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5 Tips to Improve Your Google PageSpeed Insights Score

By: Noah Britton | Date: April 28, 2021

What's the first thing you notice about a website? It's not the company logo, the header image, or even the main call to action. It's how fast the page loads. (Speed matters.) Users don't want to wait long to get the information they're seeking. However, after clicking through 900,000 ads, researchers from Google discovered that […]

10 Best Web Design Interview Questions in 2021

By: Noah Britton | Date: April 27, 2021

The time has come to hire a web designer, or web design firm, and you have no idea where to start. Sure, regular interview questions can help you when it comes to whether a candidate will be a good fit, but you need to dig deeper into their web design knowledge. Your website is the […]

Six Best WordPress Sitemap Plugins To Use In 2021

By: Noah Britton | Date: April 24, 2021

Question: How do you know the content you publish online is getting indexed? That it is showing up in Google? That’s where a sitemap helps. A sitemap is a map of your website. It shows search engines where all the information about your website is available. And it is the sitemap that shows search engines […]

Thrive Named Best Web Design Firm in Seattle by Digital.com

By: Noah Britton | Date: April 20, 2021

Update: Apparently, UpCity loves the work we do for small- to medium-sized businesses as much as Digital.com does. In addition to the honor below, we have been named a National and Local Excellence Award winner by UpCity. Each year, UpCity analyzes and scores more than 70,000 service providers based on their UpCity Recommendability Rating in order […]

How to Backup Your Website & Why It's Important

By: Noah Britton | Date: April 6, 2021

When was the last time you backed up your WordPress website? Do you even remember or do you rely on your website hosting company to do that for you? If you don't already know how, learning how to back up your WordPress website is something that you should add to your to-do list. Knowing how […]

Top 5 Free UX Design Courses for 2020 (Version 2)

By: Noah Britton | Date: April 2, 2021

If you’re interested in trying out user experience (UX) design without committing to a full-blown degree, then these five free courses might be the ticket. These online courses will help lay the foundation for an exciting career in professional UX web design covering concepts like navigation and feedback loops. What is UX Design? UX design […]

Website Design Conversion Optimization: 9 Ways to Use Web Design to Improve Conversion Optimization

By: Noah Britton | Date: March 26, 2021

You rely on your website to generate business in some form or fashion. Depending on the type of website you have, that may be through generating new leads, raising your profile and perceived authority, or processing sales. If your website isn't accomplishing any of this, it's time to take a look at your business strategy and incorporate […]

WordPress vs. Drupal: Which CMS is the Best?

By: Noah Britton | Date: March 16, 2021

WordPress is the most popular content management system (CMS) on the Internet. At the last count, it powered a full 40% of the websites currently online. There are a lot of reasons for the popularity of WordPress but it is not the only CMS available to small business owners looking for a web solution. Another […]

How to Create the Best Color Schemes for Web Design and 5 Examples to Get Started

By: Noah Britton | Date: March 3, 2021

Color can signal many things. Blue can make people feel reassured. Green can make people feel calm. Purple shows creativity. Gray shows sophistication. Orange, red, and yellow convey energy and warmth. Color is a tool you can use to start building your brand's image in a website visitor's mind before they read even a single […]

14 Essential eCommerce Website Design Features

By: Noah Britton | Date: February 25, 2021

There are a lot of e-commerce websites out there. In fact, consumers spent 44% more with online retailers in 2020 than they did in 2019. We know that much of this spike has to do with the pandemic-related lockdowns and not being able to shop in brick-and-mortar stores. We also know that this is a trend that […]

How to Write Calls to Action That Really Work

By: Noah Britton | Date: February 8, 2021

You've seen them before. You've probably even clicked on more than a few. But you may not have known that they are a proven marketing tactic that can dramatically increase your conversion rate. They're called "calls to action" and they are what directs your visitors to take a specific action that you want them to […]

14 Easy Ways to Keep People on Your Website

By: Noah Britton | Date: January 27, 2021

We talk to our clients a lot about the importance of creating sticky websites. A sticky website is one that keeps people around longer than other sites. When people stick around, the odds of converting them from a visitor into a customer increase. Sticky websites also rank better across search engines. If your website is […]

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