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Responsive Design and Your Website

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I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase ‘responsive design’ in reference to websites lately. It’s an extremely popular buzzword right now, but what does it really mean and why should you be concerned if your website doesn’t have it?

Basically, responsive website design means that your blog or website will automatically appear properly formatted on any device: a desktop computer, a tablet or a mobile device.

In What Users Want Most from Mobile Sites Today, Google reports that 61% of mobile visitors who click through to a non–mobile-friendly website will return to Google […]

By |October 13, 2014|

WordPress and Web Design – A Match Made in Heaven!

WordPress Seatte Web DesignEvery web design project is different. No one website platform is the right fit for every project. When Hang Wire started developing website way back in 2004, we decided the best solution was to build our own CMS. We called it Bossanova. Our reasoning at the time was that we could build it to be flexible to accommodate any custom web design we developed, while also enabling us to add new features as our clients’ needs changed. Instead of trying to design websites to work within someone else’s […]

By |August 12, 2014|

Hang Wire Web Design launches TheresaElliott.com!

Hang Wire Seattle Web Design is pleased to announce the launch of new website, TheresaElliott.com!

Theresa Elliott is a nationally recognized practitioner and teacher of yoga who creates and teaches her own unique content through humorous, no-nonsense instruction, delivered in plain english. In class, she cultivates Intellectual engagement and presence of mind through attention to the physical precision of yoga asana. “Why” and “what are we doing” are continual themes in class as students come to understand the rules of the body, and then the rules for breaking the rules.

Theresa asked our Seattle Web Design team […]

By |August 1, 2014|

Hang Wire Web Design launches The Social Stage

Hang Wire Seattle Web Design is please to announce the launch of new website, thesocialstage.com!

The Social Stage provides full-service social media consulting, from strategy development to copy writing to execution and analysis. The Social Stage also provides reputation management services, including monitoring review sites like Yelp.

The Social Stage asked our Seattle Web Design team to create a website with a personal feel, giving a face to the myriad of social media services they provide. We incorporated appealing graphics alongside concise descriptions of services offered, while also including recent blog postings to give the site a […]

By |July 30, 2014|

Is Bigcommerce the right choice for your online store?

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Bigcommerce is one of the most popular e-commerce solutions currently available. Like Shopify, Magento and Volusion, it usually appears in ‘top five’ lists of online store builders.

Bigcommerce is a subscription based e-commerce solution that allows business owners to set up an online store and sell their products online. It comes with a range of customizable templates to help you design your store. It accommodates the sale of both physical and digital goods, and there are […]

By |July 21, 2014|

Search Engine Optimization and Your Website

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Why spend money on a website if it can’t be found! Let us help you develop a website and online marketing strategy to help connect with your customers and clients.

We’re often asked, “How can I get my website ranked first on Google?” Although there’s no guarantees with Search Engine Optimization, a key thing to understand is that Google ranks pages, not websites as a whole. To be ranked for a keyword or phrase, you’ll need to determine which page is going to be the page ranking for that keyword.

The […]

By |June 12, 2014|

eCommerce website design made easy!

ecommerce-website-designE-Commerce websites are a huge business and they’re only getting bigger. According to the US Commerce Department, eCommerce sales totaled over 1 trillion dollars last year. This figure is only going to increase as more and more people see the benefits of buying & selling online.

It used to be that developing an e-commerce website was a daunting tasks. Merchant accounts, payment gateways, SSL certificates, etc. But times have changed. And definitely for the better!

If you’re in need of an eCommerce website design to sell your product, what better way to do it […]

By |May 30, 2014|

Is it time to for a website redesign?

seattle web design - hang wireEven well-designed websites often need to be redesigned every few years or at least evaluated every few months due to rapid changes in technology and current “best practice.”

Google changes its policies every five minutes and websites need to keep pace. Sometimes that means an easy behind-the-scenes upgrade and sometimes it entails a total website redesign.

As a fun and instructive aside, TNW has put together a list of the 7 Web design disasters that drive people crazy. Does your current website break any of these […]

By |May 13, 2014|

Hang Wire launches new Seattle Website Design!

seattle website design by hang-wire
The wait is over! After a year in the making, it’s about time we launched our new Seattle website design: www.hang-wire.com. We hope you like it!

It’s difficult to admit, but there’s no denying it. When your business and expertise involves creating awesome websites for others, it’s hard to find the time to take your own advice and make sure your own corporate website doesn’t grow stagnant and dated.

Thankfully, we finally listened to ourselves! We’ve created an entirely new Seattle website design that matches the […]

By |May 12, 2014|
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