Hiring a web designer shouldn't feel like playing Russian Roulette with your life savings. It happens more often than I’d like to admit. I’ll sit down for a Zoom call with a potential client, and before they’ve even finished their first sip of coffee, the heartbreak starts. They’ve just shelled [...]
I recently saw a LinkedIn post offering a "free accessibility widget" as a shortcut for business owners. It's a common trend, but if you really want to know how to improve website user experience (UX), you have to look beyond a plugin. I get why they’re tempting—it’s a one-click "fix." [...]
(Short answer: Yep. Long answer? Keep reading.) You've Got the Looks… But Can It Talk? Building a website is already enough of a saga. You've wrestled with layouts, agonised over colours, moved that one image just a bit to the left seventeen times — and finally, it looks like a [...]
You’re out here smashing out sleeves, nailing linework, and doing tattoos so good they make people cry a little (in a good way). And then someone Googles your studio… Clicks your link… And lands on a website that looks like it’s been through a bar fight with Internet Explorer. Awkward. [...]
You signed up for WordPress.com. You're paying monthly. You assumed you had a proper website. And then you tried to do something simple - like make your 404 page look less like a cry for help - and boom: "Upgrade to unlock this feature." Excuse me?? You’re already paying. Welcome [...]
For the small biz owner juggling twelve hats, three tabs, and at least one existential crisis. Your website might look pretty - but if your links aren’t behaving, you could be quietly losing visitors. Let’s talk about a sneaky little detail that’s easy to overlook when you’re running your own [...]
My house can’t decide if it’s Dracula’s lounge or a farm shop cafe. We’re about to redecorate the whole place (pray for us). One room at a time, we said. Easy, we said. Except we can’t agree on anything. Gothic black and purple? Mismatched boho chaos? Clean modern minimalism? Old-timey [...]
I've designed 33 websites in the last 70 days. Not me, but this was a comment I saw on someone else's post - and the author of the post (also a WordPress developer) was genuinely impressed. Yeah sure it might sound like a great thing, but that don't impress me [...]
If your website is a WordPress site, this one's for you. The Twenty Twenty-Five theme has an update this morning. If your website is set to automatically update themes then you probably don't need to do anything (but you should keep reading anyway). Unused themes that need an update pose [...]
So, what is this accessibility thing all about? Well grab yourself a cuppa and get comfy because I’m about to tell you. Website accessibility is making sure websites are easy to use by people with disabilities. This can include (but not limited to) deafness or hearing loss, limited movement abilities, [...]
Oh, humans! It's almost adorable how we cling to our old habits. Did you know that in 2020, the word 'password' was the fifth most popular password? That's right, 'password'… as a password! It was used by a whopping 20,958,297 people worldwide. The sequence '1234567' is hot on its heels [...]
Hunting for top-notch free stock image websites can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack, but fear not, I'm here to guide you through the jungle! Stock images are the secret sauce that gives that extra zing to brands, bloggers, and content creators' work. They've become as crucial [...]
