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    Black Friday deals for web designers (2019)

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    Black Friday deals for web designers (2019)

    Whether you can believe it or not, Black Friday is right around the corner! Whether you’re waiting in line until the wee hours of the… Read More

    Kacie Hughes - November 22, 2019
      Web designer lingo: A guide for your clients

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      Web designer lingo: A guide for your clients

      The best email newsletters for designers

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      The best email newsletters for designers

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      The best free fonts of 2020

      The 27 best YouTube channels for designers 2020

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      The 27 best YouTube channels for designers 2020

  • Development
    How we build UI components in Rails at Flywheel

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    How we build UI components in Rails at Flywheel

    Maintaining visual consistency in a large web application is a shared problem throughout many organizations. At Flywheel, we’re no different. Our main web application is… Read More

    Trevan Hetzel - November 15, 2019
      Leveling up Flywheel’s retreat website: A developer’s tale

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      Leveling up Flywheel’s retreat website: A developer’s tale

      The best JavaScript libraries and frameworks

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      39 of the best JavaScript libraries and frameworks to try in 2020

      What is DNS and how does it work?

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      What is DNS and how does it work?

      6 of the best WordPress forum plugins

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      6 of the best WordPress forum plugins

  • WordPress
    11 reasons managed WordPress hosting is the best choice for your sites (2020)

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    11 reasons managed WordPress hosting is the best choice for your sites (2020)

    Behind every successful website is a powerful hosting provider, and WordPress sites are no exception! If you want your website to have blazing-fast performance, rock-solid… Read More

    Morgan Smith - November 1, 2019
      WooCommerce vs. Squarespace vs. Shopify: How to choose the best eCommerce platform

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      WooCommerce vs. Squarespace vs. Shopify: How to choose the best eCommerce platform

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      The best free WordPress plugins for building your eCommerce site

      The best WordPress CRM plugins for 2020

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      The best WordPress CRM plugins for 2020

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      7 WordPress tips and best practices to make your sites shine in 2020

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    How to establish your 2020 marketing strategy and KPIs

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    How to establish your 2020 marketing strategy and KPIs

    As you surely know by now, goal-setting is a critical process in every business. You can’t hit goals that you don’t have, after all. And… Read More

    Ashley Gainer - October 31, 2019
      How to create UTM tags (+ free builder!)

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      How to create UTM tags (+ free builder!)

      Sales funnel fundamentals every web designer should know

      Marketing

      Sales funnel fundamentals every web designer should know

      How to design a website for customers and search engines

      Marketing

      How to design a website for customers and search engines

      14 best marketing podcasts from Flywheel’s Director of Marketing

      Marketing

      14 best marketing podcasts from Flywheel’s Director of Marketing

  • Business
    How to create a resources page (and earn extra $$$ from it!)

    Business

    How to create a resources page (and earn extra $$$ from it!)

    A resource page is the best way to promote the services and products you use and love in your own business. If there’s a tool… Read More

    Jazmyn Brown - November 21, 2019
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      How to prepare your eCommerce website for Black Friday (and beyond!)

      How to sell your clients on managed WordPress hosting

      Business

      How to sell your clients on managed WordPress hosting

      18 unique ways agencies are finding design clients

      Business

      18 unique ways agencies are finding design clients

      Grow your web design business with WordPress maintenance plans

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      Grow your web design business with WordPress maintenance plans

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Flywheel raises $4M Series A round (!!!)

By now the dust has settled a bit on our funding news, and I thought I’d share some thoughts on the history and… Read More

Dusty Davidson - April 5, 2016
The code school experience: Interface Foundations + WordPress

The code school experience: Interface Foundations + WordPress

The Internet is an excellent place to learn a new skill because there are millions of resources to access. But sometimes, learning is best done… Read More

Kaitlynn Guzman - March 30, 2016
New Year, New Flywheelers

New Year, New Flywheelers

A new year means we get to set new goals, work on new projects, and most importantly, add new members to the Flywheel family! (And… Read More

Kaitlynn Guzman - February 5, 2016
Ramen Friday

Ramen Friday

As most of you know, we cater lunch for everyone in the office three days a week, which is great! But some days, soup and… Read More

Kaitlynn Guzman - February 4, 2016
Flywheel’s 2015 Year in Review (plus FREE tattoos!)

Flywheel’s 2015 Year in Review (plus FREE tattoos!)

