Marketing
Humanizing hosting: What I’ve learned as a photographer in tech
Here’s an interaction I run into often when discussing what I do for a living: “You work full-time? Doing photography? For a tech company?! “Yep!”… Read More
Business
How to make passive income every month
How would you like to look at next month and already know you had income lined up, even if you didn’t have any new projects… Read More
Design
31 must-have tools for web designers
A designer’s toolkit can be the key to their success, but looking for the best web design resources can feel like looking for a needle… Read More
Business
How (and how not) to feature client testimonials on your website
Featuring client testimonials on your website is a powerful way to give potential clients a boost of confidence when they’re considering hiring you. In fact,… Read More
Business, Design
Everything you need to know about a client before you brand their business
When Oxide Design Co. brings on a new client, we go through a pretty extensive discovery process. We’re of the belief… Read More
Business
9 tips for staying organized and successfully managing a creative project
Anybody who works in a creative industry knows only too well that creativity flourishes on flexibility. Creative teams blossom when they have the freedom to… Read More
Business
3 reasons web and email hosting are better apart
It’s 2020. We can have groceries delivered the same day. We can control the temperature inside our homes from miles away. We can even watch… Read More
Development
12 steps to take before launching your WordPress site
You’ve taken the time to design, build, and code your new WordPress site and it’s finally time for the last step — launch! However, there… Read More
Business
6 ways to fix your mindset as a freelancer
Earlier this year, my freelance business felt stuck. It was doing well, but stressing me out, not making me happy, and I knew I was… Read More
Business
7 strategic ways to create a better web design portfolio than your competitors
Having an impressive portfolio is one of the most important aspects for any web design business. You need a way to show off your work,… Read More
WordPress
Why these 5 designers chose managed WordPress hosting
To make the switch or to not make the switch. You’ve been going back and forth on the topic of WordPress hosts and… Read More
Marketing
The client-converting portfolio: 17-point checklist
There are primarily two philosophies regarding portfolios I’ve seen among agencies and freelancers in my experience over the last decade. First are agencies who have… Read More
Development
How to create a Divi child theme (+ a free file download)
There are thousands (that’s right, thousands!) of WordPress themes available for you to choose from when building a site. Most web designers, however, find that… Read More
Business
Finding a partner for your web design business
When you run your own web design business, you handle the ups and downs of finding and managing clients and finding and managing money. But… Read More
Business
Agency Spotlight: How CREATIVA uses Divi and Flywheel to grow its creative business
CREATIVA (feminine singular of creative in Spanish), was born in 2014, co-founded by graphic designers and friends Maribel Aburto and Vera… Read More
WordPress
How to migrate WordPress sites to a new hosting company
Let me guess: You currently house your WordPress sites at a host you’re not too happy with. (Or worse, they’re spread across multiple hosts, everything… Read More
Design
10 things every designer should know
1. Design is a means, not an end. As designers, we are hired not to continually amaze people with our self-expression,… Read More
Business
How to keep your agency afloat during COVID-19
Depending on who you talk to, we’re either on the tail-end of the COVID-19 pandemic or we’re just ramping up to a second outbreak. Regardless… Read More