Design
Website color schemes: Theory, practice, and inspiration
Creating a website color scheme is an important and exciting aspect to web design! Color is a key component of your business’s branding, and also… Read More
WordPress
3 ways a WordPress activity log can help you troubleshoot faster
There’s usually lots of activity going on in the background of your WordPress website. For example, drafts are updated; plugins are installed, activated, and uninstalled;… Read More
Design, Development
How to optimize images for web: A step-by-step guide for better site performance
There’s no doubt that images are an invaluable asset to the world wide web. From visualizing data to breaking up paragraphs of text to… Read More
Development
7 best practices to create sustainable websites
The internet. The cloud. It’s easy to think of them as virtual concepts. After all, our connection to them is largely unseen. But the data… Read More
Design
Re-introducing Flywheel’s blog: Layout!
Layout, Flywheel’s official blog, was first launched in 2014 as a publication for designers. Since… Read More
Business
Novella Brandhouse’s streamlined process wins the day for their clients
Novella Brandhouse is a boutique branding and design firm that helps companies define, launch, and grow their business. They are a certified women-owned enterprise located… Read More
Design
Is the sidebar on its way to extinction?
When building a new website, you’ll always tackle numerous layout and functionality hurdles. One of them is the placement (or not) of the infamous sidebar. Read More
Design
How to create a neon glow effect in Photoshop
One design element that’s certainly trending is the neon glow effect. By incorporating and playing with various lighting effects, you can create emphasize an element… Read More
Development, WordPress
How to create custom Gutenberg blocks in WordPress
WordPress 5.0 is out, and with it comes the new block-based editor, Gutenberg. Out of the box,… Read More
Business
How to take professional photos for your design portfolio
You put all your hard work into creating a new brochure you’re proud of, producing an inspiring booklet for a client to sell their goods,… Read More
Business
9 essential questions you need to ask clients before starting a web design project (+ a free template!)
Congratulations! You’ve conquered the competition and landed a new web design client. It’s an exciting time for any designer, as your creative juices are probably… Read More
Design
17 inspiring examples of freelance business websites
A great website can win you clients as quickly as a poor website can lose ’em. The virtual equivalent of a storefront, your website presents… Read More
Design
How to be inspired without copying someone’s work
Inspiration. That magic dust that suddenly pushes you to create something beautiful. That wonderful stroke of genius that makes that imaginary light bulb pop out… Read More
Development
7 tips to make your website load in two seconds or less
More than a decade ago, Amazon noticed an intriguing trend. For every 100 milliseconds that they speeded up the load time on their website, their… Read More
Marketing
24 inspiring Instagram accounts all marketers should be following
With more than 800 million users, Instagram has come a long way since its first photo was posted of a dog… Read More
Marketing
How strategically segmenting your email list increases engagement
If you’ve been in the online business space for any length of time, you’ve probably heard about the importance of your email list and… Read More
Business
How to use Flywheel’s White Label feature to grow your business with recurring revenue
So it’s time to grow your business – how are you going to do it? There are plenty of strategies you can focus on: booking more… Read More
Business, WordPress
How to resell web hosting (and why you should!)
Reselling web hosting is a fantastic way to generate recurring revenue every single month and continue to grow your design business. And the best part… Read More