# First Internet

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## Insights

- [Five ways you can boost your reach with strategic social media management](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/five-ways-you-can-boost-your-reach-with-strategic-social-media-management/)
- [Google Just Removed &num=100](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/google-just-removed-num100/)
- [National Apprenticeship week 2026: Apprenticeship, university, or both?](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/national-apprenticeship-week-2026-apprenticeship-university-or-both/)
- [Why human-led social content is key right now](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/why-human-led-social-content-is-key-right-now/)
- ["The Way I Live My Life Makes Me a Better Project Manager",](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/the-way-i-live-my-life-makes-me-a-better-project-manager-josh-tomlinson-client-services/)
- [Top Five Tools for Social Media Content Creation](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/top-five-tools-for-social-media-content-creation/)
- [Process Over Pixels: Why Great Design Starts Way Before Figma | First Internet](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/process-over-pixels-why-great-design-starts-way-before-figma/)
- [Your Instagram just became searchable – time to rethink your strategy](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/your-instagram-just-became-searchable-time-to-rethink-your-strategy/)
- [Attracting Leads Through Your Website in 2025 with Digital Marketing](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/attracting-leads-through-website-2025-with-digital-marketing/)
- [ChatGPT vs. Gemini (and others) - Here's What we Found | First Internet](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/chatgpt-vs-gemini-heres-what-we-found/)
- [Bespoke WordPress Theme vs Template: What’s Right for Your Business?](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/why-choose-a-bespoke-wordpress-theme-over-a-template/)
- [E-E-A-T Explained: The Secret to High-Ranking, Trustworthy Content](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/e-e-a-t-explained-the-secret-to-high-ranking-trustworthy-content/)
- [5 Common WordPress Mistakes (And How We Avoid Them) | First Internet](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/5-common-wordpress-mistakes-and-how-we-avoid-them/)
- [Building SEO-Friendly WordPress Sites: Our Approach](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/building-seo-friendly-wordpress-sites-our-approach/)
- [Are hashtags still worth it on social media platforms?](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/are-hashtags-still-worth-it/)
- [Is A Social Media Apprenticeship Worth It?](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/is-a-social-media-apprenticeship-worth-it/)
- [How to optimise your video content for the new search engine](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/experts-eat-your-hearts-out/)
- [Getting faster results from your SEO Project](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/getting-faster-results-from-your-seo-project/)
- [Top 10 Graphic and Web Design Trends That Shaped 2024](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/web-design-trends-2024/)
- [Intro to Conversion Rate Optimisation](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/cro/)
- [8 Benefits of SEO for SMEs & UK Businesses](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/benefits-of-seo-why-its-right-for-your-business/)
- [How AI is affecting social media content creation](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/how-ai-is-affecting-social-media-content-creation/)
- [Six Reasons an Appren­tice­ship was the Right Career Move for Me](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/why-an-apprenticeship-was-right-for-me/)
- [Our Team's 2021 Highlights](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/our-teams-2021-highlights/)
- [Another award nomination for Team FI!](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/another-award-nomination-for-team-fi/)
- [Will your website pass Google’s next algorithm update?](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/page-speed-core-web-vitals-assessment/)
- [Popping corks for our Prolific North nominations!](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/prolific-north-nominations/)
- [First Internet’s sponsored racing car, comes in first….of course!](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/first-internets-sponsored-racing-car-comes-in-first-of-course/)
- [Start tracking site search with Google Analytics](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/how-to-enable-site-search-tracking-in-google-analytics/)
- [The step-by-step, beginners guide to setting up Google My Business and Bing Places](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/beginners-guide-google-my-business-bing-places/)
- [What We’ve Learned After Working from Home for a Month](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/what-weve-learned-working-from-home/)
- [Protect your revenue during lockdown](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/protect-your-revenue-and-reach-your-customers-online/)
- [Is Your WordPress Site Secure?](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/wordpress-security-defending-from-hackers/)
- [The Top SEO Ranking Factors For 2020.](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/seo-ranking-factors-that-will-affect-your-business-in-2020/)
- [Get ahead of Google and switch up your site speed](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/get-ahead-of-google-and-switch-up-your-site-speed/)
- [MozCon, like Comic Con, but WAY nerdier…](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/mozcon-like-comic-con-way-nerdier/)
- [The end is near for Magento 1](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/end-near-magento-1/)
- [Support Macmillan Cancer Support in memory of Stephen Alexander, 1950 - 2019](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/support-macmillan-cancer-support-memory-stephen-alexander-1950-2019/)
- [Getting on the map with local SEO](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/getting-on-the-map-with-local-seo/)
- [We're Celebrating 20 Years of Digital](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/celebrating-20-years-digital/)
- [Instagram launches new in-app shopping feature](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/instagram-launches-new-app-shopping-feature/)
- [Cyber-attacks strike again… But what can you do about it?](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/cyber-attacks-strike-can/)
- [WannaCry? The NHS certainly did.](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/wannacry-nhs-certainly/)
- [Google Announces Invisible reCAPTCHA, Marking End of an Era for (Human) Users](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/google-announces-invisible-recaptcha-marking-end-era-human-users/)
- [5 old-school web design tips making a comeback](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/5-old-school-web-design-tips-making-comeback/)
- [Are dating apps the ultimate platform for marketing?](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/dating-apps-ultimate-platform-marketing/)
- [Instagram go flat-out](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/instagram-go-flat-out/)
- [Google's Most Important Ranking Factors](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/google-seo-matters/)
- [Internet Explorer Finally Dead?](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/microsoft-ends-support-internet-explorer-8-10/)
- [The best and worst in modern web design](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/best-worst-modern-web-design/)
- [Google's First Page: How do I get there?](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/get-first-page-google/)
- [What is a Website Card? And What Does it Do?](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/twitter-website-card/)
- [Chocolate and Politics!](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/chocolate-politics/)
- [Arrested development: When to redesign a website](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/arrested-development-redesign-website/)
- [For safety is not a gadget but a state of mind](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/for-safety-is-not-a-gadget-but-a-state-of-mind/)
- [Bing's four steps to SEO and usability success](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/bings-four-steps-to-seo-and-usability-success/)
- [Brand new responsive website for FSYTA](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/brand-new-responsive-website-for-fsyta/)
- [Google overhauls search algo with Hummingbird](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/google-overhauls-search-algo-with-hummingbird/)
- [Yahoo! logo change unlikely to affect SEO](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/yahoo-logo-change-unlikely-to-affect-seo/)
- [No negative impact' of Google+ for online marketing](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/no-negative-impact-of-google-for-online-marketing/)
- [Social media convergence: Have Facebook made a hash of it?](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/social-media-convergence-have-facebook-made-a-hash-of-it/)
- [Designing a website without content is like designing a tailor made suit without the measurements.](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/designing-a-website-without-content-is-like-designing-a-tailor-made-suite-without-the-measurements/)
- [The Complications of Social Media](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/the-complications-of-social-media/)
- [New Look PPC Ads](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/new-look-ppc-ads/)
- [Are you using an outdated web browser?](https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/insight/are-you-using-an-outdated-web-browser/)

