Best practices and tips for improved website development.
Are you feeling like your website might be past its prime? Is your website traffic and leads decreasing each month? If the answer is yes then it might be time for a website redesign. Here are some questions and items...
Having a ADA compliant website is important to ensure individuals with disabilities have fair access to everything.
Over time, the pages on your website build up data. This can include links from other websites or directories, often referred to as backlinks.
Many people think of web design only in visual terms. They picture the images, the videos, the buttons, the colors, the headlines, and the copy that appears on the screen. But web design really encompasses everything that creates the user...
This may be the most commonly asked website design question. How long is this process going to take? Unfortunately, every website isn’t designed to function the same way–nor should it be. To get a perspective of your website’s time frame,...
What is a hard refresh and how do you perform a hard refresh? Here are very simple directions on how to hard refresh your Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Explorer browsers. Table of Contents Why is a Hard Refresh Needed on...
Have you wondered what the best marketing website platform is? Well, there are a lot of options for your website but in our opinion, based on years of experience with website design and development, we think WordPress wins as the...
Hold on to your smartphone… Google has announced it will be making a change in their mobile search algorithm. Unlike updates made in the past, they have announced the exact date they intend to change their mobile organic SERP algorithm –...
Yes, speed matters. Search engines use a multitude of factors to determine how to rank search engine results, and one of those factors is website speed. The speed at which someone can view the content on your site factors into...
Table of Contents Taking on a redesign of your website can be overwhelming What do you want your website to do for you? Start With Website Functionality, Not Design Common Features You Might Want/Consider Benchmark Your Competition Analyze Your Current...
I really like the look of my website, but people have a really hard time finding it. Yup, sounds familiar. Let me guess: Your current site is built (or is being built) by your sister’s friend’s cousin You got burned...
1. Consider Function First Before your team gets you bogged down with what color or look they like for the site, focus on function first. Some questions to ask your team before putting out your RFP or bid are: What...
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