News & Insights
Tips, updates and insights on software development, web design, branding and automation from the Bollabo team.
Supporting Inclusive Football at Burscough FC
At Bollabo, we’re passionate about supporting our local community, and one of the projects we’re particularly proud to be involved with is the SEN football programme at Burscough FC. The sessions bring together around 30 children with a wide range of additional needs,...
Introducing Guardian: Because Your Website Shouldn’t Be the Last to Know
If you run a business with a WordPress website, you probably don’t spend your days thinking about plugin updates, PHP versions, or whether your contact form is actually sending emails. And why would you? You’ve got a business to run. But here’s the...
From Soggy Notebooks to Semi-Automated Referee Reports
Anyone who’s done referee match day coaching will know the routine. You turn up with a notebook and a pencil, find a quiet spot on the touchline, and start observing the game. The aim is simple: watch the referee, capture key moments, and use those notes to have a...
When Websites Were Fun (and Why We Still Like Building Cool Stuff)
There was a time when websites could be genuinely unique. Back then, design wasn’t dictated by SEO checklists, Core Web Vitals, or “best practice layouts”. You could open a site and immediately feel like someone had designed it – not just...
Black Friday in the UK has got out of hand
What started as a one-day import from the US has morphed into a month-long marketing siege: “early deals”, “Black Friday week”, “Cyber Week”, “extended Cyber Week”… and then straight into Christmas sales. Retailers are hooked on discounts, customers are trained to...
November Update: Integrations, Insights and New Projects
November’s been a productive month at Bollabo, with a mix of system improvements, integration work, new client wins and ongoing international support. Here’s a look at what we’ve been working on: Something New in the Works We’ve started building a new SaaS product of...
Can We Build Our Own SaaS Web Application?
Every so often an idea comes along that won’t leave you alone. It starts with a scribble, then a late-night chat, and before you know it you’re asking: what if we built this ourselves? That’s where we are right now — at the very beginning of a journey to see if...
August Round-Up: Projects, Fixes and Some Quiet Wins
It’s been a busy August at Bollabo, with a mix of launches, bug hunting, server moves and behind-the-scenes progress across a few key projects: Translated Lisconn’s website into German and Hindi: Using a combination of AI and WPML in WordPress, we delivered full...