Useful Tools To Boost Your SVG Workflow

Useful Tools To Boost Your SVG Workflow

SVG, or “scalable vector graphics”, is an XML markup language used to describe 2D graphics. It’s a W3C recommendation, and is designed to work with other W3C standards like CSS…

Three Facebook Ad Tips That’ll Help You Increase Conversions

Three Facebook Ad Tips That’ll Help You Increase Conversions

If you’ve spent any time on a marketing or design blog lately (other than this one), you’ve probably noticed a lot of buzz around Facebook advertising. Something like, “10 Ways…

wpDataTables – Helping You to Easily Create Charts & Tables in WordPress Sponsored

wpDataTables – Helping You to Easily Create Charts & Tables in WordPress

Have you tried pushing a boulder uphill lately? Maybe not, but trying to manage massive amounts of data when there’s seemingly no end in sight can be just as disheartening….

The Grumpy Designer: Work How You Want To, Adjust When You Have To

The Grumpy Designer: Work How You Want To, Adjust When You Have To

How many times has your web browsing or social media feed led you to an article telling you not to do things the way you’re doing them? It seems like…

What is Headless Drupal?

What is Headless Drupal?

The goal of this article is to break down what “headless Drupal” (or “fully decoupled Drupal”) is, and what it means for your business. In short, the phrase “headless Drupal”…

Recharging Your Creativity

Recharging Your Creativity

Sometimes, the same old routine of sitting at the computer can be draining. This is especially so when you spend most of your time doing grunt work or trying to…

Blazing-Fast Managed WordPress Hosting with Kinsta Sponsored

Blazing-Fast Managed WordPress Hosting with Kinsta

If you’re a savvy business owner, you understand the importance of having a reliable web host. A good hosting company can not only keep your site safe from hackers and…

Taking the New Gutenberg WordPress Editor for a Test Drive

Taking the New Gutenberg WordPress Editor for a Test Drive

The WordPress post editor, for all its strong points, is getting a bit long in the tooth. Thus, one of the main stated focuses for 2017 was to change the…

Take Control of your Joomla! Design with SP Page Builder Sponsored

Take Control of your Joomla! Design with SP Page Builder

Creating a uniquely beautiful and functional website with Joomla! takes time and skill – even for seasoned professionals. And, if you’re not an experienced Joomla developer, the task can seem…

The Myth of Building a Simple eCommerce Website

The Myth of Building a Simple eCommerce Website

How many times has a client asked you to build a “simple” site involving eCommerce? I’ve heard it myself on a number of occasions. At first, you may think that…

Giving a DAM About Your Digital Assets

Giving a DAM About Your Digital Assets

Everyone is a content producer today – from the largest publishing house and entertainment studio, down to the smallest eCommerce store, corporate website or personal blog. If content is the…

What Has Happened to All of the Web Design Ideas?

What Has Happened to All of the Web Design Ideas?

We all know that most design clients are fairly predictable in tastes and not exactly thrilling to work for. I am sure you are not clapping your hands in excitement…

Web Design Tips to Help You Sell Services Online

Web Design Tips to Help You Sell Services Online

Selling services online is an entirely different ballgame than selling products. There are separate processes, marketing techniques, and web design principles you must follow. You can’t pitch services in the…

Progressive Web Applications: What Exactly Are They?

Progressive Web Applications: What Exactly Are They?

The Progressive Web Apps (PWA) technology developed by Google has been available to the public for almost a year, but relatively few people outside the world of hardcore developers are…

An Introduction to Progressive Image Rendering

An Introduction to Progressive Image Rendering

Images play important roles in websites, helping to improve conversions, enhance user experience and increase their engagement. There’s almost nothing better than an ideal image to draw the eye to…

User-Centered Design for Conversion Rate Optimization

User-Centered Design for Conversion Rate Optimization

Companies hire me to improve the conversion rate of their websites. Sometimes, their underlying belief is that the main problem resides in single, isolated elements such as CTA buttons. I…

Pitch the Promised Land – Designing Your Company Story

Pitch the Promised Land – Designing Your Company Story

It is important to stay on top of all of the emerging marketing trends and technology-driven tactics as best you can. But, you also have to realize that many of…

A Realistic Look at Social Media Marketing in 2017

A Realistic Look at Social Media Marketing in 2017