You wouldn’t build a house without considering its foundation. Search engine optimization (SEO) is like a house, but for many websites, it’s a poorly constructed one. In your SEO-house, there are components your guests can see, like content and navigation. Then, there are items that only you as the homeowner can see, such as tags…
What is a Sitemap? Sitemaps are files that provide a comprehensive listing of every webpage hosted on a website, and often additional information about how often the pages are updated and how they relate to the other pages on the site. There are two distinct types of sitemaps: XML, which help search engines and bots…
There are lots of things that you can do to extend the life of your website from the very beginning; allowing it to run fast and reliably while also being safe from malicious attacks. However, there are three forgotten areas that you should be concerned about when developing a new site; security, stability, and performance….
The timeline for designing new websites depend on many things. Obviously, the largest determining factor is how big the site is because the design and planning process can vary depending on the size and complexity of the website. Also, you have to allow for more time if you wish to include pieces like online shopping…
Choosing the right font pairing is important for any type of marketing, but especially when you’re creating a website. Fonts can convey the mood, context and deeper meanings beyond just words on a page. There are certain guidelines to follow when pairing fonts, but not many unbreakable rules. The biggest rule to follow–the fonts being…
Websites are modern representatives of your company and your best salesperson. There’s no question that they make more of an impression on potential clients and do more for your brand than any other form of media. So, you want your online representative to be as sharp and captivating as possible, right? Sure, your neighbor’s nephew…
Image Files Inhibit Flexibility Down the Road We recently had a request to create a set of icons to represent various school subjects and activities for a local school district. Instead of trying to fit one of the many icon font families out there (such as Font Awesome or Glyphicons) to our project, we wanted…