Basically Pinterest is the ultimate social network platform that combines pinning things that interest you in sort of a digital scrapbooking. So, pin+interest has led to Pinterest, the ultimate online mood board. Needless to say that with over 10 million unique visitors per day Pinterest has become the 2nd or 3rd largest social platform on...Read More

In the last few years we have seen QR codes become increasing popular. Their presence would indicate an impressive adoption rate among marketers. There is even a website dedicated to some of the most ridiculous places QR codes show up. Advertisers seem to love them but the questions remain as to how many users actually...Read More

In the simplest terms, search engines work off an algorithm, in some cases multiple algorithms which are basically their internal formula for determining how valuable a website is.  Search engines will look at every page on your website and rank its level of importance. When people search for different topics the search engine knows what...Read More

There are essentially 3 components of a website- Style, Content & Behavior. We use HTML for the content, CSS for the style, and JavaScript for behavior. Now more than ever web designers need to be concerned with a new component, Viewing Experience. The popularity of smart phones and tablets means multiple screen resolutions to design...Read More

One of the greatest aspects of building a website on WordPress is the ability to integrate plugins to perform specific functions. Plugins extend the capabilities of your website and allow it to do things that would otherwise take hours and hours of serious coding.  There are a variety of different plugins for WordPress, literally thousands,...Read More

Copyright Basics Understanding the basics of copyright is important when planning your website content, including both text and images. Before we dive into copyright and web design lets take a step back and understand what a copyright is. Copyright is a form of protection under the U.S. Constitution for original works of authorship, fixed within...Read More

As much as I enjoy building elaborate web concepts,  the minimalists approach is just as rewarding from a design perspective and and can really push the limits of creativity. Minimalist design is a website designed at its most basic, stripped down form. It is free of extra elements, colors and textures. The whole idea is...Read More

It’s a scenario that happens all too often for a new business that is about to launch a website; you finished all the copy for your website but there is just one problem… you have no images to add. Creating a website with no images is not necessarily bad but they do add a sense...Read More