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Jak HQ

Creative agency offering websites, social media, SEO, print, design & content! We are a creative agency located in Chester-le-Street.
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Contact us at the Chester-le-Street Branch on 0191 3882698 and email us at [email protected]

We're always open online, or contact us to visit and meet the team in person.

01/06/2026

If you're a Durham-based company looking to grow, scale, or invest in your next stage, this funding opportunity could help cover up to 40% of eligible project costs.

That's where we come in!
Whether you're looking for marketing strategies or a website makeover, this 40% funding can help you push your business further.

📍 Available for Durham-based companies
💼 Up to 40% funded support
📈 Helping businesses grow smarter & faster

📧 [email protected] | 📞 0191 388 2698

12/05/2026

PR or paid advertising?
It's one of the questions we get asked a lot, and the honest answer is: it depends on what you're trying to achieve. But when it comes to long-term ROI, the numbers tend to favour PR more than most people expect.

Here's how the two compare 👇

The way we see it:
Advertising is a tap. Turn it on, leads flow. Turn it off, they stop.
PR is more like planting seeds, it takes longer, but the results compound over time and don't disappear the moment the budget runs out.
For most small and growing businesses, the smartest approach isn't choosing one over the other. It's understanding which one serves your goals right now, and building towards using both together.

Not sure where to start? That's a conversation worth having.
📧 [email protected]
📞 0191 388 2698

07/05/2026

You don't need to be everywhere online. You just need to show up where it matters.

We speak to so many businesses that are stretched across every platform there is, posting on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest and Twitter, and getting next to nothing from any of them.

Being everywhere sounds like a smart move. In reality, it usually means you're doing everything at half the effort, half the consistency, and half the quality.

The businesses that actually see results from social media? They've chosen their platforms intentionally. They know where their customers are, they show up there consistently, and they put real thought into what they're saying.

Fewer channels sometimes means a sharper focus and a bigger impact.

If your current approach feels like spinning plates, it might be time to strip it back and do less, better.

Which platform actually drives the most value for your business? Drop it in the comments 👇

05/05/2026

Every time you post once and disappear for 6 weeks… 🦗

The algorithm doesn't owe you anything. And your audience has a short memory.

Consistency isn't the most exciting part of marketing — but it's the part that actually works.

If your content strategy currently looks like: post → vanish → post → vanish → wonder why nothing's growing…

We need to talk 😅

📧 [email protected]
📞 0191 388 2698

30/04/2026

Our honest take on content marketing and why most of it misses the point.

Content should be value-driven. Not vanity-driven.

There's a big difference between content that makes your brand look active, and content that actually helps your audience. One fills a feed. The other builds trust, authority, and eventually enquiries.

Vanity-driven content is created to look good. The metric it's chasing is impressions. Value-driven content is created to be useful. The metric it's chasing is trust.
And trust is what converts.

We're not saying every post needs to be a masterclass. Behind-the-scenes content, team updates, and client celebrations all have a place. But when every single post is about you, your wins, your announcements, your promotions without giving your audience anything of genuine value, they start scrolling past.

The brands that build real audiences online are the ones that make their followers think:
"That was actually useful. I'll keep an eye on them."

That's the standard we hold our own content to. And it's the standard we bring to our clients' content too.
Value first. Always.

28/04/2026

Genuine question for the business owners and marketing managers reading this 👇

What metric do you use to measure whether your marketing is actually working?

Because in our experience, the answer varies a lot. Some people say followers. Some say reach. Some say likes and comments. And some, the ones usually seeing the best results, say enquiries, leads, and revenue.
Here's our honest take: vanity metrics have their place, but they shouldn't be the main event.

A post with 500 likes that drives zero enquiries has done less for your business than a post with 30 likes that led to a client conversation.

The metrics that actually matter are the ones tied to your business goals:
✅ Enquiries from social or website
✅ Website traffic from your channels
✅ Conversion rate on key pages
✅ Return on ad spend
✅ Cost per lead

None of those show up in your follower count.

So, what are you measuring? We'd genuinely love to know.

09/04/2026

🦎 This leaflet was so fun for us to print! 🦎

These leaflets we printed for Potter's World at Lanchester Garden Centre are so full of life 🐦🌿

A leaflet needs to grab attention, communicate everything a visitor needs to know, and make people genuinely excited before they've even walked through the door. This one does all of that.

Whether you need leaflets, brochures, flyers or anything in between, we take care of the whole process, design, print, the lot!

Message us or call us on 0191 388 2698 if you have any print queries 📩

07/04/2026

Two numbers most businesses never check, but they absolutely should.

Uptime and site speed.

Your uptime percentage tells you how often your website is actually live and accessible. 99.9% sounds great until you realise that 0.1% of downtime in a year is still nearly 9 hours offline. During a busy period, that could mean missed enquiries, lost sales, and a hit to your reputation.

Your site speed tells you how quickly your pages load, and this one directly impacts your bottom line. Research consistently shows that even a one-second delay in load time can reduce conversions significantly. On mobile, where most of your visitors are likely browsing, slow loading is even less forgiving.

Here's what slow or unreliable hosting actually costs you:

🔴 Visitors leave before your page loads
🔴 Google ranks faster sites higher and yours gets pushed down
🔴 Customers lose trust in a brand whose site keeps letting them down
🔴 You could miss enquiries entirely during downtime

The fix isn't always complicated. It can come down to the quality of your hosting, how your site has been built, and whether anyone is actually monitoring it.

If you've never checked your site speed, Google's PageSpeed Insights is a good starting point. And if you don't like what you see, we can help.

📞 0191 388 2698 | 📧 [email protected]

05/04/2026

🥚 Happy Easter from Jak HQ! 🥚

We hope your day is full of good food, good people, and loads of chocolate!

From our team to yours 🐰

02/04/2026

🚐 Another week, another print job! 🚐

These van graphics we created for C.D Decorating Services look great.

Van livery might seem straightforward, but when it's done right it does so much more than display a phone number. It builds instant credibility, puts your brand in front of thousands of people every single day, and makes sure you look the part.

Whether you're starting out or giving your brand a refresh, we take care of everything: design, print, the lot!

Message us or call us on 0191 388 2698 to get your brand out on the road 📩

Address

Unit 4 Turn Park, Station Road
Chester-le-Street
DH33DY

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

Website

http://www.jakhq.com/

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