Real advice for small businesses navigating a fast-changing digital world.

WordPress PHP Security Alert 2026: What Website Owners Need to Know

Critical WordPress PHP security alert: Learn what PHP2Shell means, which hosting companies have patched it, and how to protect your business website.

Case Study: Replacing an Outdated Wix Site With a Custom HOA Website and Member Portal

The Burland Homeowners Association had an outdated Wix website that was hard to manage as board members came and went. Here's the custom website and member portal that replaced it, built to be passed on to the next stewards.

Case Study: A One-of-a-Kind Booking Website for CRATES Colorado's Guided Donkey Hikes

A guided donkey hike business needed an easy way for guests to book online so Kevin could spend more time on the trail. Here's the custom, one-of-a-kind website and booking system we built for CRATES Colorado.

Case Study: How I Rebuilt the Kenzi's Causes Website and Replaced DonorPerfect With a Custom Platform

After 16 years together and several WordPress rebuilds, Kenzi's Causes now runs on one custom platform: a modern website, donor database, events, and family portal that replaced a nearly $10,000-a-year DonorPerfect subscription.

Case Study: Moving Lora Cheadle's WordPress Website to a Custom AI-Built Site in Weeks

After seven years together and a couple of WordPress redesigns, Lora Cheadle's new custom website is live: ten times faster, optimized for AI and SEO, ADA compliant, and built in weeks, not months.

Why I'm No Longer Building WordPress Websites (And What I'm Building Instead)

For years, building a website typically meant choosing a platform like WordPress, installing a theme, adding a handful of plugins, crossing your fingers, and hoping everything continued working aft…

Websites Are Changing. Here’s What That Means for You.

If your website is built on WordPress, Wix, or Squarespace… you’re in good company. That’s been the standard for years. But the way websites are being built is evolving quickly. Not because those p…

Wix vs. WordPress: Which Is Right for Your Small Business in 2025?

A side-by-side decision guide—no fluff, just what matters. Every small business needs a website that looks great, loads fast, and converts visitors into customers. In 2025, two platforms continue t…

10 Essentials Your Website Can’t Live Without

Your website is your most powerful 24/7 salesperson—but only if it’s built on a solid foundation. Miss even one of these essentials, and you risk losing visitors before they ever become customers. …

Smarter Content Creation: How to Use AI Without Losing Your Voice

Recently, AI writing tools have gone from novelty to necessity. What once felt like a gimmick—click a button, get a paragraph—has blossomed into a workflow accelerator that can draft blog posts, br…

Social Media Marketing in 2025: What It Really Means for Small Businesses

In an era when attention is the most valuable currency, social media remains the single best free marketing channel for small businesses. It’s where relationships are born, trust is built, and bran…

The Digital Marketing Pivot: Why Your Business Needs to Make the Shift

We are all well aware that COVID-19 changed the way we do business drastically . But here’s the thing that many business owners aren’t truly comprehending… we are never going back to the way things…

Quiz: Do I need A Website Refresh?

If you haven’t already—there is no better time than right now to give your site a little refresh. What that refresh looks like varies per client... but most likely your site could use a touch up on…

What This Digital Marketing Strategist Can’t Live Without: All My Tools and Resources Revealed

New year resolutions are great and all, but what about all those little tips and tricks you pick up over time that you continue to use year in and year out? That’s the good stuff. I thought I’d sha…

10 Do's and Don'ts for Excellent Email Etiquette

Let’s talk about the do’s and don’ts of emailing. Whether you’re direct emailing someone or you’re sending out an email marketing campaign to a full contact list, there are certain unspoken “rules”…

Launching a New Website? Here’s Your New Website Launch Guide

What an exciting time—after all the anticipation, collaboration, and investment you’ve put into this thing, you are finally ready to hit that publish button to open your virtual front door. Throwin…

The Importance of GREAT Website Copy

I’m a brand expert and web designer, not a word wizard. Although I don’t consider copywriting my personal strength, I understand the outright importance of great copy, especially when it comes to t…