Proactive Communication
I have a quick confession – I hate working with building contractors. In my experience of getting some flood damage fixed, I’ve dealt with l contractors missing deadlines, frequent lateness, little to no proactive client communication on the progress, etc. I’ve had to become my own project manager to ensure I knew all the steps […]
Enable Success with a Kickoff Meeting
The start of the first project with a new client can feel like a blind date. Everyone is tribal, and no one wants to let their guard down. Kickoff meetings are the icebreaker that should get all assumptions out of the way and open the door for stakeholders to become team members. These meetings should […]
Working Effectively As A Distributed Team
A type of magic happens when a group of intelligent, creative and innovative people are placed in a room to solve a problem. For example, every agency employs a war room dedicated to developing a new pitch or marketing campaign. Anyone in the distributed team can contribute ideas, references, and questions, etc. Close collaboration leads […]
Content vs Functionality Site Updates
Some website updates are simple – involving only a limited number of edits, while other modifications are technical in focus. The agency should communicate a release plan to the client in either scenario to set the proper expectations in content optimization. Content vs. Functionality If a request consists of editing copy, updating images, etc., it’s […]
Wireframing
This summer, we recommitted to wireframing websites before working on mockups or building prototypes. There were a few reasons we drifted away from wireframing, but one of the main reasons was lower costs. Effective wireframing takes time, and that means billable hours or an increase in the project estimate. Why Wireframe? The lack of wireframing […]
How To Find WordPress Plugins?
In my opinion, plugins are what make WordPress the most popular cms on the web. If you can imagine a business process needed for a website, there is probably a plugin. WordPress Plugins ensure the strong cohesion of web resources and the various media channels that allows WordPress web pages to be more interactive as […]
