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WordPress 4.2 was released on April 27, 2015 with the name of "Powell" (in honor of jazz pianist Bud Powell on Wikipedia). Not the largest update, but it does include some handy features if you use WordPress often.

I think it's important for people to build and create things they wish existed or believe they can do better. Not only for the tools that come out of it, but for the entire experience of creating.

Don't get me wrong, WordPress has allowed non-programmers to manage their own websites in a landscape that previously gave developers all of the power. But as with any software, it can be improved.

Although it's great having a multitude of features at your disposal with WordPress, sometimes the Edit Screen can become bloated. Let's fix that.

Scheduling blog posts to be published in the future is a breeze with WordPress. Here are four easy steps to scheduling your first future post.

The dreaded 404. If people are landing on your website and they can't find what they're looking for, they're gone. It's that simple. Learn how to fix this right now.

With this new Google Chrome extension, you can see how your customers are interacting with your website visually.

Is your WordPress website dragging? In this article we'll uncover 11 easy-to-follow tools & tips to improve your tired WordPress website right now.

What Facebook's Call to Action Buttons look like and how you can take advantage of these buttons on your Facebook page today.

Something we all want less of: Spam. When it comes to creating contact forms, circumventing spammers is often overlooked. You guessed it: Big Mistake.

Most WordPress beginners don't even know what permalinks are, let alone how to change them. HUGE mistake. Find out why / how to change them right now.

We all use images in our websites, but often beginner WordPress users will insert billboard-sized photos. A huge mistake if you'd like people to actually stay on your website.

WordPress 4.1 was released on December 18, 2014. A minor upgrade, but still includes some gems if you use WordPress as often as I do.

What exactly is a Landing Page? Technically, a landing page is the page you "land on" after clicking a link. Although if you've heard the term used in marketing, it's something more specific. In marketing, a landing page is the page you land on after you click an advertisement. It's important to note that you can arrive at a landing page through other methods, but this is the approach I'll be focusing on. The purpose of a landing page is to take the user from the original Advertisement → Landing Page → Finish (Goal, Sale, etc.) Instead of a creating an advertisement and then sending the user to your…

Next week, WordPress 4.0 is going to be released and I'd like to give you an overview of the new features. WordPress has made over 250 changes thus far, but here are the top 3 that I know you'll be using.

Build a blog, and they will come? If it were only that easy. Here are 13 tips to increase value and engagement for readers of your blog.

Here is a little inspiration for your day. Feel free to download the desktop wallpaper and share with a friend.

With over 54 million Facebook pages online, standing out from the crowd is essential. After designing many Facebook pages, I'd like to give you two tips to follow when designing your Facebook page.

Don't all WordPress websites look the same? Find out why this is wrong, and also some examples of well known companies and brands using WordPress.

In this post we showcase an eCommerce website that we designed and developed for a local business in Ellensburg, Washington. Specifically, I want show you the ordering system we created that allows their customers to place an order online.

We speak with small business owners and start-ups every day that request a simple website. Up until now, we've only offered services for small to mid-size companies and start-ups that have a larger goal and budget set aside for their online presence.

In this video I show how we integrated a custom online payment form through PayPal so that the Friends of Willamette Valley NWRC can allow people to signup for their memberships online.

Hiring a design company or freelancer can be tough. If you're like most people, you type in a quick Google search (or browse Craigslist) and are inundated with literally thousands of results to scour through. Some of  these results look promising and others just terrible. To make things worse, prices are all over the place, from $99 to $25,000 for a website. What gives? It's actually pretty simple: you don't understand what you're hiring. That's okay though, there's a first time for everything and I'm here to help you make a little more sense of it. Here are a few pointers and red…

Last month we were hired by the Maverick Institute to help redesign their existing website. Their current website accomplished what they needed for the past few years, but they now wanted a refresh to better reflect their lean strategy and also improve their sales funnel online.