Google is making a fairly significant change later this year regarding how it displays website URLs in the Google Chrome browser. As of writing this, any site not secured with SSL is basically ignored. There is nothing displayed in the Google Chrome address bar next to the domain name. If the website is secured with
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What is GDPR and How Does It Impact Your Website?
Some of you may have heard of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) enacted in the European Union (EU) in 2016. On May 25, 2018, those regulations, which govern the personal data of EU citizens, will go into effect. In short, the GDPR gives EU citizens certain rights relating to the collection and use of their personal information, which
Read moreWebsite Banner Best Practices: How To Choose The Right Image for Your Message
Businesses often employ a website banner on the front page of their business websites. Some of these are massive, browser-spanning, screen-filling images (or even videos) with text on them. The huge website banner, often referred to as a hero image, can be an effective tool for driving home a marketing messages if done correctly. But
Read moreHoliday Website Design Planning: Tips for Avoiding Delays and Staying on Track
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas again. Time for holiday parties, wrapping presents and time spent with family. But, for businesses, it can be a complicated time of year. Keeping projects moving isn’t easy with employees taking time off and often distracted. This is compounded by the fact that we are also nearing
Read moreWhat Does That Mean? SSL Certificate
SSL Certificate The internet is a strange and wondrous place, but it is constantly changing. It’s hard to keep up. We are here to help by explaining “what does that mean?” Internet security has been in the news for months. From hacked credit bureaus to foreign interference in elections, the entire world recognizes how vulnerable
Read moreFour Rules for Planning Your Digital Marketing
Digital marketing is tricky business. Not many people understand what it is or what it does. They think they do, but they often do not. That’s because most small businesses barely have time to get their work done. The last thing they need is another job involving complex technology. We provide limited digital marketing services
Read moreSix Ways to Manage Content Writing Deadlines for a Website Launch
Nothing slows down a website launch like writing content. Let’s be honest, no one wants to write the text for their own website. It’s boring, tedious and feels like a waste of time. But, it is as important, often more so, than how your website looks or works. What your website says will change what
Read moreMaking the Most of Web Design Fonts and Typography
Every year, typography becomes a more critical component of great design and web design fonts play a huge role. Some websites rely almost entirely on great type faces, focusing nearly as much on text as they do on imagery – sometimes more. While most of our clients barely notice the web design fonts style of
Read moreHurricane Harvey and Our Disaster Preparedness
As all of you know who live along the Gulf Coast, hurricane season is unpredictable, in some cases, dramatically so. If you’ve been following the news, Hurricane Harvey (currently a category 3 major storm) is scheduled to make landfall near Corpus Christi this evening or early Saturday morning. While this initially will only impact the
Read more8 Website Design Questions to Ask Yourself Before Starting a Project
The first two website design questions everyone asks when they are about to begin a project: How much does it cost and how long will it take? And we have written about some other popular questions asked by customers over the years. But, what questions should you be asking? We’re glad you asked! We have
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