Heads up! This is a long post about budgets, with the goal of providing more transparency in the website design field. When it comes to website budgets, I tell many prospective clients that their budget should be based off of the following question: What short-term and long-term business goals are you trying to meet and how important is your website in helping to achieve these goals?
Read MoreI see a lot of yoga studio websites, and there are a few missing elements that I see over and over again. Fixing one or all of these mistakes below can boost your studio's class sizes, outreach, and bottom line.
Read MoreHave you been putting off creating a website because you can’t picture the end result? This article will take you from vague concept to comfort zone when it comes to mapping out a site that’s true to who you are and ready to build. Where to begin? Since images and photography often shape the mood
Read MoreThere are lots of ways to see a website project to completion. Some web designers do both design and coding work, and others will just design and have a developer turn their work into a functioning website. While it's important to find a designer that can pull off the visual aspects of the project, it's equally important to make sure that the website's code is high quality.
Read MoreThere are a ton of WordPress contact form plugins out there, all with different levels of features, support and pricing. I'm going to eliminate free plugins from this post, simply because the quality of code and support you get for a premium plugin is just hands-down worth it.
Read MoreIf you’re going spend money on a WordPress website, whether it’s a custom theme or an off-the-shelf template, you need a solid web host. The goal of using WordPress is to leverage its functionality and power – not to spend 5 hours a week taking care of behind-the-scenes issues that someone else could be doing
Read MoreIn jazz music, space is important. Miles Davis was an undisputed master of creating space in his improvised solos. His music sounded deceptively simple and effortless. Whatever came out of his horn seemed so honest and fresh, like he was having a fireside chat with himself on stage. Decades later his music continues to draw us
Read MoreIf you’re serious about your business, you need a professional-looking website that’s user- and SEO-friendly. To build one, many web designers recommend WordPress, a Content Management System (CMS) that can be used as an off-the-shelf template or to create a completely custom site. To determine if your designer should customize a template or build a
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