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How to Speed Up Your Web Design Project

November 15, 2017

Have you ever hired a website designer? If not, you may be asking yourself “How long does a website take to create?” You may be surprised to find out that the turnaround time almost always depends on you, the customer.

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How to Create a Strong Password for WordPress

October 31, 2017

When moving as fast as we do in this world, it can be tempting to enter in your password you’ve used for years and be on your way. The path of least resistance. The problem with the method above may not be as apparent as you think.

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Why Do You Want a Website? Tips for Web Design Success

September 26, 2017

When we discuss a website project with a prospective customer, this is one of the first questions we ask. It’s also a question most often to stop people in their tracks because they haven’t really thought it through. Vague general answers ensue. The reason it’s important is so that your website is a tool in your business toolset and not another fruitless expense.

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Website Design Turnaround Time

September 19, 2017

“How long will this take?” That’s a question we hear on a daily basis when talking to someone about a new website project. Sometimes it can be the first question. And our answer? “It depends.” Being a custom web design company, that’s an answer we often provide until we know more information about the project requirements.

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Potential Web Design Headache: Fonts

September 15, 2017

Unfortunately, throughout the year we pick up a lot of projects where other web design companies simply can’t (or won’t) finish a project to completion. It’s never a fun situation, but we’re happy to help people get back on track. One particular problem we’ve seen is when a web design business delivers page designs using custom fonts. Now, if these fonts are able to be licensed for web use (or are free and hosted via Google Fonts for example), we’re good to go. But often, the designer chooses his favorite fonts in the design, but those fonts can’t be used online.

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Is Your WordPress Website Easy to Manage?

September 14, 2017

Last week, someone told me about their new website that was created by another web design company. They mentioned that the process was relatively painless, but the end result wasn’t quite what they expected. They thought since the website was being built on WordPress, that it was going to be easy to change the text and images on their brand new website. After all, isn’t that what a Content Management System (CMS) like WordPress is supposed to do?

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10 Things We Need Before Designing Your Website

July 19, 2016

Before we start designing your website, there are a few things we need in order for you to have a successful project. If you haven’t hired a website designer before, you may be under the impression that you pay your invoice and nothing else is needed from you. Although we will make things extremely seamless, …

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Love working with Shawn at Graticle. He is the consummate professional and not afraid to speak up with certainty around how to maximize his talent regarding how his graphics will have the most impact on our marketing and branding efforts. In my mind, this is critical. I am not just paying for someone to create what I want, but rather the value of their knowledge and expertise to create meaningful results. On top of that, his work is outstanding. I look forward to a long, fruitful partnership. Thank you Shawn and Graticle.

Neal Tricarico

CEO

Sales Growth, Inc.

www.SalesGrowthInc.com

Carlsbad, California

Thank you for a great experience in developing our new and classy web site. Your skills in visually organizing a quality site for our Show had already paid dividends in numerous comments from carvers and guests attending our show. You have efficiently updated the site when needed, your fees have been very reasonable and we look forward to bigger and even better participation in our show from the community and from carvers in the future.”

Don Baiar

Show Chairman

Columbia Flyway Wildlife Show

www.ColumbiaFlywayWildlifeShow.com

Vancouver, WA