an open-source set of web standards developed and promoted by Google. The idea behind AMP is to facilitate and encourage lightning fast load times for mobile sites. Have you ever clicked on a link on your phone, and it took so long to load you just hit ‘back’ and tried a different link? AMP is designed …
You are looking at your website, the one that has not changed in the last 5 years. The look and feel has gone stale, it has reduced in traffic and, more importantly conversions, and when you pull it up on your phone, you are scrolling up, down, left and right, zooming in and zooming out. …
It’s not just the look of websites that has changed, but also the tools we use to build/access them and the expectations users bring to the table when navigating them. Keeping up with technology and user expectations can be a full time job, but the benefits of providing your customers with a site that does …
Finding or buying a domain name is a critical part of establishing your brand’s online identity The purchase of a good domain name should be factored into discussions of the overall branding process itself. Follow these simple steps for choosing an awesome domain name for your company or small business. Do Your Research on Domain Names …
A responsive CSS framework is the combination of a style guide and a toolkit, used as a unified baseline to rapidly create responsive websites. Pros Rapid Prototyping & Development For some clients, the production costs of custom website development can come with sticker shock. Using a responsive framework that your developers can get familiar and …
This is the first of our two-part series covering “What We Learned at WordCamp Omaha”. Special thanks to the speakers, sponsors, and organizers for making our experience at the 2015 Omaha WordCamp the best it could be. Here are Andrew‘s takeaway’s from the developer sessions of day one of the event. Designers and Clients need to …
This is the second of our two-part series covering “What We Learned at WordCamp Omaha”. Special thanks to the speakers, sponsors, and organizers for making our experience at the 2015 Omaha WordCamp the best it could be. Here are Dan’s takeaway’s from the business & content sessions of day one of the event. Google Likes …
Landing pages can entice prospective customers by providing an attractive offer in exchange for information. On average, you have less than 10 seconds to grab the attention of a member of your online audience, so don’t clutter your landing page with endless content. If the idea of creating landing pages has you worried, do not fear! …
While designing mobile layouts is very similar to web/desktop, it still has plenty of its own unique challenges. Having done more than a few, I wanted to share what is front and center in my mind when laying one out. Understand your content and how’s it being read Content should always be easy to view, …
Imagine arriving at a grocery store with your shopping list in hand. You haven’t even entered the store yet and you already know exactly what you want. However, for some reason the doors won’t open unless you agree to wait. Would you? Considering how essential food is for survival, I am guessing that some people …