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We get a lot of clients who just want their sites redesigned. Often, a client knows their site needs updated, they just don’t know where to begin. Here are a few things you can do to help avoid a redesign that will drag on. Research and Take Notes Check out your competition to see what they…
You read that correctly. When you are ready to get started on a website redesign or a new website project, be prepared to hear the word no. Because a good web designer/developer won’t be afraid to say it. We get a lot of inquiries at Sumy Designs. Clients and potential clients who all have ideas…
Just like with all technology, websites need to be updated on a regular basis. If you aren’t sure if your site needs a redesign or not, take a look at the questions below. If you answer YES to any of these questions then take two deep breaths and call Dr. Sumy first thing in the morning.…
A lot of clients struggle with the deciding whether they should try to update their site on their own, or if they should hire someone to maintain it for them. That’s not a question I can answer for them, but I can give them considerations. For our Sumy Designs clients, I would say that our clients…
Working together with web and print designs can be tricky and learning how color works can be the key to getting a successful color calibration for both your website and your printed designs such as business cards and brochures. An easy way to remember is anything dealing with the web should be in RGB (red, green,…
Uh oh! Have you changed your WordPress post or page and realized you made a mistake and want to get your old version back? But aren’t sure how? We all make mistakes. Lucky for us, WordPress does a lot of autosaves on everything we do, so even if we realize later that we totally screwed…
Sometimes I refer to myself as a web designer. Other times I refer to myself as a web developer. But what’s the difference? It’s pretty simple once you boil it down. Web Design is focused on how the website will look. Design can include the logo, the navigation, the overall layout, where the social media…
COLOR: I find color inspiration all over, but a couple websites I find myself heading back to over and over are Plenty of Colour, which is a daily design blog devoted to showcasing and celebrating colour, and COLOURlovers, which is a creative community where people create and share colors, palettes and patterns and discuss the latest color trends. TEXTURE: For background patterns and…
I think we all get caught up in the “Impostor Syndrome” from time to time. I know I do. I recently had a discussion with someone on Twitter who, several times, referred to me as a freelancer. I had to make a correction so that he would refer to me as a “business owner” rather…
I have a good friend who is a great artist and has a business where she does painting parties. These are quite popular now, you get together with your friends, crack open a bottle of wine, and learn how to paint a painting and at the end of the night, you have your very own…
If you are setting up or running a site with WordPress, there are going to be updates. Updates to your core software. Updates to your plugins. Updates to your themes. I harp on this a lot, and it makes me absolutely crazy when I log into a new client’s WordPress site and see that the…
You may have landed on this page because you want to move your site to a new web host. It happens to many site owners at one point or another. You’ve outgrown your resources, or you just aren’t happy with the service you are receiving. Whatever the reason, it can be super daunting to try to…
If you are new to blogging, you may be asking yourself what are categories and tags, and how do I use them? Categories and tags are two different ways to organize your content. Categories: Your posts will be filed under one or more categories. Categories are for grouping topics on your website. Say you have a…
Whenever I meet someone new and we talk about our jobs, the topic comes up of what exactly do professional website designers do? It includes so much more than just designing a pretty visual for the web (although that’s a part of it!) There are many services that can fall under the “professional website designers” umbrella,…
If you are new to WordPress, you may have some questions about the content management system. We use WordPress for every site we design, so while many things are second nature to us, we realize it’s not always second nature to you. So I’ve decided to start a WordPress Basics series with little hints and…
If you have a website for your business, chances are that you probably also have a business Facebook page. It’s a good idea, lots of people are on Facebook and many of them may look for information on your business there. But some people have difficulty knowing what to post, and managing the page, so…