We like to feel good about the brands that we associate with. Experts call people who are conscious of this “belief-driven buyers”. We want to buy from the local shops that invest in the community, and we turn away from brands that we discover are using sweatshops. Dan Edelman, a researcher in this area estimates […]
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G Suite Accounts and OAuth: What does it all mean?
Is this message from G Suite about OAuth spam? No, the message is real, unfortunately many users aren’t aware of what OAuth is and how it impacts their usage of G Suite. Depending upon how you access your G suite account items ( calendars, email, groups, etc. ) you may need to make some changes. […]
Making Your Site Accessible to All
Imagine visiting a website — your own website — if you couldn’t use your hands for keyboard & mouse. Or if you were blind. Or if you had a severe color blindness, and both green and orange buttons were perceived as brown. It might be hard. Potentially, really hard. What can website owners can do […]
Website Care: Backups
You got a new WordPress website launched. Congratulations! But don’t think that just making content changes is enough. There are some regular care and maintenance tasks that need to be regularly performed. This is the first in a series of articles on WordPress website care, starting with backups. Why do I need more than a […]
Don’t Let Your Site Wear a Leisure Suit
Does your website look trapped in time? Website design is a little like fashion – trends come and go. The key is not to let your website wear a leisure suit. You might not wear the cutting edge of fashion. I don’t. But I also don’t wear the sweater vests or scarves that I did in […]
When and Why to Hire a Professional for Websites
Do you change your own oil? I don’t. I could. I understand how to do it. But it’s totally worth the cost in the time & effort involved to pay someone else, so I can focus on other things– the things that only I can do, like grocery shopping for my family and paying the […]
Where to Start in Redesigning Your Website
You need to redesign your site – or even build your very first site. Should you do it yourself? Hire a freelancer? Find an agency? There are so many options, and the right answer for you depends on a combination of your business needs, your technical skills, your time available, and your budget. While there are lots of […]