Culm Forge Media

26/08/2025

All the hard work I've put into AW-Entertainments website has finally paid off.

I've had to compress and resize images quite heavily and stripped out all the unused styles to make the site load faster.

This is what I can a result and I am really happy with the result 😀

11/08/2025

🎉 Super happy to share that I’ve finally got the Vue components for AW-Entertainments lazy loaded! 🚀

This means the website will load faster and smoother for everyone — plus, it’s a huge win for GDPR compliance. By loading only what’s needed when it’s needed, I’m making sure user data is handled responsibly and only when necessary.

Small changes, big impact! Feeling proud of this step forward 🙌✨

09/08/2025

At Culm Forge Media, we love helping local businesses shine online — and that means making their websites fast. Recently, we worked with AW Entertainments to boost their Google PageSpeed Insights score, and the results were incredible.

Here’s what we did:
1️⃣ Optimised Images – Compressed and converted to WebP for lightning-fast loading without losing quality.
2️⃣ Minified Code – Trimmed unnecessary HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for a leaner, quicker site.
3️⃣ Enabled Browser Caching – Repeat visitors now load the site almost instantly.
4️⃣ Reduced Unused Scripts – Only the essentials load, cutting down on wasted resources.
5️⃣ Performance Tweaks – Fine-tuned hosting and delivery for speed across all devices.

📊 The Result? A faster, smoother experience for AW Entertainments’ customers — and a boost in search engine performance.

And there’s still room for more improvement. A bit more trimming the unused CSS will bring the performance up even further. Just a little more optimising and we’ll be there.

💬 If your site takes more than 3 seconds to load, you could be losing potential customers. Let’s change that.

👉 Contact Culm Forge Media today for a free speed audit and make your website as fast as your business.

31/07/2025

This is a perfect example of what I want to teach vunerable people what to look out for regarding scammers.

I recieved an email with a PayPal invoice for $499 for a payment for Bitcoin and they were asking if they think the payment was authorised by me anbd if not to contact them. This was today at 6.14pm. What gave it it away was the sender's email address which was a gmail account and the file was attached from the C:/ drive file:///C:/Users//874 Y. Roberson.

Seriously, make some effort!!!! And a scammer pretending to care that it was a genuine transaction adds insult to injury. That was before opening the so called PayPal invoice.

I looked at the invoice and it clearly doesn't address me by my name, but using my email and the helpline number isn't even a UK number.

Just be very wary if you ever receive one of these phishing emails.

29/07/2025

A little update on my SEO audit for AW-Entertainments.

Quite happy with the results so far. It’s amazing to think how much affects SEO like image file sizes.

I’ll be happy to when I’m closer to 100 for both mobile and desktop.

Been a very interesting learning journey.

22/07/2025

I recently performed an SEO audit on AW-Entertainments website and I found a lot of improvements to be made.

It’s taken me a few days, but I have been updating all the content to include keywords used in searches.

I ran the same check again and I can now tick off all the suggested page edits. A couple pages left and I’ll be ready to republish all the pages and to run a SEO audit again.

I’ll be very happy if I get a decent score and hopefully won’t have much to do. Been an enjoyable and insightful journey.

Keep an eye out for my next update on this 😀

21/07/2025

🔧✨ Introducing Culm Forge Media – Your Local Digital Support in Mid Devon! ✨🔧

We’re excited to launch Culm Forge Media, a new Mid Devon-based company offering web development, digital marketing, and IT training – but we’re more than just tech support.

One service especially close to our hearts is helping vulnerable people stay safe online. In today’s digital world, scams are sadly all too common – and we’re here to help tackle that.

💬 Whether it’s running friendly, jargon-free workshops in care homes, or helping someone without family support set up a new phone, tablet or laptop, we’re committed to making technology accessible, safe, and empowering for everyone.

🧡 Tech doesn’t have to be intimidating. With a little guidance, it can open up new worlds.

📍 Based in Mid Devon – here to support the whole community.

If you know someone who could benefit from this kind of help, or if you’re interested in our other digital services, get in touch – we’d love to hear from you!

New website coming very soon!!

👉 Call Adam on ‪07862 057558‬ for more info.
📱 Follow us to stay updated on upcoming workshops and services!

21/07/2025

Wow. There really are no depths that scammers and fraudsters will stoop to to rob hard working, innocent people of their hard earned cash.

Posing as a landlord, fraudsters post adverts for affordable properties to lure victims into parting with deposits upfront