There are WordPress job board plugins which can add job board functionality to your site for less of an investment than you may have thought. “If your site is focused on a particular niche, adding a job board is a great way to encourage visitors to check back regularly and even sign up to your […]
If you’re thinking about having a new web design done, we would love to talk with you. When we meet, these are the types of questions we are going to ask so we can provide our website designer with the information they need to understand your vision right from the start. Web Design: Audience? What […]
Parallax effects seem to be all the rage these days. In fact, for some high-end design agencies they may have already become a bit passe now that video backgrounds have become more prevalent. Adding Parallax Effects: What is it? The term “parallax” first appeared to give a name to a visual effect of 2D side […]
Berkshire Direct is primarily a web developer. Other than website security, we don’t get involved much in PC security, network security or other small business IT topics. One of our good clients is going through an experience with a “ransomware” attack. If you don’t know about this malware, you need to become familiar with it […]
If you’re visiting our site because you’re thinking about a new website project, thanks for dropping by! We are a WordPress website shop. If you’ve got worries about WordPress as the right platform for your project, let’s talk. There are many WordPress myths that scare people away from WordPress as the right choice for their […]
Many things in life are about choices, trade-offs and understanding both sides of the story before making a decision. Choosing between a template website and a custom web design is no different. We work on both, but we prefer custom website design because we think it creates more value for our customers than a template […]
We stumbled upon this article on TorqueMag.io the other day. The article lists over 75 famous WordPress websites built for brands, celebrities, etc. We hope this list of famous WP websites will help if you are questioning whether or not WordPress can handle your requirements. We’re not above a little name dropping to get past […]
Yesterday, local SEO industry observers started to notice that the usual 7-packs of local businesses that showed up in search results were suddenly replaced with a 3-pack. By the end of the day, 3-packs were in place across all industry sectors and around the globe. Google Local Snack Pack: Driven By Mobile It should come […]
Starting this month we are going to begin showing before and after website rebuild projects. We want to illustrate the possibilities and outline the changes in contemporary rebuild website projects. Our first “Before and After” will be a recent website rebuild we did for WXGuard and WXGuardWind. The previous WXGuard sites were outdated and not […]
Since the inception of the internet the web has been a constantly changing and evolving space. Technologies improve and get faster, the web’s infrastructure grows and the design must keep up. Web design has come a long way overall and has changed dramatically in the only the last couple of years. A couple years ago […]
