Sheyne Branconnier operates Smile MEDIA, a full-service web design, development and marketing company with offices in Boston, Dover, NH and Exeter, NH. Catch up with him on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. The who: Given a business name is so central to a brand, we tend to put a lot of …
Kelly Dempsey climbed the fashion ladder on season 14 of the hit show, “Project Runway.” The only self-taught designer that season, Kelly made it to the finale and showed off her fearless, unique style and creative approach to clothing. Show mentor Tim Gunn has even gone on record in a …
The Humble <img> Element And Core Web Vitals – Tips for presenting images in a way that works well with Google’s Core Web Vitals. 15 Free Vintage & Antique Brush Packs for Adobe Photoshop – Add a timeless look to your images with these amazing Photoshop brushes. 400+ JavaScript Interview …
There are 38 ways to win an argument. That is according to the 19th Century German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer who laid them out in an essay called The Art of Being Right. We’ve probably added a few more since it was published in 1896, but whatever we’ve come up with …
More than a third (37 percent) of US and UK office workers describe the prospect of going back to the office as the equivalent of going out to meet with friends, according to a new study by Chargifi. Over a quarter (28 percent) of respondents also said they are now …
Increasing pressure from investors, customers and employees are causing CEOs to focus their businesses on purpose, resilience and long-term sustainability, according to a new report from the Reward & Employee Benefits Association (REBA) and Mercer Marsh Benefits (MMB). The report, ‘People risk – why the need for change is urgent‘ …
How did you get your start in tech? For too many young students, this career path quickly reaches a dead end, due to a lack of computer education and other technological resources. It’s why GoDaddy Pro is partnering with Radix, the domain registry behind .tech, for the #MyStartinTech awareness campaign. …
For the last five years, Dan Grech has been teaching entrepreneurs in Miami how to use the internet to grow their businesses. His clients are as eclectic as the city itself, ranging from long-established restaurants and hip new bakeries in need of a digital presence to boost online orders to …
As marketers continue leaning into new tools and technologies to prepare for a world without third-party cookies, much of the conversation about adaptation has focused on planning and targeting. These are obviously critical aspects of any marketing strategy, but it’s important to not exclude the need for accurate measurement as …
If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans. Woody Allen’s wise observation could have been made for this year. But it’s not just true for plans that go awry, but also those that go right in unexpected ways. For example, what better time to publish a book …
Koa Health, has released a new report titled Wellbeing at Work, exposing the impact of COVID-19 on mental health in businesses across the UK and organisations’ response to the crisis. Social listening research conducted by Pulsar on behalf of Koa Health claims that as COVID took told in the UK, …
Central to any business is the need to communicate effectively. Whether you’re relocating to new or refurbished premises, or switching providers, it is vital to ensure your communications networks are up to the job in terms of performance and reliability. Not only is this required to support conventional telecoms and …
When we think about early retirement, we tend to focus on the money. That’s natural because we need money to retire early. Building up a portfolio is a crucial step to early retirement. When I was trying to retire early, it was all about how much we spend and how …
We built the Hub by GoDaddy Pro to streamline workflows and shave time off tasks that typically eat up a workday. But we aren’t done yet. You can keep track of our progress here, as we regularly publish our updates to this platform custom made for web designer and developers. …
The Black Lives Matter movement is no longer being embraced just by people of color. It has broken through as a collective mission and found allies across gender, ethnicity, and communities of all sizes. Less than a year ago, George Floyd’s murder catapulted racism from a taboo topic into mainstream …
It’s not every day that television gets a new ad category. It’s even less common for a new category to become a golden goose. Taboo until a 2018 Supreme Court verdict, online sports betting isn’t technically a new ad category, but with just over two years of a track record, …
When I was a student in design school, I once did an assignment for a teacher who made us stand up and present our projects to the entire class. Now I’m not the best public presenter, and as a teenager in college, I was even worse. After I fumbled through …
Swiss Post Solutions (SPS), has released new research that claims how the pandemic has impacted front of house strategies for UK businesses. Half (50 percent) of UK companies plan to introduce interactive technologies to help overcome new ‘front of house’ (FOH) challenges that have been imposed by COVID19. A further …
While working from home has surged in recent months, the use of flexible working hours – such as part-time, flexi-time and compressed hours – has fallen over the course of the Coronavirus pandemic, according to new CIPD analysis. The CIPD’s analysis of the ONS Labour Force Survey of 74,832 people …
Businesses are managing a new work dynamic that’s made up of three parts, or three ‘types’ of employee. Some are keen to go back to the office, some want to stay working from home, and some want an entirely flexible arrangement so they can fit work around important personal commitments. …
Content Marketing | Uncategorized Article-Writing.co Generated Hundreds of Leads in Just One Month! How Do We Do It? David Tile, Founder & Director @ Article-Writing.co Posted On: May 04, 2021 DISCLAIMER: At Article-Writing, we strongly believe in celebrating victories. Not long ago we sat down and asked ourselves what is …
Whether you’re building a website, mobile app or even a marketing campaign, everyone involved is working towards a successful outcome. And, although the stakeholders share this common goal, they may have very different thoughts about how to get there. This can be problematic. Everyone involved has to be on the …
