Website Redesign - Reason 2 Resolution
Visitors viewing your website on a desktop computer today have much higher resolutions than what your website was designed for. Learn more and take a look at a few example sites using high resolution to it's fullest.
Website Redesign - Reason 1 Mobile Friendly
Because more people are viewing your website on their phone than their computer. For many business owners this is old news. You’ve used a smartphone for years and know how productive it makes you and how easy it is to research any topic. Because Google now uses how your website performs on a mobile device to decide how to rank your site in the search engines a mobile friendly site is now a requirement for great rankings.
Why Website Design and SEO go together like PB and J
Some things just go together... like Peanut Butter and Jelly, or in the world of Internet Marketing, Website Design and SEO. Having the same team handle both has some distinct advantages.
Website Design 101 - Content Development - Chicken or Egg
When designing a website and thinking about content development you've really got a Chicken or Egg problem...
Website Design 101 - Customer Focused
If you are just getting started with a website design project, make sure you've answered this question first... Who Is The Website For?
Website Development Using HTTPS
Using HTTPS for your Website Development? If you are not, you should be! Google is telling us not once, but twice that websites should be hosted using HTTPS...
Website Designers - Avoid WordPress
WordPress while being very popular has a long history of security vulnerabilities. The REST API vulnerability which is actively being exploited in early February is just the latest.
Website Design Concept For Phoenix Ignition Fitness
A Recent Website Design Concept produced for Phoenix Ignition Fitness. A fun and highly visual project with some interesting CSS moves.
Website Design - Mockup the Homepage
Getting the homepage design right and approved by the client is a critical step in the website design and development process. Here is how we handled a recent website project for a gated community development.
Website Design RFP's - Phoenix Website Resurrection
Attempting to give your Phoenix Company website a resurrection? Here's some tips on developing an RFP (Request for Proposal).
SEO & Web Design Go Hand in Hand
So much of SEO involves having a website that's properly structured and optimized for critical keyword phrases. If your SEO company isn't also your Web designer, here's what you need to know.
Website Design - Less Is More
In website design, sometimes less is more. Crowding a web page with too much of anything, can negatively effect the design of the site.
Website Design - The Cost of Procrastination
Putting off a website design or redesign project can negatively effect both your search ranking results and ultimately your sales.
Internet Marketing - Scams to Avoid
Ever get an e-mail saying that your website doesn’t rank well or it has errors, etc. Here's the truth behind those messages...
Website Designer: Easter Bunny or Halloween Ghoul?
Is your website designer more like the Easter Bunny leaving you pretty edible gifts, or more like a Halloween Ghoul leaving tricks behind?
Website Designer or Website Developer?
Do You Need a Website Designer or Website Developer? Or Both? Read on to understand the differences and know what the right choice is for you?
Web Design Without Surprises
I've got a "Don't surprise the client" rule when we design websites. While it's ok to surprise them with a great design (even encouraged) it's not ok to surprise them with bigger bills, unexpected bills, dropping features or pages, etc..
Web Developers - The Four Levels
There are four levels of Web developers. Learn about them and know which to hire to execute your Internet Marketing strategy.
Ready, Fire, Aim - Doesn't Work in Web Development!
We've all heard the phrase Ready, Aim, Fire! From old war movies to business coaches, we've been told the right approach. Get Ready by preparing for the task, Aim to make sure we hit our target, and then... Fire or execute. Unfortunately I see an awful lot of business owners getting the sequence wrong with their website.
Van's Hauling Completes Website Redesign
Van's Hauling recently completed a redesign of their website using responsive web design to optimize the site for mobile visitors using their smartphone.
Anchor Dog Tool E-commerce Website Goes Live
Anchor Dog Tool's new E-commerce Site went live with a simple, effective and secure, order form based ordering process.
Ghost Story: Hackers Steal Credit Card Data
Most Halloween Ghost Stories are fictitious. This one is not. It's a scary reminder that you don't have to be Home Depot or Target to fall victim to hackers. Streets of New York, headquartered in Phoenix came to us in June to have us redesign their website. Unfortunately before their new site went live they became a victim of Team-Ghost's (told you it was a ghost story!) hackers who stole credit card data from their old website's database.
Why Responsive Web Design is More Important than Ever
Responsive Web Design replaces Desktop + Mobile sites, and provides a simpler site for our client's and reaches more customers. Win-Win!
Beware of the .zip attachment!
Zip files are great when used for their intended purposes. Hackers though use that .zip file to sneak their viruses past anti-virus software. Here's what you need to know to keep you and your computer safe.
Responsive Website Design - A Necessity for a Profitable E-Commerce Website
If your website is not mobile friendly for phones and tablets, then I promise you that you are losing potential customers and bleeding money every hour of every day. Not to mention, that your website is being penalized by Google in the search engine rankings for not being mobile friendly, typically by using responsive web design, since April 2015.
Bingbot Search Engine Bot Posing as an iPhone?
Bingbot posing as an iPhone? Never thought I'd see the day that the Microsoft Search Engine Bing would pose as an iPhone. Read on to find out why...
The Importance of Great SEO Website Design & Ranking on the Major Search Engines
A great website design is more than just a pleasant visual experience. The appearance of your website has no bearing with search engines when it comes to ranking your website, SEO does!
Website Launches - Avoiding Failure
We recently lost a web design client. Yes it happens, even to us. Even though on average our clients stay with us for 7 years, once in a while they do choose to go elsewhere. In this case I didn’t feel too bad. Our contact’s boss gave the redesign to his daughter in-law.
Four Confessions of a Web Designer
Don't worry if you don't "get" all of these... but I promise you, our designer friends are laughing their Verdana off.
5 Tips on How to Hire a Phoenix Web Developer
5 Tips on How to hire a Phoenix Web Developer - If you are in the market for a Web Developer this is a must read.
Why Do You Want A Website?
Why Do You Want A Website? I often get strange looks from prospective client's or long pauses of silence when I ask this question on a phone call. The truth is I really want to know. The answer to that question helps me to understand your expectations and learn what your ultimate goal for the site is.
5 Reasons Your Small Business Website Sucks and How to Fix It
As a small business owner, your website should be extremely important to you from the perspective of how it brings business to your company. Your website is the key to getting found on Web searches, and if you fail at your website you also miss all the opportunities for free marketing that you get simply from ranking on the first page of Google's search results. Building a website may seem like it is easy, but there are a lot of fine little details that are critical to its success. Think of your website visitors as someone walking into your store for the first time. If they walk in and see everything is a mess or it is otherwise visually unappealing, they will walk out as quickly as they came in.
Responsive Web Design - The Cure for Google Mobilegeddon
Ever been frustrated using your smart phone or tablet to access a website? Responsive Web Design is the solution to creating a mobile optimized site and it's recommended by Google as a best practice. Learn more in the rest of the blog post...