Notes fromthe workbench.
Practical writing on the realities of business, WordPress, WooCommerce, apps and keeping sites healthy, from the team that builds and maintains them.
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Celebrating over 15 years of developing memorable experiences for the web
“I’m sure you know this already, but 15 years ago today was the last time we updated our original site.” What a delightfully succinct email to…
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The Execution of the Perfect Idea (2026 Update)
First: it’s not easy We live surrounded by buttons that make something great happen, from the espresso machine to the car’s ignition. The digital world is…
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The Power of Immersive Content (2026 Update)
One minute online This is part two of our series on the realities of modern web development. Before we get into it, consider what happens on…
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The Real Costs of Designing & Developing for the Web & Mobile Apps (2026 Update)
No smoke, no mirrors We first wrote this post in 2015. A lot has changed since then: AI site builders, cross-platform apps, free SSL, and a…
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The Realities of Modern-day Web Development—A New Series
We’re looking forward to releasing a new micro-series of blog posts called—The Realities of Modern-day Web Development. Our goal over the next few weeks of posts…
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A Semi-Educated Consumer
We don’t know what we don’t know. Everyone has heard the expression, but let’s face it, there are plenty of things we know nothing about and…
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