As we just completed our re-design for Thrive (still an ongoing process), it’s fun to look back at some older versions of our site, even if we shrug in disbelief along the way 🙂 As a designer, as painful as it can be, it’s important to remember where your designs started which also helps you…
Continue Reading The Evolution of the Thrive Web Designs Site
Clients hire professional web designers and developers to help them build a 1st-class website. Afterall, when you hire a professional, you are trusting them to provide the best work possible that accurately portrays your marketing message for your business. Design & Development go hand in hand when planning out a new web project, it’s objectives,…
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The “about us” page on your website is traditionally created to serve a specific purpose to potential customers and clients. This page should give your audience a brief introduction to the people running the business, maybe touch on some personal information, as well as act as a hub for displaying contact information. Let’s take a…
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When building your own website or hiring a professional to do the job for you, there are many necessities to providing your viewers with a professional looking website. Not just the design, but the usability of your website is extremely important in being effective to your potential customers. In other words, there are a few…
Continue Reading Back to Basics: Website Contact Information
*This post was inspired by an article posted on September 4th by Entrepreneur Magazine. This guide is helpful for anyone involved with either owning a website, or if you’re a web designer/developer. Either way, everyone can benefit from this list of 6 elements that should be included on each site. Reviews, Reviews, Reviews Your customers…
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Keeping up with Google can become a part-time job within itself, especially as they consistently change their search algorithm to better the playing field for all businesses and consumers online. It’s important to remember that with changes rolled out by the big guys, they are usually for a good cause, something that encourages fair play…
Google has once again updated their search engine algorithm as they often do. This update, known as “Pigeon” really focuses in on local search and the relevancy of Google Maps. Out of this update, you will notice a pretty big change to local search terms displaying on Google Maps, specifically with industries and businesses that…
In the world of web design, there are primarily 2 different directions clients can travel for their website needs when looking to hire out for help. The 1st option is hiring a design company to develop a website based on a project rate. This includes the design company quoting a flat rate for the entire…
Continue Reading Project-Based Websites vs Subscription Plans
When it comes to web design, fonts play a very important role in a great web layout. But how do you know if you’re over or under-using the amount of fonts on a website layout? Well truthfully, your design eye/gut should tell you, but luckily there are some general rules to keep in mind. Using…
Continue Reading Website Fonts: How much is too much or too little?
Your website is like an old car. After many years, it will/should continue to run fine, but like a car, your website will start showing signs of aging. One thing we highly encourage our clients to do is to keep their site up to date on a monthly, bi-monthly basis. Although design will naturally be…
