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Why Web Designers Avoid WYSIWYG Programs

by Jacqueline Sinex
Wednesday, September 18th, 2013

Most professional designers and developers prefer not to work with “WYSIWYG” programs – software that is intended for do-it-yourself website building. These types of software programs may have drag-and-drop capabilities and features that equip you with templates or design “objects” to pick from with the click of a mouse. �

Is Mobile-Friendly Design Important for My Business?

by Jacqueline Sinex
Wednesday, July 24th, 2013

How much does it affect your business when your website was designed with only desktop computer screens in mind? Does it even matter? The answer to this relies on a few factors, including your industry and audience type. The most important metric to know is simply How many of your visitors are using mobile devices to […]

Should I Have Background Music on My Website?

by Jacqueline Sinex
Monday, July 8th, 2013

Listen to the funky beat. Hear that lovely jingle. Imagine your customer tapping a foot as they browse your homepage. It was trendy and cool in the ’90s. Music on a web page? Wow! I made something interactive! A lot has happened since then. The average Internet user is a different person many years later. […]

What Merchants Want in E-Commerce

by Jacqueline Sinex
Wednesday, March 20th, 2013

Over the years, I have had a lot of conversations about e-commerce. Most of these conversations start out with a merchant (a business trying to sell something) expressing a desire to sell online, but having no grasp of where to start. They just know they want to sell products. So then we start talking about […]

Relaunching a Website with a New Domain Name

by Jacqueline Sinex
Friday, March 1st, 2013

It seems like lately, many companies and non-profit organizations are rebranding. The rebranding effort often includes a completely new domain name. When you say it out loud, changing a name seems simple. But when it comes to websites, a domain name change could have a major impact on your website’s accessibility and search engine marketing [&h

WordPress: Why It’s The Most Popular Platform

by Lizzy Cederberg
Wednesday, October 17th, 2012

It has been downloaded over 56 million times and 22% of all new websites use it. We’re talking, of course, about WordPress, the free, open-source blog and content management system (CMS) that has taken the Internet by storm. What’s so great about it? It’s easy to use, it’s free, and developers and users alike love […]

Why You Should Design Your Website With Customers In Mind

by Lizzy Cederberg
Friday, October 5th, 2012

Since its launch in September, the new Apple Maps app has come under fire from just about everyone. So much so that Apple CEO Tim Cook had to issue a formal apology about the failure of the new product. “We are extremely sorry for the frustration this has caused our customers and we are doing […]

To Pal or Not to Pal: Should I Use PayPal On My Website?

by Jacqueline Sinex
Monday, June 4th, 2012

First, let me just say there is not really one “PayPal” anymore. Over the years, PayPal has become the owner of many different types of solutions, so sometimes when a person says “PayPal” they mean the standard free account you can pay for small things with, and sometimes they mean one of the payment gateways […]

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