Website Design Improvements to Boost Your Impact & Your Clientele
It’s not enough anymore just to have a website. It’s not even enough to have a nice-looking, truly informative, fully operational website that properly collects visitor data and strategically incorporates SEO. To make your mark on the web today, you need all bases loaded, all hands on deck, all cylinders firing simultaneously: functionality, speed, credibility, […]
Starting a Business Website: What You Need to Know
If you’ve got a business, then you need a website for that business. There’s no ifs, ands, or buts about it—it’s just a fact in today’s marketplace. A website brings credibility and legitimacy to any enterprise, and without one, it’s highly unlikely that your business will be found, visited, or even hired. You may feel […]
Web Design vs. Web Development: What’s the Difference?
Remember that 2013 hit song “Blurred Lines”? Well these days, the line between “web design” and “web development” is indeed getting blurrier, and yet there are distinctions you should be aware of when planning for your own website build or rebuild. Web design refers to the actual “look” of your site—the aesthetics, the visuals, the […]
How Does Your Website Measure Up?
With technological evolution advancing so quickly, we could probably each create a new website every six months and still almost always be behind the curve. Since that isn’t a reasonable expectation, how can we work with the websites we already have to keep them as up-to-date and modern as possible, while making sure they are […]
What is the best platform for your website?
There’s no question that in this day and age, every business needs an online presence. Questions may pop up, however, when deciding what that presence will look like – and specifically, the best platform on which to build your website. There are a multitude of options, from all-in-one packages that include hosting, URL, some SEO, […]
Why You Need to Know What SSL Means… NOW
In May of last year, we wrote an article about an important upcoming change to how Google Chrome would soon be displaying the URLs of websites that do not have SSL encryption. Last year, we wrote: SSL stands for “Secure Sockets Layer,” and an SSL certificate provides a secure channel, or encrypted connection, between a […]
Why You Should Hire an Experienced Web Design Company
Everyone knows that all businesses need a professional website in order to be able to compete in today’s market. With so many DIY platforms out there, it can be very tempting to just drag and drop, build your site, and be done with it. And while you may end up with something that looks good […]
5 Important Considerations When Creating a Website
These days there are so many choices when it comes to creating a website – from DIY and free platforms to very high-end, expensive packages – and literally everything in between. With YouTube available to teach you nearly anything you want to know for free, why wouldn’t you just build your own website for free […]
What’s in a Good Domain (Website) Name?
Purchasing a domain name (also called a URL or web address) can be intimidating. After all, the possibilities are just about endless. How do you pick the right one? With so many things to consider, it may be helpful to know that there are actually some pretty straight-forward guidelines to help you decide. Choose the […]
9 Steps to Perform an Audit on Your Own Website
Keeping your website healthy is kind of like keeping your teeth healthy. Your daily brushing and flossing is equivalent to regular updates and security checks done by your website maintenance company. And then every six months or so, it’s a good idea to get a complete checkup. These checkups, or audits in the case of […]