READ You may or may not realize it, but 90% of my blog posts are literally answering questions from clients. Here’s one I’ve received several times over the years, and got again recently. Client: “Video question for you … is it better to use Vimeo or YouTube to host our videos? I heard a rumor…

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WATCH READ Why doesn’t video play in background on mobile? The technology we use for these projects does not allow for moving background imagery to stream on mobile, mainly due to recommendations from Google – as streaming video for background imagery on mobile devices drastically slows down page speed load time and causes users to…

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WATCH READ Many businesses buy a domain name, like datadriven.design, then at some point in time later, want to buy a different domain name – like dataoveropinions.com, but make it the primary for their preexisting website. This means that instead of simply forwarding dataoveropinions.com to datadriven.design, the business actually needs dataoveropinions.com to host the website,…

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WATCH READ You know sometimes how you can look for something FOREVER and never find it because it’s right under your nose? You don’t know just exactly where to look, but it’s right in front of you? I had one of those moments recently, when a tool I’ve been using for several years finally revealed…

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READ One of the most common mistakes made by business owners or CEOs regarding their company’s website, is the misuse of Live Chat functionality. In going through a website redesign, improvement or revamp process, they think of websites that they like, appreciate or want to emulate in some way. Oftentimes this is a good exercise,…

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WATCH READ Users don’t always use the tab key on the keyboard to navigate webpages, but the most common use would be on a form. Web developers don’t always think about users using the tab key to go from one form field to the next. Sometimes we make the assumption that the mouse will be…

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WATCH READ Having launched more than 250 websites in the last couple years, I’ve become super familiar with the current landscape of domain ownership. The reality is that that 70% of the time, a business owner or head of marketing really doesn’t know who owns THEIR domain name. As a service provider, we use a…

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READ Last week, Instagram made changes to their API without letting Web Developers know, and it affected many third party apps that track analytics, follower growth, follow-backs and more. But it also affected basic websites that simply pull in Instagram feeds. Some WordPress Plug-ins, like Feed Them Social, still have the free version working, but…

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