Costs and When is Either the Right Solution? In Part 1 of this series we discussed having a website on a web builder platform (SaaS or Software as a Service) is like renting a home and using the WorpPress platform is comparable to owning a home (so…renting vs owning you website). In Part 2 we …
I work with small businesses, many with less than 10 employees. These businesses typically have a unique spin on their services and are passionate about what they do. My job is to bring that out on their website so that it’s easy to understand quickly. One such client is Farrow, owned by a regenerative farmer, who uses lard …
Limitations vs Maintenance What are the differences in website builders, AKA SaaS – Software as a Service (e.g. Wix, Squarespace, Weebly, Shopify…) – and WordPress – my platform of choice? Along with not owning your own website (which is a big deal as discussed in Part 1), the other differences are the limitations that SaaS …
Renting vs Owning Your website I get a lot of questions about the differences in website builders (SasS – Software as a Service) platforms – and my platform of choice, WordPress. [web builder examples are: Wix, SquareSpace, Weebly, Shopify…] A website is like a home for a business and the site’s hosting is it’s neighborhood. …
I love getting to know my clients and helping them get their message across effectively. One of my clients is a videographer who works mainly with non profits. She loves helping her clients make a difference in peoples lives by using her video skills. She built her first website herself and it was evolving into more …
I designed and built a website for a health coach and fitness facility owner. The business, Next Age Fitness, uses the ARX system – adaptive resistance training equipment for an extremely effective and efficient workout which can be accomplished in just 20 minutes. The new website needed to do two main things: 1 – A new coach …
In 2020 I designed a website for a local doctor’s office, HIGHLAND URGENT CARE AND FAMILY MEDICINE. When COVID tests became available in the late summer, the practice was one of the first in town to offer testing. Within a few days we had new pages on the site with a way to schedule the test, …
Are you using the right ones on your website? What is the difference in a jpg, a png or an svg file? All compress media (make the file size smaller) for the web. The jpg format is best for photos. A png file has a transparent pixel channel which is great for a graphic with …
Not all Wordpress themes are created equal. Some themes are more like templates which limit the design of a website. This can be as bad for design as using any DIY web builder service like Wix, Squarespace or Weebly. While these make it easier for people with less design skills, it’s the reason most DIY …
Don’t make your customers wait on your website WordPress uses themes to customize the layout and design of a website. There are 1000s of free and premium themes available. Changing a theme won’t change the content of the website, just how that content is displayed. I use the Generate Press theme with Generate Blocks which …
“Do you do SEO?” is a question that I get asked a lot. In short, I configure the on-site search engine optimization for the sites that I build. On-site SEO are things that can be configured for better SEO on the website itself like page structure, alt text on images, proper tagging of elements, site …
One of the most frequently asked questions I get is how much does a website cost. Cost has a lot of variables like: number of pages functionality experience level and knowledge of the web designer is the site being built with existing software available? is a developer writing the code from the ground up? A …