Is a web designer the same thing as a UX designer? When I lived full-time in Austin, TX, “web designer” was the typical job title. The first thing I noticed when I moved to Berlin is that “UX designer” is the more commonly used term. This led me into an existential...
Goals are the backbone of your website, and they should be the backbone of your web design. User experience is the practice of comparing a user’s interaction with your website versus the intention you desire for that user. Not enough web designers utilize...
As part of my continuing education last year, I decided to brush up on my SEO knowledge. Even though my primary skills are in web design and WordPress development, it’s vitally important for me to have a deep knowledge of SEO. A website is only as...
As a web designer, it’s my job to look at your business goals and your buyers’ personas and design a website that sets you up for achieving those goals. But what happens after the website launches and the excitement dies down? How do you know if your...
How much should I pay for a website?? Isn’t this the question! There are two ways to think about a website. The first is to think of a website like a car. You have an idea what kind of car you want or what features you need. You go to a dealership. The car...
How often should I blog? Do I need to change the pictures on my website? How often should I change the content? These are all questions I hear, on a regular basis. People want to know how much effort will be needed to make their website “work.” So here’s...
Once upon a time, you would build your website and not worry about updating it again for a couple, maybe three years. But the proliferation of social media and the sheer number of new web tools that pop onto the market every day has completely changed the online...
So, You Want a Website? Part 6/6 This is the final post of a six-part series that is covering each of the key elements that go into building an engaging and effective website. You can read Part 5: Hosting, Domains & SSL here. The first M is for Maintenance. Much...
So, You Want a Website? Part 5/6 This is the fifth post of a six-part series that is covering each of the key elements that go into building an engaging and effective website. You can read Part 4: What Does Your Website Need to Do? Building your website is like...
So, You Want a Website? Part 4/6 This is the fourth post of a six-part series that is covering each of the key elements that go into building an engaging and effective website. You can read Part 3: Content is King here. Here we get down to the practical stuff. What do...
