Whenever you take a new website live, you’ll have a few questions. One of the first questions is “How long does it take to get my website on Google?” Or, “How long until my website is live in search results?” Naturally, after putting time and money into a website or a new blog for your […]

Google Hummingbird is an entirely new search algorithm launched by Google at the end of 2013 to celebrate their 15th birthday. It was developed for speed and accuracy of searcher’s time and search results. The Hummingbird attempts to answer questions in a more meaningful way. That’s it. Leave it to Google and its tiny bird to do just that. With Google Hummingbird, we see the smartening of the search engines to read and understand the meaning and context behind a search. To do this, the Hummingbird looks at more of the full phrase, rather than just the words it contains. […]

Website design requires planning, talent, coordination and a great team. If done correctly, you’ll get results. Website design starts with a solid brand and works from an understanding of your customers’ needs to a sitemap and framework that’s easy to use, easy to love and drives results. Before hiring a professional web design company, here […]

Basic search engine optimization, SEO, is essential. Because, it will help you position your website or blog properly and help you be found by users online. What Search Engines Are Looking For? Search engines have one basic goal: finding a match being a person searching for content and the content that exists online. That’s it. […]

Sometimes, one of the first things our clients want to know is: How much does a professional logo design cost? As a Bend Oregon logo design agency, our response is sometimes surprising: Not as much as you’d think. We were designing beautiful logos in the days when branding agencies were designing the 25k logo. We’ve ridden the wave of the high and the low times. And we can say that gone are those days when the small business, microbusiness or startups could afford the super expensive logo design, and still have a chance at business success. We’ve been doing logo […]

A few small website fixes that are simple and cost effective and can provide big results for your website. After all, everything starts online.

Whether we face it or not, content rules. More so now than a few years ago when it was crowned, and still reigns, due to its importance with SEO.

When you embark on your next website or other design project, consider different emotional elements that can support and strengthen your design.

No matter what an SEO agency or bundled SEO + web design company tells you, a one and done, whirl and twirl, whatever you want to call it ...

People don't want to make an effort or read an essay online. They want it to flow, engage, and to be interesting enough to grab their attention.

It seems like I'm discussing brand naming a lot these days while either helping clients reposition their brand or come up with unique monikers ...

You’ve probably heard quite a bit of buzz surrounding Responsive Web Design. So what is it and what does it mean for your brand and your customers?