I know the old adage says “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery”, but let’s face it: when you pour your heart and soul into your website, discovering that your design or content has been hijacked by someone else just sucks. A few weeks ago, I received an email from a past client who was…
read postWe’ve been working on our new site for a little over three months now — drafting how it would be organized, working on the design, writing content, pulling together images for our portfolio, reviewing user experience, coding the design into a working WordPress theme. In short, an involved and, at times, emotional task. I see…
read postI have the pleasure of talking to a lot of entrepreneurs who are just starting websites, and one of the most prominent questions is about hosting. A website host stores your website and files online for you, so people can access your site at anytime, and you can access your site and files from any…
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Why do you need a custom website? The reason we always start by getting potential clients on a call is because you may not need a custom website. Yes, I just said that. Let me explain: We’ve told that to many of our clients in the past. It’s not that we don’t believe in custom…
You don’t need a website. Yeah, you heard me, you aspiring small-business-owner. You maker, creator. You entrepreneur. I know you think you do – probably because some other website told you so. Maybe you’re a business-savvy bartender hoping to become the next Marie Forleo. Maybe you’ve been doing your thing out there in the real…
On the morning of a big launch, a client contacted me with bad news: her site had been hacked. Her site is on one of the best hosts out there, that runs regular security checks, but when she had transferred her site from her old host to the new one, so also brought over some…
The average internet user has about as much patience and attention span as my three year old. If your web pages take too long to load it’s likely that a visitor will move on, no matter how interesting your content is. This leaves the door wide open for a competitor’s sight to potentially get more…
I know the old adage says “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery”, but let’s face it: when you pour your heart and soul into your website, discovering that your design or content has been hijacked by someone else just sucks. A few weeks ago, I received an email from a past client who was…
My friend Elizabeth popped over last week for a quick chat. I’m building her a new website that captures her awesomeness and we needed to discuss content, specifically if she was still planning to have three sites, or if there were a way we could resolve those three into a single website. We found ourselves…
I’ve been thinking a lot about paths recently. It lingered on my mind when I woke yesterday, how things twist and turn and find yourself somewhere you never expected to be. School made life seem so easy. In high school, the path was clear: go to college, get a job, meet a boy, fall in…
Last week, I sat down for a chat with Vari Longmuir of Buttercup Ink. Vari is a sassy designer, originally from Scotland who now calls Melbourne, Australia home. We recorded a short video for her new program about what you need to know when hiring a developer. Having been a very clueless blogger once-upon-a-time myself,…
(website design) is a graphic designer and brand consultant who specializes in creating and developing brands. Her core focuses are logo development, website design and brand direction.
(logo and original branding) is a graphic design and art director who works with with small businesses and creative entrepreneurs, creating cohesive and interesting brands and websites.
(photography) is a wedding photographer, whose goal is to capture the visual expression of a couple's love through timeless, organic images. She is based in Charlottesville, Virginia.
