Insights from Your WP Guy

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Where do I find web design inspiration?

You know the feeling. You sit down to think about your new website, ready to be excited about it, and your brain just… blanks. What should it look like? What style fits your brand? What works for your industry? You start scrolling competitor sites and end up more confused, because half of them look like…

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Can I use my own images in my design?

You know that suspicious feeling you get when every photo on a website looks suspiciously like every other website on the internet? Same beaming “team” of models with perfect teeth. Same handshake. Same generic office-with-plants. Same fake whiteboard meeting where nobody is actually doing anything. Visitors notice. And what they notice is: “this could be…

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What is web design?

Heard “web design” thrown around a hundred times and still not totally sure what it covers? You are not alone, and you are not behind. Most business owners didn’t go to school for this stuff. They built their business doing something else entirely. So when it is suddenly time to talk websites, the jargon can…

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What makes good website design?

You know that feeling when you land on a website and everything just… works? The page loads instantly. You find what you need without thinking. The colors look right. The buttons are exactly where you expect them. You scroll for thirty seconds and somehow already trust the business behind it. Now think about the opposite.…

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What are the main elements to think about when entering website designing?

Thinking about a new website? Or maybe a long-overdue redesign? Before you start picking color palettes or arguing with your team about logo placement, there is a much more important conversation to have. The kind of conversation that decides whether your new site actually works, or just looks pretty. Tired of websites that look great…

What is included in web design services: 16 things to check, 7 items a quote should list, 6 questions to ask first

What Is Included in Web Design Services? A Checklist Before You Sign

A web design service should include a planning call, a custom design you approve before it is built, a site that works on phones, search basics, testing, launch and help after launch. A good quote also spells out how many pages you get, how many rounds of changes, who writes the content, the timeline and…

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Do I get the copyright of the design?

About to hire a designer for your website, your logo, or your branding? Before you sign anything, here is a question most clients never think to ask: who actually owns the work when the project is done? Tired of vague contracts that leave you guessing? Have you ever wondered why some agencies charge “transfer fees”…

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Who owns what copyright and when?

Quick question: when you paid for your website, did you actually own it when the project wrapped? Most business owners assume the answer is yes. Many of them are wrong. Tired of agencies that bury ownership terms in the fine print? Have you ever tried to switch web designers, only to discover you can’t take…

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Is home page design relevant anymore?

Ever been told “nobody really uses homepages anymore”? Have you heard that landing pages, social media profiles, and Google Business listings have somehow made your homepage obsolete? Tired of conflicting advice about where to put your marketing energy, and quietly wondering whether all that money you spent on your website was even worth it? Here…