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The Constipated Golden Goose

You have the product or service. It’s the next best thing since sliced bread. Or you have a message or cause that needs to be shared with the world. You are being the change you want to see in the world. You take that motivation and build a website. Now, you’re wondering why things aren’t… Continue Reading

Posted by: Simon
April 30, 2022

Speed, The Sacrificial Criteria

There are times that speed is necessary. You have deadlines to meet, clients to keep happy and bills that have due dates. However, sometimes you have to look at the other criteria for whatever you’re working on. This is because, depending on the project or the client, there may be other absolutes to which speed… Continue Reading

Posted by: Ryan Flynt
July 8, 2021

The CEO and the SEO Guy

The CEO sees the SEO guy and he’s working on the same thing as he was yesterday. He’s working on the same thing he was working on the day before that. “Our keywords are set. We get fantastic ROI from what we’re already doing. Why is there work being done on what is already doing… Continue Reading

Posted by: Ryan Flynt
February 19, 2020

WordPress and Joomla and Drupal, Oh, My!

Build a website, they said! You just have to get the domain, they said! It’s easy, they said! Little did you know that you had to learn how to work with a content management system. In addition, they didn’t tell you what goes into it after you have it up and running. And by “it”… Continue Reading

Posted by: Ryan Flynt
August 1, 2019

Running with the Big Dogs

There is a huge misconception that startups don’t have what it takes to run with the big dogs. In some instances, this may be the case but, when it comes to your online presence, nothing could be further from the truth. Unfortunately, the reasons why companies aren’t competing well is more often than not self-induced…. Continue Reading

Posted by: Dr. Garrett Goggans
July 15, 2019

Take that CMS by the Horns

Today I wanted to write a little about content management systems (CMS) and how they relate to choosing your web design and development team. Ryan has compared a number of the more popular ones that you can find here, but with all of those CMS platforms comes just as many web design firms that use… Continue Reading

Posted by: Dr. Garrett Goggans
June 27, 2019

This Little Piggy Went to Your Website: Your Brand and Your Online Presence.

In today’s world, the market that a certain little piggy usually goes to is typically first researched by going to the market’s website and seeing what exactly they have to offer. Because of this, it is important that the online experience directly reflects the experience little Mr. Hambone would have if he were to walk… Continue Reading

Posted by: Simon
January 9, 2019

If It Ain’t Broke…

I had a thought on website design the other day. A couple weeks ago Garrett’s daughter and son-in-law came out to Colorado for a visit. She had been wanting to come back to visit for a while as she had not been able to for many years. Her husband had not been at all. They… Continue Reading

Posted by: Simon
February 1, 2018

Two Words That Doom Websites

Brace yourself! Here they come! The two words are “can just” and while they seem like seven letters that don’t account for much wait until you see what we mean when we say they doom websites. I can just… We have all done it. You are in the weeds but the website project that would… Continue Reading

Posted by: Simon
January 23, 2018

Time vs. Quality vs. Urgency

One cannot manage too many affairs: like pumpkins in the water, one pops up while you try to hold down the other. – Chinese Proverb There’s a concept few understand and fewer overcome: Your sense of urgency to get something done can sometimes encroach on the ability to put the time in to do something… Continue Reading

Posted by: Simon
January 13, 2018

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