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Top 20 Agencies In Austin + Top 1% Nationwide

Web Design

We’ve won two awesome awards in the past few months — Top 20 Agencies In Austin and even bigger, the UpCity Excellence Award given to the top 1% of marketing agencies in the nation. We couldn’t be more grateful to our clients for helping us get here. We look forward to an even brighter future.

June 25, 2019 6 Comments

Avoid Web Design Scams

Web Design

Recently, we’ve received a number of different requests for website redesign proposals that had some odd similarities – enough to trigger alarm bells that something wasn’t right. Turns out they were scams, and pretty involved ones at that. Learn what you need to know to not become a victim.

Updated June 18, 2019 544 Comments

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Free Guide To SEO Basics in 2019

SEO

We often talk with business owners and managers who are confused about search engine optimization but know that SEO is critical to their success. We wrote a free guide to SEO basics in 2019 with an explanation of SEO concepts for beginners or anyone interested in learning more about SEO.

Updated January 1, 2019 7 Comments

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Keyword Clustering Explained

SEO

Keyword clustering is a technique for creating groups of similar keywords that are used to optimize a website rather than using just one single keyword. Search engines like Google are more sophisticated, so your SEO strategy should likewise evolve past the single keyword approach. Here’s how to do it.

Updated December 18, 2018 10 Comments

Responsive Images In WordPress

Web Design

Responsive images make websites look better by displaying sharper images on large and small screens. And they make websites load faster, too. Learn more about what responsive images are, how they work and how to modify WordPress to make the best use of responsive images.

Updated June 26, 2018 42 Comments

How To Use Critical CSS

Web Design

We’re obsessed with speed – how to make websites load faster. Critical CSS is one of the tools we use to get a website to load quickly and not trigger those pesky Eliminate render blocking CSS warnings from Google. Learn what Critical CSS is and how to apply it. Oh, and how to turn coffee into beer.

Updated June 12, 2018 28 Comments

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Are WordPress Plugins Even Needed?

Web Design

WordPress plugins are a ubiquitous part of the WordPress ecosystem because they extend functionality with easy and cheap integrations. Yet there are serious drawbacks – security and performance – that are getting more problematic. It’s worth asking – are WordPress plugins even needed?

April 7, 2018