In case you missed it – Favicons are now displayed in mobile search results making them a central asset of your branding material. Web designers and marketers need to take this change seriously.  Here’s a […]

Planned Obsolescence It’s a funky concept, permeates manufacturing/software development, and is a pain for your wallet. Want an example? Remember back in 2011 when Apple stopped allowing you to update your hard drive and memory […]

This is a serious topic. It affects people with disabilities, web design agencies, and website owners. Ask yourself this question: “How often does government decrease regulation?” Yah…pretty much never. While this may not be at the forefront of […]

If I was blindfolded, would you let me drive with you in the passenger seat? Probably not. (If yes seek help) It may be a bit dramatic, but that’s a visual of what it’s like making business […]

If you’re just getting started as a web designer (freelance or an agency) this one’s for you. Here are three things I’ve learned over the years while running a web design agency. Some were harder […]

It’s Friday evening. Your 2 year old is screaming. Dinner’s late (and burning). You’re having company over at the end of a horrible work week and the house is a disaster. Life sucks. The recipe you’re […]

This is a story about when marketing makes decisions that weren’t built to scale… and the crap hits the fan right when the money starts coming in… “What? We did HOW MUCH in online sales […]

Hold on to your knickers I’m just going to come right out and say it: If you don’t know your business, wait to build a website.   You’re thinking “Psh, I’ve got my 💩 together. […]

It sucks. You need to redo your website so you started looking around for options. After a few hours you realize that, thanks to the internet being world wide (www….) and globalization you have no […]

First things first. The picture above is not me. I have much better hair. Secondly, I’ve got to hand it to every business owner (small and large) who’s taken the initiative to do their own […]

Read this quote and tell me you’re not shocked to hear that it’s almost 100 years old: “Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don’t know which half.” That […]

Dear web Analytics, meet the web design team. Web design team, let me introduce you to web Analytics. I know you two have been neighbors for years, but I really think you two should spend […]

Skirting on the edge of memorable phrases and all seriousness. Let’s talk about QA Testing. Some of you are reading this thinking, “what on earth is QA testing?” If you’re not sure and you do […]

I own a web design company. That means I get asked one question a lot: will website builders like Wix and SquareSpace put web designers out of business? That’s a great question. Here’s your answer. […]