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Category: Small Business Online
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How To Manage Your E-Commerce Website
Among the questions we get here at Imagine Monkey, there are quite a few that we’ve become familiar with… How does my content management system work? How can I make updating my site easier? And, more and more frequently: How does my e-commerce website work? At Imagine Monkey, we believe that knowing how to use…
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5 Ways To Get The Most Out Of Your Web Designer
There’s nothing quite like that feeling you get when a web design project is running smoothly. The client is happy, the developer is happy and, perhaps most importantly, the site is turning out beautiful. It’s no secret that all of these things are related: a happy client inspires a happy developer and a happy developer…
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What Is Full-Service Web Design?
Some of you may have noticed that we bill ourselves as a full service web design company… but what does that mean? Well, the short answer is that we provide everything that a business needs — consultation, services and software — to take their business online. One of the things we’re proudest of is our…
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Small Business Web Design, Part 2: Capturing Your Brand
Last week in this series, we covered the basics of small business web design. This week, we’re going to cover the most important aspect of your new site’s design: capturing the essence of your brand. Your brand’s essence are the elements that define it… these are the colors, sounds, phrases and imagery that let your…
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Top 5 Reasons Why A Custom Website Is Better Than DIY
We’re often asked why custom websites are more advantageous than DIY websites. There’s a lot of reasons, really, that may or or may not matter to the average business owner. Anything from the convenience of not having to build your own site to the stigma associated with the more “generic” DIY sites. There are, however,…
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Custom E-Commerce vs. Third-Party Platforms
It’s been a while since we’ve talked about e-commerce solutions on our blog, even though they remain some of our most popular services. So let’s start with the basics… what is an e-commerce system? Well, if you’re familiar with selling your products online through places like Etsy or eBay, you probably already have a pretty…
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Web Design And Your Competition: How To Capitalize On Your Identity
At Imagine Monkey, we often get web design requests framed around imitating another company’s site. It’s understandable… people see something we like and, almost instantly, they think, “I need something like that!” All told, imitation isn’t a bad way to discover new things, expand your horizons and understand what is possible. But, like most things:…
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5 Tips For Modern Web Designers
The landscape in web development and web design has changed drastically over the past few years. With emerging technologies like Mobile Responsive Web Design and front-end JavaScript application frameworks like Angular and React – coupled with the slow decline of old-faithful tools such as Flash and Fireworks, the line between being a web designer and…
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Top 5 Reasons to Consider a Website Redesign
At Imagine Monkey, about half of the work that we do involves redesigning. There’s a whole host of reasons that clients come to us looking to update their web presence. From gaining an edge against their competition to improving mobile responsiveness, the list of valid reasons to consider a redesign are endless. In this…
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How To Prepare For Your First Website Redesign
At Imagine Monkey, many of our requests are from clients looking for a website redesign. Whether their site is outdated, not mobile responsive or just ineffective, people understand the importance of having a properly representative, professional website. All told, though, it can actually be harder to redesign a website than to create one from scratch.…
