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What does your brand name say about your business?
Successful businesses are strong on branding, a key element of which is naming. Your brand name is often the first impression people get of your business. You need to choose it wisely. Does your choice of brand name project the type of brand you want to be seen as? Is it ...

Interop 2022 – helping developers build even better websites
Earlier this month developers from Apple, Bocoup, Google, Igalia, Microsoft and Mozilla announced a new benchmark for cross browser collaboration. This sets new standards for interoperability, enabling underlying web technology to work in the same way on every browser. This is...

Look out for us looking back
Celebrating 20 Years of Fellowship As we’re celebrating 20 years of Fellowship this year, we’re going to be trawling back through our archives. Expect to see some fun photos of our past premises, plus posts about landmark projects for household names including Thomas Co...

How much business can a WooCommerce website handle?
WooCommerce is one of the most popular E-commerce platforms out there. It has a global market share of more than 21% and an ever-increasing adoption rate. But just how scalable is a WooCommerce website? Can it accommodate a shop with 10,000 products? Can it handle h...

Meet the team: Alexander
Digital Project Manager, Alexander Brewis, has been with us since the end of 2021 and has already been busy working on projects for SaveMoneyCutCarbon (SMCC), G&W USA, Watson and Hillhouse, Wilks and the NHS. For SMCC he’s worked on a complex subscriptions project, which...

Meet the team: David Hayhow
Since joining Fellowship, David’s been busy putting his skills into practice on websites for Flexiteek, NHS Suffolk & NE Essex, Opus Teach and Cambridge Econometrics As lead developer on the NHS website, David loved building the more complex functionality, planning and o...

Meet the team: Jo
It’s hard to believe that it’s nearly a year since Jo Riches joined us as an Account Manager. Previously, Jo ran her own agency, Spirus Marketing, for 7 years, but decided she preferred working 'hands on' to running the business. So Jo sold up to her partner and they remai...

Meet the team: Ian
Web Developer, Ian Tearle, has been with us since the end of 2020, having previously run his own business, developing apps and websites.As he’s been working from home all that time, we wanted to get some insight into a typical day at his desk. Little did we anticipate that when...

Meet the team: Gary
Gary Kyle has been with us since September 2019, firstly as an Account Manager and now as Head of Operations. Having worked with most of our clients, he’s busy improving our day to day work processes and project management. As well as reviewing the balance of capabilities ac...

Meet the team: Matthew
Matthew joined us as a Web Developer in July 2019. He’s worked on pretty much every site in the Fellowship portfolio since then, including SaveMoneyCutCarbon, Beacon, Genesee & Wyoming (US and UK), Flexiteek, Fiscale and Cambridge Econometrics. Matthew led on the webs...

Meet the team: Callum
The youngest member of our team, Web Developer Callum Hubert has been with us just over two years. Previously he was at Rubious. Callum’s a bit of a video games enthusiast, having built his own gaming pc. He also enjoys boardgames, binge watching TV shows and has recently be...

Meet the team: Matt
University of Suffolk Business School graduate, Matt Johnson, started his career at a digital marketing agency in Ipswich. He joined Fellowship a year later, as one of just five staff. Since then, Matt’s worked on account management, overseeing website projects and leading o...

Taking steps to mitigate the impact of the Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228) vulnerability
Thoughts on the 'Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228)' vulnerability and some suggestions on how to mitigate its effects.

Meet the team: David Ashcroft
David Ashcroft joined us a Web Developer two years ago when Rubious merged with Fellowship. Pre pandemic he and his wife were keen travellers, especially enjoying foreign foodie haunts. More recently his focus has been on cooking his own curries, local runs and exploring Suffo...

Meet the team: Alex
Our Lead Developer, Alex Gant, has been with us since 2013 - a veteran in Fellowship terms. During that time Alex has worked on a huge variety of websites, e-commerce sites and back office integrations. The clients he’s helped range from local businesses such as Shires Re...