Video: How to Add a Post to Your Google My Business Listing
Disclaimer: If my business communications college professor got ahold of this video, she would have my head on a platter for all of the “um’s”, “so’s”, and “you know’s”—however, I thought it was important to share this with you anyway.…
3 Reasons Why Our Work-Life Balance Directly Affects Your Results
Not only does a good work-life balance benefit us as a team, but also plays a part in how our work is affected and delivered to you. One of the many reasons I love working for this team is the…
Lesson #283: Be Accountable, Honest & Check Your Work
Oops, We Made a Mistake I’m just writing to let you know about a lesson we learned recently. We got some really valuable takeaways from this experience, and I thought it would be awesome for you to learn from our…
Your Website is Not a ‘Build it and Forget it’ Proposition
Here’s Why Using a Professional Web Designer Saves You Time & Money I once worked with a guy who would come in on Monday after a rough weekend and, no matter how bad he felt, sit down at his desk…
WordPress Maintenance: the Key to a Successful Website
Your website is a living, breathing thing, so-to-speak. It’s never truly done and needs to be looked after, just like a garden. If you stop watering your plants, they start to look sad and wilt. The same is true for…
Why We Love WordPress & We Throw Shade @ Squarespace / Weebly / Wix
We hear it almost daily from our clients and prospects –– some people hate Squarespace, Weebly and Wix, while we continue to shout out our love for WordPress. But why is there such polarization? After all, they’re all Content Management…
Smack Happy Design is Named a Silver Winner in the 2017 Summit Creative Award® Competition
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Website Project & Knowledge Management Tools We Love
Editors note: Updated 1/4/2021 One key component of a good team is to have processes in place and useful tools at their fingertips to keep themselves, each other, and their projects organized. Here’s a shortlist of our favorite website project…
Things To Think About Before Hiring A Web Development & Design Firm
So, you’ve decided you need to hire a firm for some web development and design, but where do you start? In an effort to make this a successful process for you, we’ve gathered some important questions to ask and thoughts…
Crowdreviews.com Interviews Smack Happy Design
Interview With Crowdreviews.com & Smack Happy Design Jeev: Hi, today we’ve got Nicole Hanusek from Smack Happy. Welcome, Nicole—I appreciate you coming and joining us today. Nicole: Hi! Thank you for having me. Jeev: So, Nicole—tell me a little bit…
Smack Happy’s Top 7 Web Development Tools for 2017
How many different development *tools have you used or tried for your web development project? How many of those tools lightened your workload, or helped things run smoothly and seamlessly? We literally can’t remember how many tools we’ve been through because…
Choosing A Cheap Web Designer Puts Your Business At Risk
Over the years, a couple of my best clients have gone with the cheapest website design solution—whether it’s the cousin, the friend, or a referral from a business acquaintance who knows how to create websites. Most of these “solutions” have…
4 Top Reasons For A Website Redesign [And More]
Your website is your number one business asset and sales tool, so why should you consider a website redesign? Based on growth-driven and responsive web design, continuous improvements create a better-performing website. This doesn’t necessarily mean that you’ll need an entirely…
Spotting A Sh*tty Storyteller, From Danielle Iera
History says that the art of storytelling is binding, defining, relays important messaging, and invokes positive interactions and experiences among us humans. First an ancient practice, and now utilized as a marketing technique—storytelling has become a very buzzy, popular part…
What is Content Marketing?
Content Marketing. What is it? Why is it a critical strategy for any business? Part one in a series explains why Content Marketing is important and throws in a little historical perspective (Content Marketing is not new). Transcripts Hello smack…
Now Offering T-shirts and Apparel
Are you a Smack Happy fan? Well now’s your chance to show off your love for Smack Happy Design. We’ve created t-shirts – and other apparel such as jackets, mugs, water bottles and totes – for you to wear proudly.…
Why hire a web designer? (As opposed to doing it yourself)
The Scenario Imagine yourself roller skating down the streets of San Francisco. All of a sudden, you hit a bump, and your face meets the sidewalk, up close and personal. You try to get up, but you quickly realize that…
Did someone hack your WordPress?
What to do if someone has hacked your WordPress website. How do you know if your WordPress site has been hacked? Well there are a few telltale signs: There are links to viagra products or something similar that has nothing…
New Case Study: Nassau Nursery
Are you curious about how we work with our clients? Well, this new case study will give you a really good idea about the process of redesigning a website. The Nassau Nursery School project is a great example of a…
My First Infographic
Outright turned 5 years old on July 9th. To celebrate the event they asked me to create an infographic — my very first one! And here it is below: Brought To By Outright.com