcome to the new home of Innuvo! We’ve completely chang…

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Winter Website Makeover
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Winter Website Makeover

8 weeks til Christmas and then its straight into the new year.  Before you know it, February Half Term will be here. Now is the ti…

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Adding A Quick Add To Cart Button To The Woocommerce Shop
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Adding A Quick Add To Cart Button To The Woocommerce Shop

This post has not been updated for a few years and I can getting a few comments that it no longer works using Divi.  I don’t use D…

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Why a great website is so important for your business!
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Why a great website is so important for your business!

In this day in age where technology is in people’s hands pretty much all day, why would you neglect your website?  It is probably…

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Do you know your web host well enough?
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Do you know your web host well enough?

We had client recently who did not host with us, but we built and maintain their website for them.  Suddenly, their website had di…

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Improve your WordPress website speed with a CDN & VPS
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Improve your WordPress website speed with a CDN & VPS

Ok, we had a client come to us who was struggling with their site speed and the WordPress backend speed also.  This made us take a…

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New Site Live – Read Valeting
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New Site Live – Read Valeting

Read Valeting – A vehicle valeting and detailing company based in Falmouth, Cornwall now have a modern and great looking website.…

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Optimise Images for SEO in WordPress
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Optimise Images for SEO in WordPress

A key component when creating a website is serving (showing) images that are a good file size whilst maintaining good quality. Why…

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Photography OFFER – Cornwall Companies Come Forth
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Photography OFFER – Cornwall Companies Come Forth

About time we did something for the locals, so from today onward, anyone who has a website built by us, will be entitled to 1 hour…

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Prevent your WordPress website from getting hacked
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Prevent your WordPress website from getting hacked

WordPress release security updates quite often as when a release of WordPress has been around for so long, people always find a wa…

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Want to push Xmas Sales? Make use of Online Marketing
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Want to push Xmas Sales? Make use of Online Marketing

It’s all well and good getting a brand new, shiny, modern website – but what happens if you don’t market it correctly? Yep, no-one…

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How do we create our websites?
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How do we create our websites?

We thought it would be a good idea to go over a few things that we undertake when building a website.  This is just to give you an…

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Modernise and freshen up your website
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Modernise and freshen up your website

Websites become outdated, that is a fact. Technologies evolve, that is a fact. What we can’t understand still, is that businesses…

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Do you need WordPress support?
WordPress ·

Do you need WordPress support?

WordPress is becoming more and more popular with developers and self-builders alike – which is requiring more and more support for…

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Extra Performance – Get your site speed right!
WordPress ·

Extra Performance – Get your site speed right!

Gone are the days of people who were new to the web and happy to wait for a website to load.  It was something new…now not so much…

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Golf Course Website Design in Cornwall
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Golf Course Website Design in Cornwall

So I recently decided that I was going to begin offering a package deal to Golf Courses around Cornwall. I will slowly send around…

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Mobile sites now rank higher in Google
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Mobile sites now rank higher in Google

Mobile users of websites are increasing month by month, and we don’t think it will be too long before they begin to overtake the n…

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What is great about WordPress and why do we use it?
WordPress ·

What is great about WordPress and why do we use it?

Why do we build websites using WordPress?  This is a question we get asked quite a lot of the time.  It is a really important part…

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WordPress Tutorials
Tutorials ·

WordPress Tutorials

So…what we are going to be doing on a frequent basis, is recording some WordPress tutorials from our small office here in Newquay.…

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SEO – Content is KING!
SEO ·

SEO – Content is KING!

A short time ago, when undertaking SEO, there were some ways to manipulate search engines in order for websites to be displayed hi…

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Is your website outdated?
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Is your website outdated?

Designs evolve; new functionality and technologies are forever improving the web as we know it. Don’t get left behind! Make sure t…

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Don’t update to WordPress 4.0…..YET!
WordPress ·

Don’t update to WordPress 4.0…..YET!

