Although web designer and web developer are often used interchangeable, they couldn’t be more different than an apple and a banana. Sure, both involved setting up a website but that is where the similarities stop. Web Designers are more artistic and graphical, where web developers are the programmers that make the web work. Initially everyone who […]
What is the Different between a Web Designer and a Web Developer? Read More »
So we met a web designer that says image size doesn’t matter anymore in terms of SEO. Interesting thought. Well let’s look at that idea some and then we can see what the reality of that statement might be. When we are talking about SEO let’s keep in mind the majority of our focus is on
Dear Web Designers That Say You Can Use Large Images Read More »
I got a tweet from my friend Tom, who is also an anchor here in Houston, about the Nest/Revolv problem that will present itself today. And although I don’t know someone in this exact situation, there is such familiarity with this situation. Even the players are the same for the most part. And why do I
Hey You: Get Off The Cloud Read More »
Who would think something exciting would happen on Dec 28th, after all most people are on vacation no? Todays caller inspiration was in from a few designers that were tasked with redesigning one of our clients websites. Par for the course, I got the call after the redesign asking about SEO. That is never a good
The World of Color: What Colors Best Impacts Conversions? Read More »
As you know I love to tell you my tales as I travel around town and meet new people. My newest story is about a website that had its traffic drop off by half over the last year. As everyone knows, that can be a deathblow to a business. Often there is a desperation play
How to Cleaning Up After Bad SEO Firms and Bad Web Design Firms. Read More »
I know, I know. I’ve been falling behind here. Well in part it was because I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop and so far it hasn’t. We were all were warned and advised that the flip to mobile was going to be harmful to sites if you didn’t heed the warning and
The Aftermath of the Google Mobile Update. Read More »
I’ve been getting a lot of calls here of late from folks that sorta go like this: Hi, my domain is (fill in the blank) and we need to convert or migrate our website to WordPress. How do I do that? Sounds simple enough on the surface, but there are many things to consider as you
The Flip is in…Tips on Migrating a Website to WordPress Read More »
There, I said it. Mobile is coming. I’m to sure we needed Google to give us a drop dead date. And, I have an interesting theory on that anyway, but I’ll save that for another day. More to the point, I want to address a few things that need to be discussed when deciding how
Mobile is Coming. The Case for Responsive Web Design Read More »
I’m sure I’m going to get that question, so I’m preemptively answering it. I may still go with a flat color palette yet, but I’m still not sure that’s going to convince you I know what i’m talking about, and two, it’s a fad and I hate fads. You’re always chasing them down the road. I
Why Didn’t I Build an Infinite Scroll? Read More »
Yesterday I had lunch with a prospective new client that had a story similar to many I hear. He did have one interesting characteristic though, he was using a ‘blog network.’ So here’s the back story. He recently acquired a business and it came with a webmaster. Not really a website, just the webmaster. And
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