WordPress
How to clone your WordPress site
There may come a time when you need an exact copy of your website. For example, you may need to move it from one server… Read More
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WordPress
4 ways you can use a local WordPress development environment
While you’re working on your WordPress site, you may occasionally update a plugin or theme only to find out that it breaks a particular page… Read More
Marketing
Behind the scenes of the marketing campaign for Flywheel’s Fly July sale
For the past four years, Flywheel has launched a summer sale called Fly July featuring 3 months free on any new annual hosting plan. Read More
Business
Increase your productivity with these free printable to-do lists
Sometimes, being organized and staying on task is almost as hard as the actual work you need to get done. And especially if you’re juggling multiple… Read More
Business
18 free & affordable productivity apps for freelancers on a budget
Ever feel overwhelmed? Stuck in a rut? As a freelancer, you promise to not waver. You vow to persist. You will take control of your… Read More
Development
How to do a basic accessibility audit
So you’ve been learning a lot about accessibility lately, but now you want to check your site yourself and see where you need to… Read More
Business
Why designers need a project management system
When it comes to managing your workload and your workflow, one of the most critical things you need is efficiency. If time truly equals… Read More
Business
Productivity tips for work-at-home designers
Working from home is awesome. I know, because I’ve been doing it since 2010. No more stuffy jackets, no more pinchy work shoes, no… Read More
Design
7 free goal setting worksheets for designers
It’s a new year, which means it’s time to set some goals and prep for all of the amazing things you’re going to do with… Read More
Design
Why wireframes are essential for web design
Wireframes are awesome. They take your big idea for a website and they help you get it all right, before you do any coding. Read More
Design
10 great tips to help you overcome designer’s block
Why is it some days you sit there in a perfect flow, cranking out new designs with seemingly little effort, yet on others it… Read More
WordPress
How to create a WordPress child theme
Usually, it is next to impossible to find the perfect theme; there are always some modifications that need to be done. So, why not just… Read More
Design
How to solve problems like a designer
Designers are incredibly unique creatures. Where other people see a blank space, a designer sees an opportunity to create. Where others outside the field… Read More
Business
How to build a successful web design team
Choosing the right team can make or break your web design business. Assembling the best people is crucial for the success of a web… Read More
Business
4 tips for creating the perfect workspace
As creatives, we draw inspiration from our surroundings. We need to be able to channel our creative energy when we’re working. It’s also true,… Read More
Business
From coffee shops to coworking
Five years ago I had a great home office. Really great. It had tons of natural light, whiteboards, exposed brick, sturdy wooden tables I built… Read More
Business
7 notebooks for web designers
As a creative, you know how important a notebook can be. There’s just something about having a great place to collect your thoughts that makes… Read More
Design
Improve your workflow with prototyping tools for designers
I don’t know about you, but I’m always on the lookout for the perfect prototyping tool for my web design workflow. There are many… Read More
Business
Are you going to miss that deadline?
Missed deadlines do happen, and if you’re anything like me, they can affect the rest of your work. I worry about letting down the… Read More
Business
Yes, you should create a web style guide
Style guides, also know as pattern libraries, are a great way to ensure that your design carries on as intended as your website grows… Read More
Business
How to get the clients you want
Have you ever noticed that sometimes, you just really jibe with a certain client? Not only are they great to work with, but you find… Read More
Development
Should you code from scratch or a template?
It’s time to build a website, which means you’re about to take one of two paths: code from scratch or work from a template. Read More
Business
When is a project too big for one person?
Let’s start by addressing the fact we all have a tendency to take on too much as creatives. I, for one, do this constantly… Read More
Business
You do what you do, we do what we do
Every once in a while, one of our clients comes along with an awesome story about how managed hosting has changed their business for the… Read More