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User Experience Tips for a More Engaging Web Design

by Ruth Hawk
Thursday, August 16th, 2018

In some ways, the marker of a successful web design is the impression it makes on the site's visitors. If they are happy, engaged, and taking action as a result of your web pages, than it is likely you have found the right look for your business. As a result, crafting an engaging user experience is important. By transforming a site from just being beauti

A Website Redevelopment Checklist

by Jacqueline Sinex
Wednesday, August 15th, 2018

So, you’re developing a new website? Congratulations! But also – brace yourself! Maintaining and upgrading your website is important for all businesses and organizations, but it is also a process. When your project involves changing platforms or moving to a new provider, there are some delicate aspects to consider. This is a checklist of some

How Texas is Surviving the Web

by Jacqueline Sinex
Friday, June 22nd, 2018

Texas is a big state, with a lot of businesses and organizations big and small. A 2016 report by the U.S. Small Business Administration counts 2.4 million small businesses registered in Texas alone. That means it has a lot of websites, too. Between data compliance scares, industry shifts, and technology innovations, how does Texas survive […]

Outdated Web Design Trends

by Ruth Hawk
Thursday, May 3rd, 2018

When it comes to web design, best practices tend to come and go. Keeping up with these trends is important, because a fresh and modern website reflects positively on your business. Unfortunately, there are some trends that seem to persist despite being outdated or even counterproductive. The following are a few such practices that have outlived their use

Web Design Tips for User Friendly Online Forms

by Ruth Hawk
Thursday, April 26th, 2018

Most websites have one or more forms that visitors can fill out to contact the business; sign up for emails, newsletters or magazines; purchase products and services; register to use the site, and more. While a reality of online business, forms can also be a bit tricky: Forms that visitors find unnecessary, too long, too complicated, too intrusive, or ju

5 Pages Most Web Designs Should Include (That You May Not Have Thought of)

by Ruth Hawk
Wednesday, April 11th, 2018

Whether people realize it or not, they expect to find certain pages on all of the websites they visit. For example, 52 percent of people who end up on a company's homepage go looking for an About Us page (and more than 80 percent of them expect to find it off the homepage, in case you were wondering where to put it). And most people would be a little con

Tips for a Web Design that Is Customer Support Friendly

by Ruth Hawk
Tuesday, March 20th, 2018

Customers can be skittish when it comes to making a purchase. An unanswered question, an unsatisfactory checkout process, a second or two of extra page load time, and they can be off to another website, and you can be out a sale. That is why customer support is so important: It allows you to connect with customers at the critical juncture when they have

4 Concerns Regarding Single Page Web Design

by Ruth Hawk
Monday, March 12th, 2018

With single page websites gaining popularity as one of this year's major web development trends, it may be tempting to adopt the practice for your own website. There is, after all, no denying the beauty of most of these sites, and their mobile friendliness is a great advantage. However, single page web design has a number of drawbacks that make it a less

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