After months of planning, months more of development and fine tuning, your new website launch is finally upon you. It's like when you're expecting a baby: a time of great excitement, anticipation, and a whole lot of nervousness.
But what’s the digital development equivalent of packing the bag, mapping the drive to the hospital and saving the doctor’s cell phone number? Here are 9 things you can do.
Tim Barsness
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To-Do's For Your Digital Due Date: 9 Tips For A New Website Launch
Posted by Tim Barsness on Wed, May 18, 2016 8:52 AM
Topics: Website Launch
Website Maintenance is the often overlooked counterpart to the website development process. Once a site is built, it needs to be hosted somewhere, secured, and kept up to date over the long term. Also, a site is going to need changes - employees, addresses, logos. Whether you have an internal resource, or work with a firm, long-term website management and maintenance needs to be a part of your 2016 planning. The following post outlines seven Website Maintenance tips to follow on a regular basis.
Topics: CMS Maintenance
There are plenty of technology bigots out there pointing out the numerous Wordpress issues. This article outlines a few common misconceptions around wordpress issues by pointing out how they are misguided, misinformed or just plain wrong.
Topics: Wordpress
5 Technical Questions to Ask When Launching a Website
Posted by Tim Barsness on Mon, Aug 10, 2015 8:17 AM
Website launches are generally spearheaded by a company's marketing department. Because of this fact, technology can sometimes be an afterthought when it comes to building a website. After all, it's all about content, right?
It is, but making the wrong technology decisions or not looking beyond launch when launching a website can end up costing you. The below are five questions to ask to make sure your chosen development team and technology platform align with your long-term goals.
Topics: Website Launch
Successfully launching an eCommerce website involves a lot of moving parts. At the core of it all is the eCommerce platform. Selecting a system that fits your needs is the key to successfully launching your brand. There are two key facets that make up your selection: hosted vs. installed and inventory integration vs. no inventory integration.
Finding someone to maintain your website can be a difficult task. They need to be familiar with a plethora of web technologies, up to date on current online marketing approaches, a designer, a content strategist, a copywriter, a strong communicator and available to complete your project. The following article outlines the skillset's details and what to do about it.
Topics: Website Maintenance, Web Development
Your website is extremely important to the decision making process for potential customers. You're hard-pressed to find a consumer who doesn't look to the web to make purchasing decisions. Making sure your website is functioning properly is an important part of making a first impression.
The below article outlines steps to an effective website maintenance plan.
Topics: CMS Maintenance, Website Uptime
How do I Successfully Kick Off a Website Project
Posted by Tim Barsness on Sun, Mar 29, 2015 11:38 PM
An important part of how to launch a successful website is to run an efficient and effective kick off meeting. The following article outlines how to effectively kick off a website project.