By Quick Sprout

There’s a lot to take into consideration when you’re designing a website: there’s the layout, the architecture, the CTAs, picking your domain name, setting up a host, configuring the backend, picking a theme, perfecting the wording of your value proposition, and deciding which visuals to use. The list goes on and on.

All too often website color scheme is an afterthought.

So many site owners put little to no thought into picking their website color palette, let alone a trending color scheme. They think, How important could website colors really be?

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By Sonia Simone

At this point in January, I like to think that the new year has just had its second cup of…

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By Sonia Simone

Brian Clark wrote the words in that quote a few years ago, in a reply to a comment on this…

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By Quick Sprout

A website without images will look plain, boring, and borderline unprofessional.

Think about it for a moment: When was the last time you visited a website that didn’t have any photos? If you actually encountered this rarity, you probably left the site fairly quickly for fear of spam, phishing, or malware. Simply put, barren sites without any visual content can appear shady and untrustworthy.

Not having images hurts your site, and having images helps. They’re appealing. Photos in your blog posts will break up the text and make it easier for people to read and scan through your content. Detailed product …read more      

By Kelton Reid

If you’re like me, after taking some time off from writing, you’re refreshed and champing at the bit to translate…

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