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How to upgrade your WordPress site to PHP 7 (and why you should!)
If you’re a WordPress site owner, PHP 7 is likely on your radar. (And if it isn’t yet, it should be!) PHP alone is an incredibly important part of all WordPress sites – it’s basically what makes them work. PHP 7, however, is an amazing advancement for this already powerful language that can provide your site…
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30 popular Pinterest accounts every designer should follow
As designers and creatives, it’s hard to always stay inspired, but luckily there’s a social media hub that’s always full of new ideas: Pinterest. This wonderful platform helps people find inspiration and share ideas, making it the perfect platform for designers, developers, marketers, and creatives. To help you find some fresh new ideas, we’ve made a…
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The benefits of a value-based pricing strategy
Web development is huge in the freelancing world right now, and it pays. But if you’re not careful, you can easily sell yourself short. Sure, if you’re starting out and don’t have much work in your portfolio it might be strategic to charge a little less than your competitors. However, if you have the skills…
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How to add custom fields to the WooCommerce checkout page
Powering 28% of all online stores, WooCommerce is the most popular eCommerce platform on the web. With that in mind, the probability of coming across it in your day-to-day development work is very high. Getting familiar with it will go a long way in increasing your value in the highly competitive web design/web development market….
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How to package your services to upsell clients
If you’re ready to grow your business and increase profits, there are a few ways you can go about it, no matter what type of creative business you’re in. The first strategy that probably comes to mind is to find more clients – it’s the natural next step, right? Then maybe you have the idea to…
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The best email newsletters every web designer should follow in 2017
A savvy web designer like yourself probably enjoys keeping up with the latest news in the industry, right? But let’s face it – when you’re stuck on a tight deadline or you’re onboarding lots of new clients, it’s difficult to find the time to go read your favorite blogs and find the articles you really…
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How to customize Facebook Open Graph and Twitter Card meta tags
Picture this: You are ready with the perfect blog post and an eye-catching featured image to go with it. But the moment you share it on Facebook or Twitter, the image gets cropped at the wrong places. Worse still, there is either no image or the image is so small that it is easy to…
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How Feast Design Co. chose their niche (and why you should, too!)
A few years ago, I met a public relations guru in Chicago who was just starting out at her own firm. Like most people in her position, she ate up any and all new business opportunities that came her way, even if she wasn’t entirely passionate or interested in their field. As time went on,…
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How to add a custom scrollbar to WordPress with jQuery
The scrollbar is arguably the most neglected browser element when it comes to design. Pretty much all browsers and operating systems display it differently. Some detail-oriented clients and designers may have noticed the inconsistent look and feel of the scrollbar across these different touch points. If you are one of these people, today is your…
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3 ways testimonials can help you build a better agency
Building a successful business is no easy feat, especially in the world of web design development. Every day, it seems like there’s a new kid on the block, fresh out of design school and ready to compete for your clients. In order to keep your agency moving on the right path and bringing in new…
