Posts by Jim Semlyen

The age of AI search

Preparing websites for AI search: a practical guide for modern organisations

Executive Summary Artificial intelligence is changing how people discover organisations online. Increasingly, AI-powered search tools summarise information and recommend organisations directly, often before users visit a website. This guide explains how AI search works, why it matters, and the practical …

by Jim Semlyen 10 Jul 2026
Is your website ready for AI search

Is your website ready for AI search?

Artificial intelligence is changing how people find organisations online – be part of the solution. Instead of browsing pages of Google results, many people now ask questions directly to tools such as ChatGPT or Google’s AI search. Rather than showing …

by Jim Semlyen 9 Jul 2026

Cookie compliance and consent management

Most websites store data on a visitor’s device through cookies and similar technologies. Two overlapping regulations govern this in the UK. The Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) requires informed consent before any non-essential cookies or similar storage are placed …

by Jim Semlyen 8 Jun 2026
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2025 in review: An exceptional year for Castlegate

As we enter the New Year, it’s time to reflect on the projects, progress, and partnerships that defined 2025 at Castlegate. First, a practical update: In October, after ten years on Walmgate, we moved into the Bonding Warehouse in Patch …

by Jim Semlyen 11 Jan 2026
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What is digital inclusion?

Website design and development continues to evolve rapidly. Websites built today to serve users for years ahead must meet higher and more complex requirements than those developed even a few years ago.

by Jim Semlyen 10 Sep 2025
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Five ways to enhance your website in 2025

Website design and development continues to evolve rapidly. Websites built today to serve users for years ahead must meet higher and more complex requirements than those developed even a few years ago.

by Jim Semlyen 26 Aug 2025
The Castlegate IT experts in Wordpress website security

How to keep your WordPress website secure

Our technical director Andy and managing director Jim were recently asked to weigh in on an article about cyber security published by NatWest. Castlegate has provided web development and website hosting services for many years — as a result, we’re …

by Jim Semlyen 20 Mar 2020

Display stars in Google search results with Trustist

When it comes to attracting visitors to your website, few things are more effective than displaying a star rating next to your company name on Google. This is why we’ve partnered with review aggregation service Trustist, who can help you …

by Jim Semlyen 11 Mar 2020
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Our Latest Bespoke Websites

Our three latest projects are now online. This time we’ve been busy working on new websites for Harrogate-based social care organisation Community Catalysts, social development and human rights charity Good Neighbours UK, and bakery management app Cybake. Community Catalysts Local …

by Jim Semlyen 17 Dec 2019

Interview with our designer Sunny

Sunny is the newest recruit to the Castlegate IT team, a graphic designer with experience in branding, print, and web design. We sat down with him over a coffee to find out a bit more about him. So first off, tell …

by Jim Semlyen 18 Oct 2018