Perhaps the most important thing to learn in Wordpress for a web developer is the loop. It's the backbone of Wordpress web design. The loop allows us to display any content from the Wordpress CMS and give that content form, structure and meaning. By using the loop PHP code, a web developer can...
Web design has come a long way since the days of Geocities and scrolling florescent text. Now a muli-million dollar industry, web design has turned into one of the most lucrative ways to advertise and sell a product or service. Harnessing the current and upcoming web design trends is a great way to...
Many organizations overlook Wordpress as a CMS option when researching options for their next-generation website. Sure, Wordpress is not the ideal tool for all website design projects, but what CMS is? One common myth is that large organizations don't use Wordpress. We see this as just untrue....
Websites & email marketing must be designed for mobile A report by Return Path on December 31, 2013 highlights the importance of mobile for email marketing. Over the 2013 holiday season, 51% of all emails were opened on a mobile device. Desktop had a mere 27% of email opens. Mobile responsive web...
Not all Wordpress plugins are developed with mastery or utilize best-practices. Developers of all skill-sets are invited to contribute to the Wordpress community, but not all their creations are ready for prime-time. When planning to use a Wordpress plug-in for a business, ensure that you test the...
Did you know that you can build mini, focused search engines for Wordpress that search specific categories? You can transform sections of your website into individual blogs or topical sections. For websites with both breadth and depth of content, building a search function for specific categories...
The new year represents fresh beginnings. For a business, fresh beginnings do not happen automatically, but the perspective your team brings to the game, does help inspire, restore and renew. Additionally, updating brand assets help inspire employees, partners, customers and leads. One area we...
Making it easy for a website visitor is essential for building a relationship. The combination of easy navigation with relevant content will help significantly reduce the number of visitors who bounce (or leave your site). Your web design navigational scheme needs to make sense to your...
Why are landing pages important for lead generation? Most business people view no more than one web page after clicking an advertisement online. Usually, if a prospect doesn't like what they immediately see, they click away. For this reason, B2B marketing teams need to be familiar with landing page...
Destination organizations are challenged with providing great information online in an era of information overload. In addition to providing great information, destination websites are also charged with demand generation, driving traffic to partners, engagement and capturing interested users....