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Okay, real talk, blogging often is hard shit. We care so much about you and your time. We don’t write posts for the sake of writing posts. If we have a passionate topic, you’ll see it here. Otherwise trust we are probably just busy making something great for the citizens of the interwebs.

Before I buy from you

We all sit here, with a minimum of a dozen options on which brand to buy, which will last longer, which is the best value, which helps me achieve my goal. This applies to everything. Cars, shoes, computers, phones, coffee, I could go on for an hour and not run out of industries and products…

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There’s magic in being the best

A friend of mine runs a pretty high end moving company, and they are simply the best movers in their category. They aren’t the cheapest, they aren’t for everyone. But in the category of luxury movers, they are hands down the best, and they have the reviews, testimonials, and growth to prove it. The funny…

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What kinds of projects do you take?

When we were young, we would work on anything. I mean anything. It was fun, challenging and we thought it made us better at our jobs. The reality is doing less for more focused clients actually made us even better. The more time went on, the more we found our deep skills and where we…

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What if getting it right the first time is wrong?

You know the old saying, ‘Do it right the first time.’ What if that’s not the right answer though? What if the first time was a warm-up, a trial, a learning experience? What if the first time was a baseline to measure against? Often, we want to dive in and spend time crafting the perfect…

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Lessons Learned From Building 200+ Websites

Over the years our team has built on a lot of sites, over 200 for sure. We don’t have a hard count because our earliest sites are hard to find. Some, are you sitting, were built with FLASH. It gives me chills to think we started off making band sites with flash and grungy fonts,…

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So what is a wireframe in the web design process?

In every industry there is a sub language. Words, phrases, shorthand that really only speaks to those that already get it. So here we are, designers, talking about a bunch of stuff that makes no sense to you. I want to change that. Today, let’s unpack “wireframes”. So in a nut shell, a wireframe is…

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Setting Up Server Environments For A Seamless Git Deployment

Chances are, you’re already using a Git repository to track your code changes. So wouldn’t it make sense to just push those changes to your server? Wouldn’t it be nice to just push your develop branch to a staging environment and push your master branch to a production environment? I’m going to assume you already…

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Harnessing the Power of the Classy API to drive online donations

We humans love to see the success stories. It’s why we watch movies, award shows, and get sucked into a good book. We like to see if the hero gets the job done and wins the heart of that special someone at the same time. Seeing the win is just something that draws us in.…

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Make Your Website Hosting A Priority

Website hosting can be a scary term for many people. We know from experience how scary. There are so many factors that you need to be aware of, understand and prepare for… its overwhelming. Thankfully there are a few tips we’ll share with you so that you can drop your fear of website hosting, make…

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Designing with development in mind

Anyone who knows me, knows that I have a passion for great design, that is well developed. It’s kind of our thing around here. So when WordCamp Phoenix asked me to speak on it I couldn’t say no. We spend a lot of time working with both designers and developer, which has lead to years…

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