Best Ways to Maintain a Website
Having a website is a great start to allow customers and potential clients to learn more about your company and the products and services that you offer. However, when not properly maintained, it can make or break your users overall impression of your company. We have worked on hundreds of websites at Nextfly Web Design […]
Two Truths and A Lie About WordPress
In the past four years of working at Nextfly, there is one thing that I’ve noticed pretty regularly: When you mention that you work on a Content Management System called WordPress and ask a potential client if they have heard of it, they often say “yes, I have”, but don’t really know that much about […]
How to Aid with Hurricane Harvey
Starting as an active tropical cyclone, Hurricane Harvey hit land as a Category 4 hurricane on August 25, 2007. Of the largest hurricanes since 2005, Hurricane Harvey has displaced many families across South Eastern Texas. Only 5 days into the storm, this hurricane has been to blame for over 28 deaths and still climbing. Within […]
Another Six Plugins That Don’t Suck.
It’s has almost been a year since I posted about WordPress plugins. So I thought it’s time to update my list of plugins that don’t suck. If you would like to read my previous post click here. WPIDE Price: Free WP rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars Active Installs: 40,000+ WPide is my favorite plugin […]
How to Plan for a Trip Using Technology
In May I purchased tickets for my partner and I to go on a vacation to the Pacific Northwest for a weeklong trip. I decided that we’d plan on hopping from state to state hitting up Portland, Seattle and Vancouver, BC. Since we were going to multiple states and countries we knew it was important […]
Distractions in the Workplace
While you are sitting at your desk, working your 9:00 am to 5:00 pm job, how much time have you lost being unproductive? How did you get back on track after your break from the monotonous tasks? According to a Career Builder survey, three out of four employers believe that their employees waste at least […]
5 Signs You Should Invest In Web Design
5 Signs You Should Invest In Web Design A few months ago we were working with a company on a website. This company had two main business partners who just came together from two other companies, two different backgrounds. Fred, the first partner, came from a company that provided him referrals from his previous employer, […]
Codecademy Developers Course Summary
Two months ago I decided to take on the task of entering a class by Codecademy entitled “Freelance Website Development”. The scope of the class was to teach people that were interested in becoming developers all the skills they needed to do so in the time span of two months. To me, this excited me […]