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DIY vs Professional Web Design: What’s Best for Building Your Small Business Website in 2026?
This guide breaks down the pros and cons of DIY and hiring a web professional. Read the post for information you need to consider to make an informed decision about which option is best for your business.
How to Choose the Best Image File Format for Your Website
Choosing the right image file format—WebP, JPEG, PNG, SVG, or GIF—ensures your website looks sharp, loads quickly, and provides a positive user experience. Learn about image file formats and how to optimize images to boost site performance and SEO while keeping visuals crisp across all devices.
What Makes a Great Website in 2025? The Do’s and Don’ts
You can do plenty to refresh your existing website and improve its user interaction. Learn our DO’s and DONT's for rebranding, restructuring, and revitalizing the tools you already have in your arsenal!
Legal Policies for Websites (USA)
Website owners should carefully consider the personal information that their site collects, processes, and uses. Establish website legal policies to prevent privacy-related fines and lawsuits, protect users, and provide peace of mind (for both you and your users). This guide covers U.S. data privacy laws, what you need to know, and why.
WordPress vs Squarespace: How to Know Which One is Right For Your Business
There’s a core element to your website: the platform you build it with. What’s better—WordPress or Squarespace? The answer depends on what you need your website to do. Read our pros and cons to both website building platforms.
25 Questions to Ask Your Website Designer Before Hiring
Are you about to hire a web design firm? STOP and read this updated blog post about what to ask before hiring them. Many people have thanked us for this information, and some have even hired us after reading it. Get the confidence you need to move forward to fulfill your website needs.
Understanding the Differences Between Domain Names, Registration, Hosting, Transfer and Connection
Learn how domain names and websites work together. Understand the differences between domain registration vs. hosting and transfer vs. connection. Learn about DNS records and read domain name FAQs.
7 Helpful Website Features in 2024: Elements For an Effective Business Website
When browsing a website, people need easy navigation, attractive design, and relevant content. Make these 7 helpful features a priority to increase your web traffic and create a great user experience.
5 Critical Elements for Optimizing Your A&E Firm’s Website Design
Elevate your A&E firm's online presence and establish a strong foundation for business growth by incorporating professional brand strategy, writing, photography, brand identity and web design into your site to achieve results.
How a Successful Website Rebrand is a Second Chance at Happiness!
Learn the Top 7 Essential Steps to Establishing a Successful Web Design Relationship and how to maintain a long-term, profitable partnership once your website goes live!
Why We Recommend Squarespace For Small Business Owners
Squarespace is often the perfect solution for small business websites and online stores with limited product lines but it isn’t for every business. Here’s why we recommend Squarespace and why it may be the right platform for you.
7 Reasons Why Every Small Business Needs a Website!
Websites are essential to growing your business. We help small businesses create their online presence and functionalities to streamline and improve processes. We recommend you create a website or upgrade your website if it’s outdated. Read the 7 reasons why every small business needs a website.
Does Your Website Discriminate? Ours Does.
Web accessibility is making the internet accessible to ALL kinds of people. Learn about the huge impact and benefits of making your small business website accessible. Design your site with a focus on equity, accessibility and inclusion.