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Web design is more than a pretty face. Good design includes 5 things...attention, navigation, optimization and presentation. I work to make your site work for you.

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Utah WordPress Designers and Users Have A Great WordPress Community

As WordPress Designers we have been really fortunate to be a part of the Utah WordPress community. In fact we have had the chance to attend 2 great events this month.

Last we we attended Salt Lake City WordPress meet up.  As usual we learned tons!

George Ortiz showed us how PressTrends is helping plugin and theme developers take the guess work out of making the best for the WordPress Community. Press Trends gathers the tons of data on what we, as WordPress designers and users are doing with the themes we have downloaded. And which plugins we are taking advantage of. This data will help the theme and plugin developers come up with what we really need for our sites.

Plus A PressTrend WordPress Plugin for You

“We’re really excited to announce the release of our new plugin for WordPress. This plugin extends the PressTrends platform to blogs and content creators around the world and allows them to get insights into how their sites are performing against the community.

Currently, the plugin features metrics for posts, comments, and plugins and shows the comparison vs. the community. We’re already closing in on our next release for the plugin that will feature additional insights and more drilled-down metrics.

You can learn more about the plugin here or download it from the WordPress Plugin Directory.” Geroge Ortiz Read More→

On A Small Budget? How Do You Optimize Your Site?

How do you optimize your site when you are on a small budget? That question is answered by Google:

Matt Cutts, the head of Google’s Webspam team, posts YouTube videos as part of “Google’s WebMaster Tools.” The video’s are short and direct answers to common questions. As Utah web designers we like to refer our clients to the video’s as a reference for what we are teaching them.

In this video Matt was asked “How does someone begin to SEO their site on a small budget in an overwhelmed industry such as real estate?” Read More→

Thinking of Taking Your Local Utah Business Online?

Looking at how you can better promote your  local Utah business? Thinking of taking your  online? Smart idea… but where do you find the time to get the job done?

80% of people search the web to find local business.

Having a website is the first step in establishing your online presence.

Now making the most of that online website is the key. You can have a website that is a beautiful brochure for your services. Or you can have a website that really communicates with your customers. A dynamic website does take some time and attention.

Business owners do not need one more thing to do. Just dealing with the day to day business affairs is enough. Creating an online presence can sound very overwhelming.

Will an offline business die because they don’t go online? Read More→