What Makes a Mobile-Friendly Website?
What makes a mobile-friendly website? Why should you have a mobile-friendly website? What is the difference between that and a responsive website?
Web Design
I am a Web Designer based in Michigan’s thumb. I have over 10 years of experience developing websites. My web design clients include small businesses, work from home moms, churches and organizations.
As a web designer, I not only create websites that look good on my own screen. I create responsive websites that look great on a variety of devices. This includes cell phones, tablets, laptops, and desktop computers.
I understand the details of owning a blog or website can sometimes be overwhelming. This is especially true for those starting out.
I’m also happy to help potential website owners understand the basics of starting a blog or website. Post topics include how to effectively write for the web. You can read many informative posts on having a website designed for you below.
What is a Child Theme and Why You May Need One
In WordPress, your theme controls how your website looks and acts. If you need to customize your theme, a Child Theme may be your best option. Here’s why.
Responsive Website vs Mobile App: Which One Does Your Side Hustle Need?
Responsive Website vs Mobile App: Which Does Your Side Hustle Need? If you’ve ever wondered if your side hustle needs a mobile app, you’re in luck. Let’s talk about the differences between a responsive website vs mobile app. Which one works better? Responsive Website vs Mobile App: User Friendliness? First of all, let’s look at which …
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Responsive Website Benefits
You have probably heard about responsive websites. But what are the responsive website benefits? Why should you bother to make your website responsive? Responsive Website Benefit 1: Your Site Will Work on Any Device First of all, your responsive website will work on any device your audience is using. Given the fact that most internet …
What Are Responsive Websites?
When talking about website design, you may have heard the phrase “responsive websites”. What are responsive websites? Let’s look at what makes a website responsive. What are responsive websites? The most basic way to explain what responsive websites are is this. Responsive websites respond to different screen sizes. Using something called media queries, a responsive website …
What is Usability and Why Does it Matter?
When I start working with a client in designing a website for them, my job goes beyond just designing a website. A large part of my job as a web designer is also educator. I educate my clients on usability. I reign in some of their ideas to keep the site as user-friendly as possible. What …
5 Essential Tips to Using Type Effectively for Solopreneurs
As a designer, I have a passion for, and a love of Typography and Fonts. I have quite a font addiction, in fact. Using type is a passion of mine. Over the years, learning more and more about the effective use of fonts in design, I’ve learned to temper this enthusiasm to selecting and using …
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If WordPress is a Free Program, Why am I Paying You?
Confused about the expenses associated with having a WordPress website? You’re not alone. One question I received twice now is something along these lines: If WordPress (or Zen Cart, OS Commerce, Joomla, Squarespace, Drupal…) is a free program, why am I paying you? Let’s talk about it. What’s Included in the FREE Part? The part …
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Why Content Comes First
One of the big changes I’ve made in how I do websites and other design projects for clients is to request all of the content for the project up front. Let’s talk about why. Designers Design Content The most obvious one is the very definition of web design. When designing for the web, or designing …
My Process for Building Your Website
So, you want a website? I’ve already written in other parts of my blog about how to find the purpose of your website improve your existing website and market your website. (you can read those posts by clicking on the links above). But what steps do I take to build your website after you hire …
The Content Strategy Conversation and Intervention
Content strategy is a favorite topic of mine when talking with web design clients with grandiose ideas. This is very ironic for reasons that will become clear soon in this post. I like to talk about not using websites as glorified classified ads, yellow pages, or flyers. Websites aren’t marketing tools. Content strategy can either …
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