Try Before You Buy: Website Prototyping
Remember when “extreme makeover” was a thing? Not so long ago, it was a staple of cable TV, and everything was getting extremely made over: kitchens, cars, wardrobes, pets, investment portfolios, you...
View ArticleAre You Getting the Best Deal From Your Hosting Services?
There’s no question that if you want your business to succeed, you need a website. However, not all web hosts are created equal. There can be a tremendous amount of variance in pricing, services...
View ArticleTricks to Increase Your Site’s Visual Appeal
When it comes to web design, image is everything. OK, maybe not everything, but it’s hard to deny that your web design interface is a critical part of your online presence. It’s tempting to imagine our...
View ArticleAd Blocking And the Future of Content
Advertisements: Love ’em, hate ’em, or ignore ’em, they are an essential part of the economics of content. Without ads, magazine subscriptions would cost hundreds of dollars per year, movie ticket...
View ArticleBuilding Bridges: Ways Developers And Clients Can Work Better Together
Men and women. Cats and dogs. Buyers and sellers. These three pairs have (at least) one thing in common: They don’t always speak the same language. Of particular interest here is the third pair: buyer...
View ArticleIt’s All About You: Creative Ideas for Your About Page
Even if you think it’s clear that at a glance of your home page, people can see what your organization does and what it stands for, some visitors will want it spelled out more concretely or want...
View ArticleWhats Next for Search?
At this point in the history of the Internet, it seems that most of the development of Web search is behind us—there is not much more that Bing, Google, Yahoo, and their ilk can do to improve, other...
View ArticleTips for Optimizing Your Contact Us Page
Look, we get that it’s tough to manage your online presence. You have to worry about content creation, marketing, SEO, your website design, and a host of other concerns that demand your limited...
View ArticleNew Year’s Resolutions for Your Website
New Year’s resolutions: Easy to make, even easier to break. And if you’re the kind of person who makes New Year’s resolutions for other people (you know who you are), maybe you should resolve not to do...
View ArticleDesign Considerations for Internal Websites
Do you have partners, employees, investors, contract workers, or even vendors and service providers you need to communicate with on a regular basis? Are you doing so by pinning memos on the bulletin...
View ArticleThe Internet of Things: 5 Trends to Watch in 2016
It’s impossible to predict the future. New trends are constantly developing, fads come and go, and what’s in vogue one day may be irrelevant the next. Fortunately, the Internet gives us nearly...
View ArticleSo You Want to Be a Web Developer
In an early “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” sketch, Mr. Anchovy, a chartered accountant (what we would call a CPA in the U.S.), seeks the help of a vocational guidance counselor in finding a new career,...
View ArticleWeb Design and the Internet of Things
It probably has not escaped your notice that there has been a lot of chatter lately about the Internet of Things (IoT). In case you’ve missed it: IoT is the notion that pretty much everything—from...
View ArticleThere Is No I in Web Development Team
Who’s on your roster? No, we’re not talking fantasy football here. We’re talking about your web development team. Perhaps your team is one person who does everything. Although this can work well for...
View ArticleElection Season Is Open – Website Considerations
Here in the U.S., the quadrennial presidential election cycle seems to start earlier and earlier…to the point where it seems that no sooner is one sworn in than politicians start announcing that they...
View ArticleUse It or Lose It – How Trademarks Affect Your Website and Business
You see them everywhere: the little ™ and ® symbols on brand names, logos, and taglines. Do you really know what they mean? As a business owner, you should. Trademark law can be your friend—and can...
View ArticleClifford Brown Would Like A Word – It’s Time to Update WordPress
We have a message for you from Clifford Brown: no more putting off updating WordPress. We get it—we’re all busy, and updating software doesn’t always rank in at the top of our to-do lists. Make no...
View ArticleMultichannel Mashup: Igniting Your Customer Communication beyond Email
Email is a time-tested method of customer outreach. Reliable? Sure. Familiar? You bet. But let’s be honest—are emails really that engaging? Can email let you truly reach out to your customers, gauge...
View ArticleThe Wisdom of Crowds: Web Design for Crowdsourcing
Of the many cleverly peculiar turns of phrase attributed to the late Yogi Berra, one of the best known is, “Nobody goes there anymore; it’s too crowded.” This ironic wisdom works for physical places,...
View ArticleThe REST API: A New Era for WordPress Is Here
An update two years in the making, WordPress version 4.4 was released on Dec. 8, 2015. While most of us have probably made the switch by this point, we love the changes that the new WordPress update...
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