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We start every web design project the same way: by listing an organization's business and user goals. Before we move on to sexier things like style tiles and page design, we need to figure out what each website needs to accomplish from an organizational or business standpoint, and what visitors expect to see or do there. Read More ›

A recent shift in position from the Department of Justice could have legal ramifications for how people with disabilities access your website. Read More ›

Nonprofits have an understandably difficult time creating clear and simple donation pages on their websites. While the best way to get the Read More ›

This spring, Mightybytes founder Tim Frick spoke on the topic of web sustainability at TEDx BentleyU. In this 13-minute presentation, Tim debunks the common misconception that the web is a green medium simply because it's paperless, and offers solutions for a lighter internet footprint. Read More ›

Mightybytes has been on a years-long quest to find the perfect green web hosting partner. In this post, we outline just how challenging that search is and outline some lessons learned along the way. Read More ›

We wrote a post over a year ago about alternatives to using a homepage carousel on your website. To date, it's been the most popular post on the Mightybytes blog, and with good reason. In nearly every client kickoff meeting we have, the subject of a homepage carousel comes up. While by now, many of our clients know a carousel isn't the best way to deal with the issue of homepage governance, it's hard to think of design alternatives. Read More ›

SEO and PPC (pay-per-click) ads should work hand-in-hand, not against one another. But how do you manage a campaign that adjusts paid search budgets once organic rankings are achieved? Read More ›

Your website is a safe haven for your content and marketing efforts . . . until it isn’t. In this post, we discuss why keeping web software up-to-date reduces your risk of website hacks and data breaches. Read More ›

We've been working with a host of clients recently who have complicated business structures, or who are disrupting an industry with a simple new way of doing an old job. The stuff they're doing is awesome, but it's difficult to explain in full during the five seconds it takes someone to visit a website, figure out what they're looking at, and decide whether the content is relevant to them. Read More ›

What’s the difference between a web hosting provider that uses renewable energy credits (RECs) and one powered directly by renewable energy? And where do emissions offsets fit into this picture? We explore several answers in this post. Read More ›