The Orbiter

There are many options to creating a mobile presence for your business. I’ve identified the top four. If you intend to have an informed conversation, here is a mobile website guide to help you out. Read More >

“I want to own my website” Sooner or later, every web design company needs to address this request. Simple as it sounds, it really is complicated. A website is built with many assembled parts and you may be surprised to learn who legally owns each part.

The following website terminology is a guide of what you really own and what you’re really just leasing.  Read More >

There’s an expression in the restaurant business: You have to own the bricks.

The saying is meant to express that to run a successful eatery you can’t be leasing the space you’re in. As soon as your landlord sees people lining up he can raise the rent, and suddenly it’s not as much fun as it used to be. Read More >

What Makes a Good Web Partner?

Andy, my partner, wrote an article recently, “How Not to Buy a Website,” which describes a backwards process that many companies pursue in getting a new website.

The final point of the article stresses the benefits of considering the post-launch life of your new website, not just the short-term goal of building a new website. As Andy recommends, find a partner, not a vendor. Read More >

Responsive what now? Responsive web design, sometimes referred to as RWD, is a forward thinking idea, first proposed by Ethan Marcotte back in May of 2010. It instantly caught fire in the web design community, and left us geeking out all over the Twitterverse. Read More >

It happens to all of us. One day, we wake up and decide that it’s time for a new website. This feeling hits suddenly and urgently, like the need for a haircut. It looked good yesterday, but today I can’t wait for an overhaul. Read More >