With WordPress 4.0 being recently released, we would emphasise the importance of waiting to update your installation.  Whilst the…

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The importance of mobile websites
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The importance of mobile websites

We were approached by someone last week that asked how they would “create a mobile website” for their full website.  Our response…

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Maintaining your WordPress site
WordPress ·

Maintaining your WordPress site

We often get asked to take a look at a client’s website a few months after it has been built as they see all the update messages a…

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Google to reward secure websites
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Google to reward secure websites

First of all, we will point you in the way of this announcement from Google 10 days ago Don’t know what to think of it?  We will g…

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Hi Shaun - just to say this is such a lovely design and a huge improvement on where we were. Thanks so much for the video and handling all of that too - they are brilliant.

Sarah @ TreloyMar 2026
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Working with Shaun has been fantastic. A proper pro, always on hand to help sort things out and provide advice and guidance when needed. And not forgetting his design skills, creativity and knowledge of building websites making them work and run as smoothly as possible - a 1st class service.

Matt LidburyMay 2026
★★★★★

Shaun at Innuvo has produced an outstanding site for me. He took time to understand what I needed and explained how things would work, and has blown me — and many of my customers — away with the resulting stunning website. He's been very patient with edits and was on-hand when I went live. The payment system worked without a glitch, and I'm sure it was thanks to the site being so clean and engaging that I sold out of my product within 48 hours. Thank you so much.

Frances Houghton MBE
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We used the services of Innuvo to build our new website for our architectural company. As we're design based, we had really strong ideas of how this should look and feel. Shaun interpreted our requirements perfectly and spent a lot of time ensuring we got exactly what we wanted. His professionalism and patience throughout the whole process were outstanding. We definitely made the right choice and would not hesitate in recommending their services. Thanks again Shaun.

Lee Crease
★★★★★

Shaun has produced an absolutely first class website for my new company. I was after a very specific look and feel and Shaun captured that vision perfectly and turned it into reality. His patience and understanding throughout the process were exceptional — even though I kept wanting to make changes, nothing was too much trouble. His knowledge of web design is exemplary and his pricing very reasonable for the quality. I'd definitely recommend Innuvo and Shaun to anybody.

Andrew White
★★★★★

As a superyacht, medical and premier automotive design consultancy, the pressure was on for Shaun. Challenge accepted — high-end results achieved in line with my minimal aesthetic. Great work Innuvo, highly recommended.

Morpheus7
★★★★★

I've been absolutely astounded by the amazing support given by Shaun at Innuvo. He really knows his stuff and never fails to solve any issues I come across very quickly. It's not often I feel the need to rave about customer service, but this guy has surpassed all expectations. I have absolute confidence in his abilities — he's like a WordPress wizard!

Sally Harwood
★★★★★

Working with Shaun of Innuvo to develop my business website was a really positive experience. I explained my vision and site concept and he developed some possible looks. I have no hesitation in recommending Innuvo to prospective customers.

Miles K
★★★★★

Top class web design service. Shaun really knows his stuff when it comes to building websites. Nothing is too difficult, and the more technical bits like CSS or PHP are second nature to him. Experienced and very knowledgeable in all areas, and the after-support once the site was built has been fantastic. Worth his weight in gold — thanks again!

Chris Sweet
★★★★★

We hired Innuvo to build our new website and are extremely happy with the results. Professional, responsive and a pleasure to work with from start to finish.

Jam Press
★★★★★

Shaun at Innuvo formed my website for my start-up company. Following an initial conversation he instantly understood the ethos of the company and translated that into the layout and imagery of the website — it needed very little amending from the first draft. Shaun delivered on creativity and the right site to attract my target market. His ability to respond and deliver very quickly impressed me, and he was always helpful and willing. I thoroughly enjoyed working with him.

Natasha Stevens
★★★★★

Really pleased with the work and cannot recommend Shaun enough.

Sean Johnston