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Get Ready For Next Month’s Google Shakeup

Get Ready For Next Month’s Google Shakeup

With the update scheduled to roll out in May 2021, now is the time to make sure your websites are prepared for it. It’s taking a lot of the best practices Google has recommended over the years and mak

Is it Time to Transition to JAMStack?

Is it Time to Transition to JAMStack?

For a while, Jamstack was mostly written off as just another buzzword in the developer space. However, today, it’s growing to become a powerful investment for many business leaders. Even big companies

Web Design & SEO: Everything Designers Should Know

Web Design & SEO: Everything Designers Should Know

UX design and a solid SEO strategy go hand in hand.Design is here to boost user experiences, inspire users to spend more time on your pages, and ensure they don’t leave your site frustrated. This way,

Do Design Sprints Work (and Are They Worth It)?

Do Design Sprints Work (and Are They Worth It)?

Truth be told, there’s a lot of value that comes from doing design sprints. However, it’s not as simple as adopting Google Vision’s original system and instantly being able to create better digital pr

The web reacts to Facebook’s Reactions

The web reacts to Facebook’s Reactions

It’s inappropriate to ‘Like’ someone’s firing, breakup, fashion disaster, or untimely demise. That’s the conundrum Facebook has been struggling with since it introduced its ‘Like’ button seven years a

Designing effective web surveys

Designing effective web surveys

Web surveys are important tools that websites and businesses can use to gauge important feedback from their site visitors and customers. Web surveys are also somewhat unsung elements of a site because

Dynamic sites at static speed: the art of website caching

Dynamic sites at static speed: the art of website caching

A lot has been said recently about the merits of static sites. But in many situations a dynamic approach is a necessity. Whether a content management system, a customer relationship tool, or online st

Supercharge Your Site With a CDN

Supercharge Your Site With a CDN

As a web designer, you already know that great design is essential for a website—it’s the concept of design you trust, unless a website looks absolutely amazing, it’s going to be hard for new visitors

Poll: should CSS become more like a programming language?

Poll: should CSS become more like a programming language?

I’ve made no secret of my love for LESS. It was my first CSS pre-processor, and still my favorite, even as pragmatism pushes me towards SASS. The addition of variables, mixins, selector nesting, and a

20 essential CSS tricks every designer should know

20 essential CSS tricks every designer should know

This one’s for the absolute beginners. Once you’ve learned how the box model works, and how to float those boxes, it’s time to get serious about your CSS. To that end, we’ve compiled a massive list of

Punched card coding: the secret of interactive email

Punched card coding: the secret of interactive email

Email predates the Web by around 10 years (depending on who you talk to) and in that time the web has evolved into an dynamic, interactive entity. However, the most exciting thing you’re likely to see

9 Ways To Boost Your Domain Authority

9 Ways To Boost Your Domain Authority

Domain Authority (DA) is a ranking metric that predicts how well a site will rank online. It goes by a scale of 1 to 100 — the closer you are to 100, the better your odds of ranking in search engine r