Do you have these 10 things on your homepage?
Your homepage should be a hub for the important areas of your website. It should give a preview of all the places that matter, providing insight into who you are, what you do, and why …
Image quality or website speed: What matters more?
Guess what the number one thing I see that makes a website behave like a slug? Using images that are too large! If you want a blazing fast website, one of the best things you can …
Say “yes” to scrolling on a website
Do you ever wonder if your home page—or any page on your website—is too long? My answer: stop worrying! If you’re designing the website strategically, and speaking clearly to the right audience, a “long” page …
Your business has evolved, how has your marketing changed?
As your business has grown the way that you strategically use your marketing has to grow with it. Is it time to redo your website, your LinkedIn, your email template, your social media? With new design …
No, you don’t have to design websites.
“Are you still a designer — even if you don’t do websites?” “Can you still consider yourself a designer if you don’t do websites?” “These days, do you need to design websites if you’re a graphic designer?” Questions …
Combining Print and Web: 5 Tips to Web-enable your Printed Piece
As a WordPress designer, I partner with lots of designers who specialize in print. When their print pieces need a web component (or when they design a website and need a developer), they call on me. In …
Are you running a sprint or marathon as you develop your website.
The 'rat race' used to be all about the commute to work and climbing the corporate ladder. These days, the race has moved online. And as you know, an online presence has never been more …
Do your clients want things NOW?
Even though most of us grew up with pizza delivery, things have seriously changed in the last decade with regards to timing and the need for instant gratification. I'm talking about you Amazon Prime. Instant gratification …
Anatomy of an Awesome Blog Post
So if you… need a gentle push to jump into blogging for your own website’s SEO sake, have lost steam on a blogging campaign, want to help a client out, need to have a great …
What is Your “Why”?
Why do you do what you do? That's the big question, right? As designers, we love design! Maybe you loved to draw as a kid, and you were really good at it, and a career …