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    How to use images on your company site to increase sales and conversions

    The way you present information on your website is crucial to its success. This is especially true for businesses, where the way you convey information… Read More

    Will Morris - June 21, 2022
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      3 underrated habits of highly successful designers

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      Inspiration for creating delightful microinteractions on your site

      The best email newsletters for designers

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      The best email newsletters for designers

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    How to optimize WordPress for local SEO

    Do you want to optimize your WordPress website for local search? If so, you’re in the right place!  Local search engine optimization (SEO) is one… Read More

    Syed Balkhi - April 18, 2022
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      5 A/B tests every web designer should build into their process

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

    I was recently online shopping for nothing of importance when I stumbled on this woman’s incredible jewelry shoppe on Instagram. Everything was gorgeous, so I… Read More

    Kacie Hughes - June 22, 2022
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      Should SEO audits be part of your ongoing maintenance?

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      9 eCommerce WordPress themes for your online store

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      How to optimize WordPress for local SEO

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      YARPP—Yet Another Related Posts Plugin—now supported on Flywheel

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

    There is a lot of competition for audiences these days, and optimizing for SEO is more important than ever. A lot of the websites you’ll… Read More

    Grace Carter - June 15, 2022
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      Simple SEO tips for WordPress eCommerce sites

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      4 steps to define your marketing team’s content strategy

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      YARPP—Yet Another Related Posts Plugin—now supported on Flywheel

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    3 underrated habits of highly successful designers

    Being a designer is about so much more than just knowing how to maneuver the latest and greatest design programs. To be successful in the… Read More

    Emily Belden - June 8, 2022
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      How Feast Design Co. chose their niche (and why you should, too!)

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Introducing: What’s At Your Desk Wednesday (starring Andrea!)

Introducing: What’s At Your Desk Wednesday (starring Andrea!)

It’s where you house your belongings. It’s where you spend most of your day. It’s your little slice of home away from home. Read More

Morgan Smith - July 13, 2016
A day in the life: Support Team

A day in the life: Support Team

They’re the ones we call in times of distress, the problem solvers, who are always calm in the face of malware. They are– the Support Team!… Read More

Morgan Smith - July 7, 2016
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Our WordCamp Europe experience

We packed our bags and set off to Vienna, Austria last week to attend WordCamp Europe 2016! It was a weekend… Read More

Morgan Smith - June 30, 2016
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Flywheel hits 50!

Yes, you heard that correctly, we are now a company of 50 employees! This milestone is one we’ve been anticipating for months, yet we still can’t… Read More

Morgan Smith - June 28, 2016
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Flywheel takes on Chicago!

Our quarterly, all-company retreats are one of Flywheel’s most treasured activities. We take a few days to reflect on our successes, eat… Read More

Morgan Smith - June 16, 2016
Expanding the Flywheel Family

Expanding the Flywheel Family

The Flywheel family continues to grow, and our excitement cannot be contained! In the past month, we have added 10 fresh faces to… Read More

Morgan Smith - June 8, 2016
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One of our interns went to the Y-Combinator Female Founders Conference!

Here at Flywheel, we wholeheartedly embrace and encourage personal growth. (One of our core values is even “We are hungry!”) So it goes without saying that… Read More

Morgan Smith - May 26, 2016
The five qualities we look for in a future Flywheeler

The five qualities we look for in a future Flywheeler

One of the driving forces behind the success of Flywheel is our relentless dedication to preserving our company culture and hiring talented, passionate… Read More

Kaitlynn Guzman - May 16, 2016
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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 class at 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
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