In honor of 2015, we whipped up a free, limited edition (temporary) tattoo set and a… Read More

Morgan Smith - January 6, 2016
Flywheel Holiday Party 2015

Flywheel Holiday Party 2015

It’s easy to see how much we’ve grown here at Flywheel — just take a look at the attendance numbers for our company… Read More

Kaitlynn Guzman - December 28, 2015
Faces of flu shots

Faces of flu shots

Flu season is here, and Flywheel is determined to keep it at bay. Big thanks to Walgreens for making it super easy by providing on-site shots. Read More

Kaitlynn Guzman - November 10, 2015
Flywheel + Baby Leave

Flywheel + Baby Leave

Last month Flywheel announced plans for both  maternity and paternity  leave. This is something we’ve been looking forward to offering as… Read More

Kaitlynn Guzman - October 13, 2015
SPN Awards Night

SPN Awards Night

We’re so excited to announce that on October 1, Flywheel won the “Best Culture” and “Startup of the Year” Awards at the Silicon Prairie Awards!… Read More

Kaitlynn Guzman - October 13, 2015
Flywheel does retreats

Flywheel does retreats

2015 marks the first year Flywheel has done retreats, and it’s something we plan to do as we continue to grow on a… Read More

Kaitlynn Guzman - October 9, 2015
Expand your WordPress knowledge with the Flywheel + Interface Class

Expand your WordPress knowledge with the Flywheel + Interface Class

The Internet is an excellent place to learn a new skill because there are millions of resources to access. But sometimes, learning is best done… Read More

Morgan Smith - September 16, 2015
Growing in WordPress with Flywheel + Interface: Part 1

Growing in WordPress with Flywheel + Interface: Part 1

There are a lot of ways to learn WordPress. Many excellent developers are self-taught, others have gone through full university programs, and many take… Read More

Julie Kuehl - May 6, 2015
Team Flywheel’s trip to Vegas

Team Flywheel’s trip to Vegas

Flywheel’s been doing a lot of growing lately. Last year at this time, we had five full-time employees. Now, we have 22. We’ve had a… Read More

Bridget McQuillan - March 20, 2015
Flywheel sponsors a PHP t Interface School

Flywheel sponsors a PHP class at Interface School

Applications opened today for a PHP, MySQL, and WordPress class at Omaha-based Interface School, sponsored by Flywheel. Starting this April, the 11-week course will focus… Read More

Chris Wolfgang - January 26, 2015
How we made 2014 so fly

How we made 2014 so fly

With 2014 coming to a close, we thought it might be fun to take a look back at the progress we’ve made these past 365… Read More

Dusty Davidson - December 31, 2014
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This is how Flywheel does WordCamp

This year, we’ve been hitting up as many WordCamps as we can. From Milwaukee to New York, from Denver to the very first WordCamp held… Read More

Bridget McQuillan - November 7, 2014
Announcing the Flywheel seed funding

Announcing the Flywheel seed funding

Today we’re excited to announce that earlier this summer we closed on a seed round of funding from a pretty amazing group of investors. Read More

Dusty Davidson - September 5, 2014
Team Flywheel takes on the Ice Bucket Challenge

Team Flywheel takes on the Ice Bucket Challenge

Yesterday we were challenged by our friends at Big Wheel Brigade to take part in the Ice Bucket Challenge. Read More

Dusty Davidson - August 21, 2014
Flywheel in 2013

Flywheel in 2013

2013 was an amazing year here at Flywheel. Of course, we’re just getting started, but this year is making us pretty excited to see what… Read More

Rick Knudtson - December 31, 2013
Happy Holidays from Flywheel

Happy Holidays from Flywheel

We’re wrapping this year up with a big “Happy Holidays” from all of us here at Flywheel. 2013 has been a year full of change… Read More

Bridget McQuillan - December 23, 2013
Our Home: The Mastercraft

Our Home: The Mastercraft

Late last week our friends and neighbors Grain & Mortar launched a shiny new and beautiful website for the building we all call… Read More

Dusty Davidson - October 29, 2013
One year down: A look at where we’ve been, and where we’re headed

One year down: A look at where we’ve been, and where we’re headed

One year ago this week, we launched the first Flywheel website. At the time, we didn’t have any customers or a product, but we… Read More

Rick Knudtson - October 11, 2013
Building a brand that humanizes hosting

Building a brand that humanizes hosting

It’s rare to hear someone rave about which company is hosting his or her site. When we set out to build Flywheel, we wanted to… Read More

Rick Knudtson - October 8, 2013
A HUGE thank you to our loyal beta customers

A HUGE thank you to our loyal beta customers

On Monday Flywheel officially launched to the public, unveiled our newly designed website, and opened up for the world to see. While this… Read More

Dusty Davidson - September 25, 2013
Silicon Prairie Awards 2013

Silicon Prairie Awards 2013

The second annual Silicon Prairie Awards are coming up! These awards celebrate the region’s startup community, talented designers and developers, startup-friendly service providers, and other… Read More

Morgan Smith - July 11, 2013
Presenting at the Kauffman Demo Day

Presenting at the Kauffman Demo Day

In cased you missed the coverage yesterday (Kauffman, Silicon Prairie News, KC Star), Flywheel is one of 24 companies selected to present… Read More

Dusty Davidson - November 7, 2012
Proudly located on the Silicon Prairie

Proudly located on the Silicon Prairie

It’s no secret that we’re building Flywheel smack dab in the middle of the country – on the Silicon Prairie. Where’s that you say?… Read More

Dusty Davidson - October 25, 2012
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