Blog: Creating User Centric Websites
Ideas to improve your web presence with innovative design, not trends.
WordPress.com versus WordPress.org
WordPress.org There are thousands of WordPress themes available and over 30,000 plugins if you use the self-hosted WordPress platform. Self-hosted WordPress websites are highly customizable, integrates with a ton of different systems and lead-generation / newsletter...
What goes into a great website?
There are several elements that go into creating a great website: Design: The presentation layer should be modern, clean and inviting. Content: Great content guides users through your site so they don’t have to guess. Usability and Accessibility: Your site should be...
Good Web Help is Hard to Find
Good help is hard to find. Finding a good web development shop is even harder to find. There are an abundance of web shops in Denver and online at sites such as Fiverr and Upwork. How do you go about hiring a good web developer? You get what you pay for Most web...
Your Website is an Investment
Do you have a website? Is it working for you? Think of your website as an investment in you and your business. Your website helps bring value to your business, but it should also be thoughtful and compelling for your visitors. Do You need a Website? You may be losing...
WordPress Security and the Need for Strong Passwords
Create strong passwords for a solid WordPress and online security strategy Strong passwords are a crucial piece to any online security strategy. This is common knowledge, but article after article shows we are still complacent about our passwords. In WordPress, it's...
My Favorite FREE Graphic Design Resources
I'm always looking for free and useful design tools. Here are my top three design resources that are free and actually decent! Pixabay.com: this is my favorite source for FREE stock photography! They have a great selection of photos and illustrations and you don't...
Confessions of a Web Developer & Small Business Owner
It's been my dream to be self-employed since I was 19 years old. Ruby Moon Designs (now Ruby Moon Designs) was born from my experiences at the Art Institute of Colorado. Living in downtown Denver during the mid-90's heavily influenced my first logo. Street art was...
Web Listings, Inc. Scam
Ever heard of Web Listings, Inc.? I hadn’t either until I received an “invoice” from them stating that one of my domain names was up for renewal. The letter stated that for $85, Web Listings, Inc. would renew my domain name and submit it to 20 different search engines...
A third of small business owners don’t have a website
I recently had the opportunity to sit in at Ignite Denver to listen to speakers talk about various topics. One of the speakers mentioned a statistic that I found quite alarming: 52% of small business owners don't have a website 27% of small business owners don't have...
Take your website from GOOD to GREAT
It’s easy to take your website from good to great if you follow these guidelines: Website Design: KISSmetrics says 93% of a consumers decision making process comes from the visual appearance of your website and Google’s Engineer’s say you have 400 milliseconds to make...
