This is a great question! As a Wordpress agency we’ve gotten this many times. Yes, there are some good reasons why we don’t build websites on Wix or Squarespace.  Here are our top 3 Reasons your website should be built on Wordpress.  Still not sold on why we use Wordpress? Read our blog on why […]

When we first started building websites back in 2012 we would build the website and then launch it, wherever you wanted it to be hosted. We quickly found that that became a problem. GoDaddy’s servers were down, and we’d get the call, but it was out of our hands! Or, you wanted an edit and […]

We often see this question get asked, companies wonder if they need to hire a local website design firm to build their website. The short answer is likely, no.  Why? Because website designers and developers work on the Internet for a living. A good website design/development team can help you create a great website via […]

Wondering what’s “in” as far as website design in 2022? We’ve done some research and compiled a list of the 2022 Website Design Trends we’ve found around the Internet (and agree with).  The Top 5 2022 Website Design Trends are: Sense of Place Art Deco Design with Type Subtle Motion SEO Prioritization Let’s dig into […]

I’m a big fan of EWWWIO for Wordpress and Masonry. But lately, I’ve noticed some issues when using them together. Masonry recommends using a companion plugin called imagesLoaded to detect when an image is completely downloaded into the browser window. That allows you to run a function to trigger the re-layout of Masonry. Well, on […]

Typically when I build out a new site, I do it on a real server hosted off-premises. I started building sites that way a long time ago, and it just stuck. Why? Out of convenience in showing the client, and probably because it was easier for me to push them live (back then, circa 2013). […]

Today I was overjoyed to stumble across a new filter in the function that gets the archive title in Wordpress: get_the_archive_title(). This filter allows you to easily change the word/prefix “Arhives: ” to whatever you want or to NOTHING. I generally was never a fan of the prefixed text: “Archives: ” and “Category: ” coming […]

Should you go for a pre-made website template or a custom website? What is the best decision? Okay, since I’m going to tackle a lot here I’m going to break it up a bit so it’s easier to follow. We get asked ALL. THE. TIME. about why someone should use us to create a fully […]

I recently was working on a project for our client, Moondance Jewelry, and they needed a way to display certain add-on choices by a taxonomy other than the built-in WooCommerce product category (product_cat). Want to bypass the BS and just look at the Gist? Go for it. Moondance Jewelry sells hundreds of products online, and […]

Today we’re going to look at Calls to Action (CTAs). Have you heard of these before? They are a very important piece to the puzzle when it comes to building a website that works for you. CTAs can get you leads. But, you have to do them right. What does that mean? It means you […]