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Postcoder now filters addresses by residential or commercial
Postcoder now lets you filter address search results by residential or non-residential categories across the UK and Ireland.
Using IP address geolocation to improve UX
Streamline forms, personalise content and even improve fraud detection with just one API call.
Postcoder now supports reverse geocoding
A new way to help your app users look up their address quickly and accurately.
Why address standardisation is essential for your business
Address standardisation is the process of converting addresses into the standard or normalised format of the local postal authority.
9 rules for user onboarding success
An essential guide to optimising your forms for user onboarding success.
Do you need phone validation?
Discover our top use cases and best practices for phone validation.
Location intelligence
What is location intelligence, and what can it do for your organisation?
Why do I need postcode validation?
What is postcode validation, and why is it so important for your business?
9 ways to enrich address data
From fraud prevention to entering new markets, data enrichment provides a competitive advantage for many businesses.
5 top resources for data dashboard design
Before you start to design a dashboard, ask yourself these 5 questions.
The importance of address data in the customer journey
Address data isn't just a one-off purchase - used properly, it can enhance customer experience and business productivity across the customer journey.
More than mail - novel use cases for address data
Address data can be enriched with a wealth of other information to make people's lives easier - including your customers.
How to write user-centred microcopy
Boost your buttons with our short introduction to microcopy.
Top 5 usability resources for app design
Tips and resources to make your app designs as user-friendly as possible.
How to correct bias in design
An introduction to acknowledging, challenging and correcting bias in design.
Top 5 usability resources for location-based services
Are you designing a location-based service, but you're not sure where to start when it comes to usability? Then this article is for you.
Applying usability heuristics to an ecommerce site
We explore how to use Jakob Nielsen's ten usability heuristics when designing an ecommerce site.
Top 5 usability resources for designing great ecommerce websites
Here are some tools and articles we've found helpful in our mission to make ecommerce more user friendly.
Error tolerant design
What is error tolerant design, and how can we utilise it on our forms and apps?
How do I stop site visitors signing up with fake email addresses?
3 in 5 disposable email address users don’t trust websites with their real email address.
SMS delivery updates - the rising star
Improve your customers' user experience when waiting for deliveries.
Key data ingredients for UK postcode lookup
The data behind your user interface is vital to user experience.
Eircode: what do Irish consumers think?
We surveyed online shoppers in the Republic of Ireland to discover what they thought about the introduction of Eircode.
Avoiding the pitfalls of a free address lookup API
Can your business afford to use a free address lookup solution?
How to address your UK mail correctly
Labelling your mail and parcels correctly will help reduce returns.
Email address validation UX
A flowchart guide to capturing great quality e-mail addresses.
6 common mistakes when capturing and storing UK addresses
Not all postal addresses follow the same patterns. Here's 6 common mistakes to be aware of.
Form validation UX
Handle form validation without annoying users with our guide to UX best practices.
Glossary of address terms
Find out the difference between UPRN, USRN and UDPRN and more.
How to design an international ecommerce checkout
We explore how you can design for payment and delivery conventions outside the UK.
Postcode lookup UX
How to craft the best user experience for postcode lookup.
How to build a UK address form
All you need to know about capturing and storing UK addresses.
6 ways to minimise ecommerce delivery problems
Save on returns, save on logistics budget. In the world of ecommerce, a customer placing an order with you is only part of the battle.
Irish address lookup UX
Are you ignoring 70% of Irish shoppers? Read our guide to designing your address forms for Irish customers.