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    5 tips to create a captivating portfolio on your website

    As a project-based company, it can be challenging to find the right way to feature your work without overcrowding your website or negatively impacting the… Read More

    Mikel Bruce - August 29, 2022
      Do you have a creative ritual yet? Here’s how to find it

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      Do you have a creative ritual yet? Here’s how to find it

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      12 creative ideas to escape designer’s block

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      6 alternatives to lorem ipsum

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    7 best practices for updating eCommerce sites

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    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, modernize… Read More

    Morgan Smith - July 19, 2022
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      Understanding UX: what we can learn from rage clicks

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      7 tips to make your website load in two seconds or less

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      8 best WordPress themes for your niche: nonprofit organizations

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      8 top-rated advanced shipping plugins for WooCommerce

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    Dedicated IP vs shared IP: The difference & what truly matters

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    Dedicated IP vs shared IP: The difference & what truly matters

    When you’re searching for the perfect managed WordPress hosting partner, there’s one piece of their… Read More

    Morgan Smith - July 11, 2022
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      8 best WordPress themes for your niche: nonprofit organizations

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      Development, WordPress

      8 top-rated advanced shipping plugins for WooCommerce

      How to move a brick and mortar shop to WordPress with WooCommerce

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      How to move a brick and mortar shop to WordPress with WooCommerce

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      8 best WordPress themes for your niche: Healthcare 

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    Sales funnel fundamentals every web designer should know

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    Sales funnel fundamentals every web designer should know

    Ever heard of a sales funnel? Of course you have. But do you know what a funnel is and how to use one? That one’s… Read More

    Ashley Gainer - August 10, 2022
      6 alternatives to lorem ipsum

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      6 alternatives to lorem ipsum

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      Using demos to drive conversions

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      Concise is king: writing snappy copy that sells

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      How to create high-quality long-form articles in WordPress

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    7 quick tips to grow your business without spending lots of money

    A lot of us in the creative workforce start our businesses by bootstrapping. Whether you want a side gig that pays for some fun “extras”… Read More

    Ashley Gainer - October 19, 2022
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      How to find new leads with higher budgets

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      How to package your services to upsell clients

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      3 subtle but success-stifling mistakes every freelance designer makes (and how to avoid them!)

      When and how to raise prices for your web design business

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      When and how to raise prices for your web design business

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How to improve your WordPress theme’s accessibility right now

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Carrie Dils — September 9, 2014
How to alter permalink structures without breaking everything

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How to alter permalink structures without breaking everything

Permalinks – the permanent URLs that point to a specific page on your site – are one of the most used and important aspects… Read More

Ben Stevinson - September 3, 2014
Anatomy of a supportive design community

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Anatomy of a supportive design community

Welcome to the city where you live, work, and play. A place you reside for any number of reasons. It’s where you went to… Read More

Justin Kemerling - September 2, 2014
What I would do with your video budget

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What I would do with your video budget

You’ve heard it before: Video is a big part of the future of content marketing. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then… Read More

Bridget McQuillan - August 28, 2014
What I learned about brand commitment from that article about The Onion

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What I learned about brand commitment from that article about The Onion

You’ve no doubt seen Fast Co.Design’s (fantastic) article about The Onion’s art department. Three people, well-versed in Photoshop, churn out custom photo and… Read More

Chris Wolfgang - August 27, 2014
DNS: what it is and how it works

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DNS: what it is and how it works

The Domain Name System, or DNS, is one of the most important underpinnings of the internet. It’s responsible for our ability to connect to… Read More

Ben Stevinson - August 14, 2014
The one where I say Stefan Sagmeister is wrong

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The one where I say Stefan Sagmeister is wrong

I absolutely adored this video of Stefan Sagmeister: “You Are Not a Storyteller.” Mostly because of the way he says “bullshit.” I defy… Read More

Chris Wolfgang - August 13, 2014
Keep your agency small and still hit it out of the park

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Keep your agency small and still hit it out of the park

Your agency will tell you when it feels the need to grow. There are signs. But what do you do when you see… Read More

Chris Wolfgang - July 15, 2014
How to implement custom post types and custom fields in WordPress

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How to implement custom post types and custom fields in WordPress

WordPress isn’t just limited to blogging anymore — it’s a fully featured content management system capable of displaying and formatting any kind of content you… Read More

Ben Stevinson - June 9, 2014
Think like David Kadavy and keep your blog alive for 10 years

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Think like David Kadavy and keep your blog alive for 10 years

David Kadavy has been writing online for 10 years. His site’s anniversary is Friday, to be exact. In an internet full of exciting pivots,… Read More

Chris Wolfgang - May 28, 2014
How to integrate WordPress and MailChimp

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How to integrate WordPress and MailChimp

Email newsletters can be really swanky, especially if you get to use awesome tools to make them. In this post, we’re going to integrate… Read More

Ben Stevinson - May 27, 2014
Signs Your Agency Needs to Think Bigger

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Signs Your Agency Needs to Think Bigger

Phenomblue styles itself today as a brand experience agency. It looks like they do it all: create strategy, design, build… Read More

Chris Wolfgang - April 23, 2014
20 Badass Sites Built on WordPress

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20 Badass Sites Built on WordPress

We (obviously) love WordPress, and we really love finding sites built with WordPress that are absolutely beautiful and powerful. We made a list of… Read More

Bridget McQuillan - February 25, 2014
14 awesome designer workspaces

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14 awesome designer workspaces

We took to Dribbble to find some awesome designer workspaces. From cluttered and colorful, to chic and simple, here are 14 workspaces we… Read More

Bridget McQuillan - January 23, 2014
Designer Spotlight: Florian Casanova

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Designer Spotlight: Florian Casanova

This post is part of Flywheel’s “Designer Spotlight” series, which features an interview with a designer/coder/mover/shaker we think is really awesome. Introducing… Read More

Bridget McQuillan - January 7, 2014
20 web designer Dribbble accounts we love

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20 web designer Dribbble accounts we love

1. Meagan Fisher Megan is a talented designer based in New York who focuses on type and texture. 2. … Read More

Bridget McQuillan - October 23, 2013
How Flywheel helps the Lemonly site “fly”

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How Flywheel helps the Lemonly site “fly”

John is CEO and founder at Lemonly, a visual design studio based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Lemonly tells stories through visuals by… Read More

Bridget McQuillan - October 16, 2013
Designer Spotlight: Cody Peterson

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Designer Spotlight: Cody Peterson

This post is part of the “Designer Spotlight” series, which features an interview with a designer/coder/mover/shaker who uses Flywheel. Introducing Cody Peterson. Read More

Bridget McQuillan - October 15, 2013
CremaLab shares how they collaborate on Flywheel (VIDEO)

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CremaLab shares how they collaborate on Flywheel (VIDEO)

If you’ve visited Flywheel’s homepage in the past week, you’ve probably seen our giant photo of this guy: That’s George. Read More

Bridget McQuillan - October 1, 2013
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