Has working at home during lockdown made people more productive or not? This has been the subject of some lively debate recently. Many companies do not routinely measure productivity. A large number will have traditionally assumed that they get the highest output when staff work longer hours or under close …
IDL TIFF file New research conducted by Locatee claims that employee wellbeing is the top priority for CRE managers over the next five years. The research details the opinions of corporate real estate managers (CREMs) from across Europe, outlining the changes they have seen during the pandemic, and how their …
The angular, tapered legs of ‘Zig’ tables are reminiscent of a Lynn Chadwick sculpture. Their folded steel form creates a striking silhouette at both standard and poseur heights. Almost retro-futuristic in style, these tables can enhance a variety of settings such as cafes, meeting rooms and collaboration zones. Engineered for …
If you’re looking to make a visual impact in your web projects, 3D text effects are a surefire way to do so. They can turn an ordinary website headline into a can’t-miss work of art. The great thing is that a wide variety of 3D effects can be created using …
Hey everyone, is anyone still procrastinating with their taxes? I’m pretty much done, but I haven’t filed them yet. I usually file an extension because the K-1 forms are always late. I was hoping they’d get here by the end of April. (The Schedule K-1form is for reporting earnings, losses, …
Let’s face it. Gutenberg still has room to grow. As WordPress developers and designers, you will have to grow along with it. And while you might have tried it before, it’s getting constant updates to improve its functionality and effectiveness. If you try Gutenberg and it doesn’t quite do what you need …
The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has published its ‘Principles for delivering urban Nature-based Solutions’ (NBS), to help developers and owners increase the incorporation of NBS within the construction and operation of built assets. The report claims that the development and function of the built environment has significant impacts upon …
Workspace Design Show, the event bringing together the commercial interiors community with its inaugural event taking place over the 4-5 November this year at London’s Business Design Centre, is building momentum with news of new speakers and partners that have joined the party, as well as details of its discussion …
Static site generators (SSGs) are popular and offer many benefits, but this article discusses reasons why they may not be a suitable replacement for your content management system (CMS). In my previous article, we discussed how your site could benefit from using a static site generator: A static site is …
There can be no doubt that React has revolutionized the way we build user interfaces. It’s easy to learn and greatly facilitates creating reusable components that offer your site a consistent look and feel. However, as React only takes care of the view layer of an application, it doesn’t enforce …
This tutorial explains and demonstrates queuing systems. Queues are often used to process long-running tasks such as email newsletter delivery. It’s not always practical to execute a task the moment it’s requested. Consider an email newsletter administration system. After writing, an administrator must hit a big red “SEND NOW” button. …
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to build a form-handling service for your Jamstack website or single page application (SPA) using Cloudlflare Workers. With Jamstack technology, HTML code is rendered at build time and then deployed to edge servers. This allows very fast load times for end users. In addition, …
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More than 5,000 web designers, developers and other Makers of the Web from all over the world registered for Expand 2021. The compact, two-day schedule saw speakers delivering insights on how to start, grow and thrive online. If you missed or want to relive any of the highlights from our …
There are a ton of content management system (CMS) options out there. And if you’re looking to find the perfect fit your website project, the search can be exhausting. Particularly if you don’t have a lot of experience with these systems. But before you even choose a specific app, there’s …
Emmanuel Stinson operates Wesley Chapel, FL-based emSite Solutions, delivering software solutions, cloud computing, data transformation, logo and branding, and network connectivity. Catch up with him on Facebook and LinkedIn. The who: Given a business name is so central to a brand, we tend to put a lot of importance on …
Static site generators (SSGs) have become increasingly popular over the past decade. This article discusses how your site could benefit from the developer-friendly build processes, easier deployments, improved performance, and better security offered by a static site. First, let’s establish what we mean by the term “static site generator” … …
Uncategorized Can Influencers Practice Thought Leadership? David Tile, Founder & Director @ Article-Writing.co Posted On: April 27, 2021 Lately, our team has been recognizing something remarkable: The thought leadership spectrum is incredibly diverse. Through strategic content marketing, many professionals committed to their industry or niche have the potential to position …
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Glassmorphism effects have become a staple in modern web design. They offer a sleek aesthetic and fit beautifully with just about any background color. The exact definition of glassmorphism can vary a bit. However, it’s essentially a “frosted” or semi-transparent element that mimics the look of glass and appears to …
Reactivity systems are one of the key parts of modern front-end frameworks. They’re the magic wand which makes apps highly interactive, dynamic, and responsive. Understanding what a reactivity system is and how it can be applied in practice is a crucial skill for every web developer. A reactivity system is …
Life is full of surprises. And just when you think you’ve settled into a routine, the unexpected can turn your world upside down. It can happen in the blink of an eye. As I write this, I’m in the middle of such a disruption. Two members of my family are …
Sveltekit is an officially supported framework, built around Svelte. It adds key features to a Svelte app — such as routing, layouts and server-side rendering — and makes front-end development outrageously simple. In this tutorial, we’ll take a beginner-friendly look at both Svelte and SvelteKit and build out a simple …
