We've been researching PageSpeed how to get high scores quite a bit this year. We've been able to achieve 100/100 scores for mobile, desktop and user experience with websites we've bee launching and for websites that are about to launch. That's great because this is one thing Google is saying needs to be done and […]
Google Wants Structured Markup I've been in the Website Design industry from the start. My first website was in 1994. Lots of things have changed since then and more will change. Right now, we're at one particular point of the Information Age and in website design and development. Years from now, we'll look back on […]
Tell Your Story! We talk to a lot of clients and we have for over 14 years now. Our clients are great because they understand that they need to invest in their website. The prospects that don't turn into clients are usually business owners who don't get this concept. We're not the cheap website design […]
Google Shakes Up Local Results... Again There has been a change with Google's local results that you should be aware of if you have a local business. What used to be called the "7-pack" is now a "3-pack." This can be good or bad for you - but first, here's a good explanation: Google Updates […]
At Webstix, we've been doing website design since 2001. We've seen a lot of changes during that time (and before, of course - we've been in the game since 1994). We have also worked with a lot of clients during that time - easily 1000 clients or more if you include all of our website […]
Webstix Breaks the PageSpeed Barrier Google's PageSpeed tool is all about the User Experience (UX). When you think like Google, you see how they want to deliver the best website results. That means websites need to load quickly on desktop/laptop and mobile devices (smartphones, tablets, phablets). It's a part of the equation. As website designers, […]
The Devil's in the Details! I had a client today submit a design to us. Our job with this project is to take a pre-made design and code it for a Magento e-commerce website. They had a designer from another website firm create the design (for certain reasons) and I noticed some problems. There were […]
Spam in Your Website Statistics Spam is everywhere it seems. I kind of grew up eating Spam - we had it once every week or two at home with some fried potatoes and cream corn. It was delicious and is still a good meal to have once in a while (even though it's not that […]
The More You Put In, The More You Get Out! When you're running an e-commerce website, you're entering yourself in an arena full of competition. You're playing with the big boys now. If you realize that, then you'll also realize that you have to put work into your e-commerce website if you want to keep […]
Your Website Needs to Work on Smart Phones This day finally got here. The first prediction was that mobile would overtake desktop users last year but it's now May 2015 and Google is saying that more searches come from mobile devices: It’s Official: Google Says More Searches Now On Mobile Than On Desktop (searchengineland.com) Company […]
