By Spencer Hill

On the 6th September 2017

What does a professional proposal, contract or estimate look like?

This article outlines what both parties involved in a proposal, contract or estimate for internet marketing should expect and work towards during the negotiation process.

Categories: AdWords, Analytics, Business Development, Company News, Content Marketing, Pay Per Click Management, Press Releases, Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Search Marketing, Video Production, Website Development, Website Development

By Spencer Hill

On the 6th September 2017

What does a professional website development process look like?

If you’re evaluating website development for your business we’ve written this guide to help you know how to define professional website development. Unfortunately, there are many who claim to offer professional services and very few resources to help you confirm and identify the good from the bad.   1. Receive a Professional Proposal This is, without […]

Categories: Company News, Press Releases, Website Development

By Spencer Hill

On the 14th August 2017

Switching from Mac to Ubuntu GNOME 17.04 / 17.10

This article will help you configure Ubuntu GNOME 17.04 / 17.10 to behave equal to or better than your Mac.   Context I’ve been a lifetime Mac user. But I wanted to play some games that aren’t available on the Mac, or no model of Mac laptops had a graphics card capable of running them […]

Categories: Linux, Operating Systems, Ubuntu

By Spencer Hill

On the 14th June 2017

Curious about content marketing? Here’s the who, what, where, when, and why.

What is content marketing? While the phrase “content marketing” is new and trending, the practice is not. Content marketing is the process of using your resources to create and promote original content that is attractive to an audience. Effective content marketing will generate a return on investment directly and / or indirectly. Overall, you can […]

Categories: Content Marketing, Pay Per Click Management, Programming, Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Search Marketing, Video Production, Website Development

By Spencer Hill

On the 26th April 2017

Comparison of Code Schools

This article is a hyper-focused guide to comparing the code schools out there. School Team Accounts Certification Badges Interactive PHP JS HTML / CSS LESS SASS WordPress Theme Development WordPress Plugin Development WordPress Administration Angular JS MySQL Git jQuery CodeSchool.com                               […]

Categories: Reviews

By Spencer Hill

On the 26th April 2017

Should you put pricing on your website?

Recently I was overseeing the development of landing pages for our website. The topic of whether or not we should display our pricing came up and I found that that majority of our team agreed that we should not reveal it. I wasn’t particularly surprised because this is a common tactic, but it’s one I […]

Categories: Business Development

By Spencer Hill

On the 7th April 2017

My First Time with Roots’ Trellis + Bedrock + Sage

This article was written to document some of the specific challenges I had that other’s using Roots’ Trellis + Bedrock + Sage may experience as well. My hope is that anyone who gets stuck will be able to save themselves the many hours it cost me to track down these solutions and understand precisely why […]

Categories: Bash / Shell, Bedrock, PHP, Programming, Roots, Sage Theme, Trellis, Website Development

By Spencer Hill

On the 4th April 2017

7 Things Freelancers Want That Would Also Increase Freelancer.com’s Revenue

At least 75% of the Projects lack adequate detail for a professional to provide a realistic bid. Most of them look like a cat jumped on their keyboard or zombies were outside their door and they were just trying to write it down as fast as they could. Here are 6 simple things Freelancer could […]

Categories: Freelancing

By Spencer Hill

On the 27th March 2017

How to Use Font Awesome with Sage Theme & Bootstrap 4

I am developing a clients website with Trellis + Bedrock + Sage and Bootstrap 4. Bootstrap 4 no longer includes Font Awesome library by default so I had to learn how to include it in Sage by reading this forum thread on the Roots website.   Short Answer Navigate to your Sage Theme folder from […]

Categories: Bedrock, Roots, Sage Theme, Trellis

By Spencer Hill

On the 9th March 2017

The Data Visualization Experiment (Try It!)

Visually appealing designs are one part of great design. But understanding how to communicate information through visual representation is another influential part. When I’m teaching someone what this really means, I have found this experiment to be effective:   When you’re done reading this sentence, I want you to click this link to a photo of […]

Categories: Pay Per Click Management, Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Search Marketing, Video Production, Website Development