Despite recent Houston weather to the contrary, it is fall. It’s time for cooler weather, approaching holidays, family gatherings and pumpkin spice EVERYTHING. The last quarter of the year tends to slow down as life gets in the way. This is why now is a good time to plan ahead and even consider making some changes to get
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Website Redesign: When is it Time?
One of the toughest decisions you can make for your business is how and when to take on a website redesign. The expense and the time can be daunting. But, at some point, it will come time. Better to play for it then be caught off guard. The good news is we can help, but
Read more5 Photo Licensing Rules or Why You Shouldn’t Use Photos You Found on Google
We all want great images for our websites. Beautiful photos and graphics enhance the aesthetics and help deliver information to visitors. A great photo can dramatically change the feel of a website. A bad one can diminish its value. Over on our development blog, we have discussed how to choose great photos. One critical point
Read moreUnderstanding Photo Size vs. Ratio on Your Website
Choosing the right photographs to use on your website can be critical. Beautiful photos change the dynamic of any design. But, understanding how photo size can be impacted by a website design is one of the more complicated things to explain. We have long sought the best way to help our clients visualize the difference
Read moreWhy is Blue the Most Commonly Used Website Color?
You may not even have noticed, but look around. Visit a handful of websites and you’ll see the color blue. It’s everywhere. In fact, it is so common, it may only be in its absence that it becomes noticeable. Recently, one man looked at the largest websites in the world and found nearly all shared
Read more5 Ways to Build Your Website to Help You Prepare for Disaster
It’s the peak of hurricane season along the Gulf coast. Those of us who live here know the drill. Be prepared. Our friends and customers over at Space City Weather help us with that all year long. But, what happens to your website when disaster strikes? In a time of need, your website doesn’t have to
Read more8 Ways to Avoid Slowing Down Your Website Design
You have an idea for your new website. You think you know what you want. You’ve engaged a competent developer and you’ve started work. But, to avoid slowing down a process that should take a relatively short period of time, and it begins dragging out for weeks and weeks, take some advice and follow these rules
Read moreRules for Choosing Great Images for Your Website
I have been shooting photos since I was old enough to hold a camera. My father was a freelance photojournalist when not teaching and I followed him around first with a little Kodak Instamatic and, ultimately, with a Nikon 35mm (and then a Nikon DSLR) of my own. One of the more interesting challenges when
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