So wonderful to get to work with Carina on another project, this time her own venture into small business — Love You More DeSign. Good luck, Carina, with your new design business and so glad we could help you with a new logo and website!

Ah, launch date for the new Skagit Habitat for Humanity website. After months of working with staff and third party consultants we completed the migration of the Skagit Habitat website over to WordPress. Previously they were using static .html pages. By getting the site over to the WordPress platform were able to make future updates and modifications much easier…and add some additional functionalities along the way!

Artists helping artists. That’s a good way to describe the work being done by Jansen Art Center in Lynden. After making a connection at a local coffee shop, we worth with the team at Jansen Art Center to build a new and improved website to reach the artists in all of us. “The J” offer classes, workrooms, and more to the artists and budding artist in the region through photography, painting, dance, ceramics, jewelry making, music and more.

Mobile site or a mobile app? There are pros and cons to consider when looking at building a mobile app in comparison to a mobile website. While every website should have a mobile version, there are still times when building a mobile app would have substantial benefits. This article by Scott Bolinger of AppPresser (which can convert WordPress websites into mobile apps) digs into the debate.

What an incredible story and what a wonderful job Barb DeMorest is doing with Knitted Knockers. Once we heard her story we wanted to be a part of her making a difference in the lives of so many women around the world. We were asked to create a logo, business cards, banners, signs and a website to share Knitted Knockers with the world. The purpose the Knitted Knockers website is to provide information and resources for connecting volunteer knitters with breast cancer survivors around the world.

Gordy Vlas of All Season Spraying has been helping us keep our trees and lawn healthy for years. When he was finally ready for a website he gave us a call. Glad to help Gordy. If you need spraying call Gordy. He does an awesome job!

Finally wrapped up a WordPress migration and redesign of the Keough Associates website. We converted the website to WordPress and kept the design elements Bill wanted, while adding some new design pieces for him.

It is a fairly common question we get asked, “What is the difference between categories and tags in blog entries?”

One key thing to know right off the bat is using categories AND tags correctly can increase your Search Engine Optimization. Not only that, they can also lengthen the amount of time people send on your page and site because they create better user experience.

Okay, categories and tags. If you think of your blog as a book, categories work like chapters in a book. In this way categories cover large topics of your blog. Tags then work more like a book’s index. Tags provide a much longer and specific listing of topics in your book, and they typically spread across multiple chapters (or categories).

The key thing to remember is categories and tags will give readers an additional way to browse your content and interact with your website.

Came across this interesting article about why everyone should have a blog. We often have existing and potential clients who either been told they should have a blog or who are wondering if they should have a blog. Of course the biggest reason we give them for “blogging” is so they have a higher chance of ranking better with the search engines. This is because in addition to valuable content, every blog post gives them the chance to use keywords and keyword phrases to help people find their website. Of course that requires knowing what their keywords and keyword phrases are or should be, but that is another conversation.

A second reason we give is a blog gives you the opportunity to be an expert in your field, a source for information, resources and opinion. That was number three on Jeff Goins list. In his words, “Blogging gives you a voice.” Imagine it, your site, your blog, is the opportunity to share your knowledge and expertise. Your current and future customers could come to rely on “your voice” as they make decision and seek understanding.

And don’t let the term “blog” turn you away. We have many clients who use their blog not as a two-way conversation, but as a one-way “news feed” if you will. They give information away but for a number of reasons do not allow comments on their blog.

While most of the time we get to make a new site from scratch, we also work with clients such as Jansma Design to take an existing site and make it work better for them. AND we get to learn about the good work our clients do…like Lyle over at Jansma Design. AMAZING photographer.