Design, WordPress
Top 10 WordPress themes for your eCommerce website
Using a well-built theme is a prerequisite for just about any kind of website today, but this is especially true when it comes to sites… Read More
Business
Fueling new growth: A deep dive into new features for Growth Suite
Using valuable data collected from users across the globe, the engineers behind Growth Suite implemented new updates and features that provide agencies and freelancers… Read More
Business
Bringing Google Analytics into the Flywheel dashboard—for FREE!
Understanding how users interact with the sites you build is a key element of web design, and when it comes to powerful analytics tools that… Read More
Business
Introducing Growth Suite: A full suite of tools for agencies and freelancers
If you’re an agency owner or a freelancer, you know it takes hard work to run your own business. But there’s a difference between working… Read More
Development
Local 6.0 release makes all Local Pro features free!
Your favorite web development platform, like your favorite restaurant, is probably Local—and now, all the premium tools previously exclusive to the… Read More
Marketing
How to build a consistent brand across marketing channels
A website is the launchpad for a brand’s visual identity online. But before you can build a website that will do your client’s business justice,… Read More
Design
32 inspiring WordPress website designs
Looking for web design inspiration? When you’re building or redesigning a website, sometimes you need a little spark to get you moving. Read More
WordPress
How to change your WordPress login page and increase your site’s security
“Alertness is the hidden discipline of familiarity,” wrote poet David Whyte. In a similar vein, keeping your WordPress site as secure as possible means staying… Read More
WordPress
6 WordPress security tips & best practices every site owner should know
WordPress security is one of the most important topics for any site owner. Whether you’re managing a boutique eCommerce shop or 50 client sites, experiencing… Read More
Design
3 ways to make animated GIF screenshots of design work for your portfolio
After your latest web design project is done, it’s time to show it off and add it to your portfolio. Your website visitors (and prospective… Read More
Design
How to make your own font template
If you’re here, you’ve probably been scouring the internet for hours looking for that perfect font — and you didn’t find it. You’re under… Read More
Development
Collaborating with SEO experts on a website project
As a designer or developer, it’s not uncommon to find yourself working alongside an SEO expert or team on a website project. In these… Read More
Business
Set Your sites on recurring revenue! Scheduled Invoices now available with Growth Suite
As your business grows, finding new clients to support your revenue goals can become increasingly time-consuming, and let’s face it, hustling from project to… Read More
Business
5 ways to build recurring revenue into your agency or freelance business
If there’s one thing that’s frustrating about running a small agency or freelance business, it’s the unpredictable income. Oh, the unpredictable income. Read More
WordPress
How to use Ninja Forms
If you’re trying to grow leads for yourself or your clients, adding effective contact forms is… Read More
Marketing
Lead Generation for WordPress: A Beginner’s Guide Part Two
In part two of this guide, we’ll pick up where we left off — implementing a strategy for… Read More
WordPress
How to use Contact Form 7
Including easy-to-find contact information on the websites you build is a great way to help users get ahold of you (or your clients!)… Read More
Marketing
Lead Generation for WordPress: A Beginner’s Guide
There’s one thing every website must do in order to be successful: generate leads. Lead generation is the key to turning site visitors (who… Read More
Marketing
WordPress form plugins: Best practices and recommendations
While contact forms aren’t exactly a new method for engaging with customers or generating leads, using forms effectively is still… Read More
Business
Learn how to scale your agency quickly and profitably
Growing at scale can be a challenge for lean agencies, especially as new clients and projects begin to add up. If… Read More
Business
How to pick the right hosting for your membership site
As you grow your web design business, adding subscription-based content to you and/or your clients’ sites is a potential revenue-generator that’s growing in popularity. Read More
Design, Development, WordPress
Rebuilding the Flywheel pricing table as a custom block (in about 10 min)
The (Gutenberg) block editor is undoubtedly the center of modern WordPress. With full site editing on its way to WordPress… Read More
Business
50 women-owned creative agencies you should be following
March is Women’s History Month, and as we highlight the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society, we also wanted to… Read More
Business
22 outstanding organizations supporting women in tech
We believe it’s profoundly important to support organizations working to further the field of technology. Embracing one of our company values, “We are productive… Read More
Design, WordPress
How to make WordPress websites accessible
Millions of people around the world have a disability that affects the way they use the internet. With the Coronavirus pandemic still increasing the… Read More
Design
2021 web design trends
2021. (Doesn’t it feel good to add that “1?!”) While the world adjusts to a new year, so too are designers embracing… Read More
Business
Grow your agency faster by focusing on these 5 areas
If you’re an agency owner or a freelancer who’s quickly adding new clients to your portfolio, you know that growth can be a tricky… Read More
Design
5 mobile UX tips every designer should follow
There’s a lot of focus right now on fixing mobile issues, including mobile performance issues as users continue to stay glued to their smaller… Read More
Business
6 must-have processes to scale your web design business
Have you seen that 2016 movie called The Founder? It’s about Ray Croc, the guy who built McDonald’s into a fast-food giant in America. Read More
Business, Marketing
7 website goals to grow your business this year
With a never-ending to-do list and limited time in your day, it can be hard to prioritize the work you do and the goals… Read More
Design
How to strategically plan for data-heavy UX design
Big data is ballooning. Yet, harmonizing complex data needs with a simple, clean, and useful user interface is a test for any UX designer… Read More
Design
4 common UX mistakes (plus tips to avoid them)
UX design may seem like an easy task for many designers, but that’s not always true. There’s a lot you need to think about,… Read More
Development, WordPress
How to create a responsive navigation menu in WordPress
The road to creating a responsive navigation menu in WordPress is open-ended. There are countless ways to do this thanks to the flexibility offered… Read More
WordPress
The best free WordPress plugins for building your eCommerce site
Thinking about starting an online store with WordPress? Or perhaps you already have an eCommerce shop and you’re wondering what… Read More
Development
7 best practices for updating eCommerce sites
As a freelance or agency designer, updating WordPress sites can be a lot of fun. You might get to do a full brand exploration,… Read More
Business
When and how to drop a client
Here’s a scenario that may sound familiar: You’ve got a great project with an exciting new client. You agree on the project… Read More
Design
7 best JavaScript libraries for designers
The look and feel of a website says as much about a brand, a company, and their goals as the actual content on it. Read More
Development
How to use Flexbox to create a modern CSS card design layout
Thanks to Flexbox, a new layout mode in CSS3, we can get all of our cards in a row—literally. Card… Read More
Development
How to use CSS breakpoints to create responsive designs
The success of a website depends a lot on user experience. These days, users access a website from many different devices, and providing an… Read More
Business
6 tips for creating a powerful personal brand
Personal branding is the art of making everything you create uniquely and recognizably yours, from your name, logo, and color scheme to your voice,… Read More
Business
Why brand guidelines are important (and how to create them)
“A bad logo used consistently is infinitely more valuable than even the best logo used inconsistently.” – Drew Davies,… Read More
WordPress
Getting started with Local as your WordPress development environment
While most websites are (naturally) hosted online, there are plenty of situations in which you may want to create a local WordPress site. For… Read More