Four Kitchens, a fully distributed web development agency that began in Austin, TX, is combining forces with Advomatic, a digital agency in New York City.
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Time and materials or fixed fees? What’s the smarter way to tackle your next website?
Website projects are like snowflakes: they have a lot in common, but each is also a little different. And when you’re talking to folks about how to build, upgrade, or migrate your organization’s website, the proposals you receive may outline vastly different approaches, prices, and pricing structures. They, too, are like snowflakes. There are a …
Read more »A Non-Technical, Non-Buzzword Explanation of Hosting for Drupal and WordPress
Last week one of our clients was asking me about how they should think about the myriad of options for website hosting, and it inspired me to share a few thoughts. The different kinds of hosting I think about hosting for WordPress and Drupal websites as falling into one of three groups. We’re going …
Read more »What are you saying in the accessibility conversation?
Let’s face it, accessibility is a topic that your organization is involved in whether you’re intentionally focused on it or not. If your website meets most guidelines, great! But since accessibility is not a one-and-done thing, what else can you do to make your website even friendlier, more helpful, and better? If you have not …
Read more »AdvoTalk: Behind the scenes – How a successful gala went digital
Sarah Durham (00:00:13): Hey folks. A bunch of people are starting to join us right now. We are officially going to get started in a couple of minutes while we wait for more folks to log in. It looks like a bunch of people are coming in. Now I want to just call your attention …
Read more »Using Google Analytics to inform your content strategy: a beginner’s guide
Your website likely has hundreds of pages of content ranging from news stories and events to informational resources and staff profiles. It’s impossible to review all of it and constantly generate new content for each area. How do you decide where to focus your energy? In today’s data-driven world, site owners can achieve better outcomes …
Read more »Who should manage your nonprofit’s website?
Only a few nonprofits had websites before the late 1990s. Those that did were pioneers, hiring “webmasters” to build and maintain them, often using early code bases and proprietary software. Boy, have things changed! Or have they? Many people in an organization should meaningfully contribute to making an organization’s website clear, helpful, and useful. Programs …
Read more »AdvoTalk: Iterate or overhaul?
Sarah Durham (00:00): A few things about the structure of the Zoom Webinars. So we are recording and after today’s webinar, we are going to post the recording and a transcript of the recording on our website. We will also be sending it out. Usually we send out an email with any resources or …
Read more »AdvoTalk: Robots make bad fundraisers
Sarah Durham (00:00:01): Hey everybody. Welcome to the webinar today. It is, depending where you are, two o’clock, one o’clock, 11 o’clock and we’re delighted you’re joining us this afternoon. I am Sarah Durham. I am the CEO of Big Duck and also Big Duck’s sister agency, Advomatic. Big Duck is the host of …
Read more »AdvoTalk: What should you do with your Drupal 7 website?
Sarah Durham (00:02): Hey everybody. Welcome to today’s webinar. I am Sarah Durham, and I am going to briefly introduce my colleagues. They will talk a little bit more in a minute and also we’d love you to introduce yourself as people start to arrive. If you are comfortable doing so, you’ll see a …
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