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Starting a new website project is exciting. But if you’re a freelance or agency business owner, you likely know that creating a new WordPress website from scratch is time-consuming. By learning how to clone a website and create a web stack or website blueprint, you can cut down that time …
Conventional wisdom recommends optimizing your success in the web design business by splitting income into three buckets: project work, recurring revenue, and passive income. A reseller program is the perfect example of passive income. By reselling services provided by others, you earn commissions on initial sales, and even better, on …
With two-thirds of Americans worrying about job security and more than half looking for new careers, web designers and developers still have great gigs. This data comes from survey results we released in February 2021, polling 500 web designers and developers. Americans love the lifestyle afforded by a career in …
This tutorial demonstrates a way to share your localhost development server with anyone, anywhere using ngrok to create a secure tunnel to your local machine. Demonstrating your application’s latest features to project managers or clients isn’t easy unless they’re sitting a few desks away. It may be possible to commit …
It’s been said many times that, if you want to learn more, you should teach. Taking on proteges, apprentices, students – whatever you want to call them – who will appreciate and absorb your knowledge not only boosts your ego, it can also help you learn and grow as a …
In this article, we’ll create a simple desktop application using Electron and React. It will be a small text editor called “scratchpad” that automatically saves changes as you type, similar to FromScratch. We’ll pay attention to making the application secure by using Electron Forge, the up-to-date build tool provided by …
If the internet has accomplished one thing (beyond giving us web designers a career), perhaps it’s the emboldening of cheapskates. The ability to get free and low-cost items online has outshined even the most fervent coupon-clippers of yesteryear. Now, everybody (even the grumpiest among us) loves a bargain. But when …
With the upcoming Google Page Experience update, search engines will favor websites with excellent user experience and performance. If you’re starting to get frantic messages from clients, you need not fret! I’m here to share learnings from my agency and run through the latest SEO techniques that will keep your …
The three main players of business cloud services — Amazon, Google and Microsoft — have an array of products covering all you can possibly need for your online operations. But there are differences not only in pricing but also in how they name and group their services, so let’s compare …
We live in an era where web designers have become ultra-specialized. Many tend to have a narrow focus regarding the tools they use and types of projects they accept. It didn’t used to be this way. Back in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the industry was a bit scattered. …
Vite is a build tool that significantly improves the front-end development experience. You can use Vite to set up a development environment for frameworks like Vue and React, and even for a vanilla JavaScript app with a dev server and hot reloading in just three commands. With no extra configuration, …
Uncategorized A Step By Step Guide to Strategizing Your Thought Leadership Campaign David Tile, Founder & Director @ Article-Writing.co Posted On: April 16, 2021 When embarking on becoming a thought leader, your content marketing campaign requires more than simply putting pen to paper (or fingertip to keyboard?) It involves strategizing …
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This article was original published on Nov. 21, 2017, and updated on April 16, 2021. Websites have become even more important to businesses and freelancers following the global lockdown from COVID-19. People are now choosing to frequent a website instead of the brick-and-mortar alternative. More than ever, you need to …
Integral components in the language of web designers and developers, it’s easy to gain a topical understanding of hex codes and RGB colors, and then move on. However, even if you know how color codes work, it’s worth looking closer at the science and history behind them. How color codes …
It started with some fancy Bose headphones being sent out to a select few people who were deemed “influencers” in the WordPress space. From there, it led to some bizarre videos purporting to be from WordPress which stated that competitor Wix was going to start a campaign “trashing” the market-leading …
This article was created in partnership with WRLD. Thank you for supporting the partners who make SitePoint possible. Since the late 2000s, maps have been a staple of the web, and today are more ubiquitous than ever. They have a variety of uses, from complementing a company’s contact page to …
All content management systems (CMS) have their own strengths and weaknesses. Some are meant for very niche offerings such as eCommerce or membership sites, while others are a jack-of-all-trades. In addition, these systems range from open source to proprietary. Beyond the market-leading WordPress, I have had the opportunity to dabble …
Refurbished industrial sheds provide the perfect space for the creation of modern workplaces, according to a study by HawkinsBrown and JLL. In what the authors claim is the first comparative study of its kind, Industrial Rehab: A new space of opportunity takes a look at the global trend for companies …
React is a remarkable JavaScript library that’s taken the development community by storm. In a nutshell, it’s made it easier for developers to build interactive user interfaces for web, mobile and desktop platforms. Today, thousands of companies worldwide are using React, including big names such as Netflix and Airbnb. In …
WEBINAR 5 Tips for Creating a Webinar to Attract New Customers Raven Brajdic, Content Writer @ Article-Writing.co Are you looking for a creative way to draw your audience in and convert casual website visitors into paying customers? Offering a webinar is a great way to demonstrate your value and expertise. …
Daymon Hoag is the owner and operator of Buckeye Web Development, LLC, based in Kenton, Ohio. We caught up to him for a discussion ranging from his pride in the Buckeye State, to a love of ecommerce, to the power of believing in yourself. The who: Given a business name …
