Keeping web development projects on schedule is a challenge. Why? Let’s start with the reasons why website development projects get off schedule in the first place. Why do web development projects get off schedule? Scope Creep – After the project starts, the client adds to the scope of the project, making it impossible to finish […]
Many customers of ours are interested in pushing their blog content to social media. This article talks about how WordPress posts become Facebook Instant Articles. Article: WordPress Posts Become Facebook Instant Articles Facebook will let any WordPress blog post Instant Articles “Facebook’s fast-loading Instant Articles have been slowly rolling out, but on April 12th every publisher […]
What are the five most important website design considerations? We found this interesting article which jives pretty closely with our thinking on the most important website design considerations. Informative and Visually Appealing: 5 Important Website Design Considerations “Creating a website that is both informative and visually appealing may seem simple. That is, until you actually […]
While economic data shows that USA manufacturing contracted in February, there is evidence that the tide may be turning. Read this article for more info. USA Manufacturing Remained in Contraction in February Published March 01, 2016 Economic Indicators Dow Jones Newswires U.S. factory activity slowed for the fifth straight month in February, but there is evidence that […]
We found this interesting article today which talks about web design faults that negatively impact a website’s search engine optimization performance. If SEO is critical to your business, take a look at your website to see if you have any of these problems. Web Design Faults Which Negatively Impact SEO “For online businessmen, surviving in […]
Google Accelerated Mobile Pages Project is supported by WordPress. The project helps to make mobile pages load much faster. We found this recent article and wanted to share it with you. WordPress sites now support Google Accelerated Mobile Pages to make mobile page load much faster “Google has some big plans when it comes to […]
Why is quality website development important? We try to bring quality website development to every project we build here at Berkshire Direct, but quality is a trade-off for some clients – as crazy as that sounds. There are some folks who still think a website is barely a necessary evil for their business. We found […]
We found this interesting article about the history of internet design. It is a journey into the way, way back machine for sure! Take a Stroll Through Internet Design History “It’s easy to forget sometimes how much the aesthetics of the Internet have changed in the past 20-odd years. Now, however, Berlin-based Web designer Fabian Burghardt has […]
We came across this article today and it caused us to reflect upon our own thoughts about the future of WordPress. IMO the future looks bright with lots of potential for new functionality and features. The Future of WordPress from a Developer’s Perspective A few things are abundantly clear just based upon what Automattic has […]
We found this article about WordPress HTTPS encryption and decided to pass it along to our readers here. WordPress HTTPS Encryption Article from The Christian Science Monitor “WordPress joins movement toward HTTPS encryption Popular blogging platform WordPress is the latest in a growing number of sites that are enabling website encryption to protect their users. […]