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# Detailed Content


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- Published: 2026-03-20
- Modified: 2026-03-27
- URL: https://www.firstinternet.staging.1int.co.uk/random/work/

Northcoders | Coding Bootcamp Case Study | First Internet Skip to content Work Services (01) Web Development (02) SEO (03) Social (04) Hosting / Maintenance About (01) Awards Insights Contact Work Services (01) Web Development (02) SEO (03) Social (04) Hosting / Maintenance About (01) Awards Insights Contact When a Coding School Asks You to Build Their Website View website Northcoders Northcoders trusted First Internet to design and develop a modern, high-performing website that helps future developers discover courses, explore career paths, and apply with confidence. Services Website design Website build Initial SEO The business 3976 People trained in a single year 510+ Hiring partners across the UK £8.8 million Annual revenue 67% of students securing jobs within six months of graduating Client Northcoders is one of the UK’s leading coding bootcamps, helping people from all backgrounds become job-ready software developers through intensive training in software development, data engineering, and AI. Through immersive learning and industry partnerships, Northcoders has helped thousands of students transition into careers in tech. Their programmes are designed to take beginners from their very first line of code to a professional role in the software industry. Which makes what happened next particularly satisfying. They asked us to design and build their website. A coding school trusting us to build their website? We’ll take that compliment. The Team Brief Northcoders needed a website that reflected their reputation as a leading tech education provider while making it easy for prospective students to explore their courses and apply. The...

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