Little Fire Digital

01/10/2026

Happy birthday to us …

Little Fire Digital Ltd is 12 years old today and it. feels. good.

At 10 we really weren’t sure we’d see 11: we went all the way to the edge and got our fingers stamped while we were hanging.

But what doesn’t kill you makes you better – and here we are: older, better, wiser and probably happier. We got some new clients, new friends, a new(ish) team and it feels good.

Genuine thanks to everyone who got us here.

So to celebrate … we’re running a teeny tiny competition. We’ve just had printed some celebratory mugs (visual in comments) and, by coincidence, we have also squandered a happy hour or more making this graphic featuring badges representing many of the things that make Little Fire Little Fire.

Just identify as many as you can in the comments and whoever guesses most wins a lovely shiny mug.

No real rules, cheat as much as you like and our decisions are final (some time 9th Octoberish).

Of course, if you recognise most of them, we have a lot in common – you should talk to us.

If you recognise them all, you probably need a word with yourself.

Peace out, the Little Fire team.

26/08/2026

Bloody hell it’s been a week. Normally, whenever we get a bit of print in, we shout it from the rooftops.

Yesterday these bad boys arrived, hot off the whatnot.

There’s a few available this weekend up at the 7Hills B**r Festival 2026 … nip up and bag yourself one.

While you’re there, you could watch some top rugby, listen to live music, scoff some yummy scran and maybe, just maybe, sup a pint or two of some delicious, immaculately-kept beers.

If you like that kind of thing.

https://7hillsbeerfest.co.uk

24/07/2026

15/06/2026

An ACME safe full of fines – that’s what you’re risking.

GDPR and privacy laws aren’t just for tech bros. Everyday businesses can and do get clobbered hard for routine mistakes, lazy privacy policies and sloppy on-site compliance.

This Friday (19 June) brings another raft of deadlines into full legal effect.

Don’t be Wile E. Coyote – you’re too good for that.

Instead, get stuck into our jargon-free guide on what it actually means for your business and, rather than treating on-site privacy as a chore, how you should use it as a tool to build trust.

Bit of homework: read it before Friday. If you want, cut out our guff and head straight for the one-minute compliance checklist at the end … we won’t be miffed.

… or go and chase a road runner. On your head will it be.

https://little-fire.com/2026-uk-data-rules/

10/06/2026

How did an agency, quite literally filthy with vegetarians end up building website for The London Wagyu Company?

Because we said we would. We consider ourselves people of our word.

In all honesty, we said we would help before we’d given it any thought.

The brief was outside our ethical lane but the problem familiar. The client had hit a wall with a DIY build and needed a robust platform ready to capitalise on an upcoming feature in The Times.

When selling a premium product, it is just too easy to overdo it – gilding the lily often gets in the way.

This project required the exact opposite approach:

- Restraint: The client wanted a stripped-down Japanese aesthetic that demanded space and clarity.

- Zero AI Guff: The client abhors AI content and stock imagery. We relied entirely on client content and beautiful photography supplied by the craftspeople themselves.

- Technical Simplicity: We focused on removing friction, integrating a solid MailPoet marketing solution and letting the product do the heavy lifting.

We had the barest bones of content with which to work, but the result is a beautifully clear platform and a mailing list that is already looking pleasantly chubby.

We will never get through much wagyu ourselves but, if we commit to a job, we commit to doing our best. We figure out what matters to the people buying the product and we make sure nothing gets in the way.

That is just doing the work properly.

Read the full case study on our blog, or go and marvel at the new site (links in the comments).

https://little-fire.com/london-wagyu-company/

15/04/2026

The client told us to do it (again!).

We looked at the numbers and thought: “Blimey, OK!”

They are absolutely buzzing with the results and, to be honest, so are we.

When we design and launch a new website, we don’t just give it a fresh coat of paint.

From award-winning design to a genuine understanding of what a user needs to see online to convert, we build proper digital infrastructure designed to actually convert traffic into tangible business.

Let’s call it the "Little Fire effect."

13/04/2026

Well. This is exciting.

Being in a factory on day 1: literally unpacking and installing plant in front of me. All a bit hush hush so cannot show you anything.

But this is going to be a significant new employer in South Yorkshire - proper, genuine manufacturing right where it needs to be.

This is going to be making a huge contributor in helping major operators achieve net zero.

Like I say. Very exciting and we are very proud to be a (very small) part of it.