We are very excited to announce that we have been recognized as a Top Chicago Web Designer for 2017 by Clutch.co! This is a huge achievement. We would like to personally thank everyone over at Clutch.co and our team [...]
In honor of her birthday today (Happy Birthday Hallie!), our Head of Operations, Hallie Hinkhouse, is our StickOutSpotlight employee for March. We’ve asked her to answer some pretty deep questions so you can all get to know and appreciate her [...]
When you think about great branding, Apple’s sleek logo, Nike’s swoosh and McDonald’s distinctive golden arches probably come to mind. But a brand, much like those, is a lot more than just logos and colors creating iconic images. A brand [...]
If you sell dishwashers, you want to be at the top of the list when someone searches ‘dishwashers for sale’. Yes, random. I just did the dishes. Solid introduction though so far, right? Search engine optimization is the act [...]
Everyone talks about the importance of networking with professionals in and out of your industry. Although some events are better than others, you will meet new people at every event you go to. I am going to highlight networking [...]
“We can give ownership to employees by letting them know they are solving an issue that is absolutely vital to a company’s success, that they have no idea how to solve themselves.” -Hans, President of BuildThis The importance [...]
From Bowie to Brexit, and Princess Leia to the presidential election, 2016 was a year we won’t soon forget. In the web world, however, things were a bit more manageable. 2016 gave us a handful of [...]
Having an unresponsive website, very simply, is self-sabotage to your business. You’re lessening your chances of new perspectives finding you, you’re discrediting all other efforts you’ve made towards developing your brand’s image, and you’re definitely not giving your viewers [...]
Our very own Kelly Prieve has been chosen as our BuildThis employee this month. We've asked her to answer some questions to get to know her and share what she brings to the team. Q: What is [...]
Yes, we realize this is an agency writing about freelancers vs agencies, so yes, there will be some bias. Please note however, that way back when, this agency once was a single freelancer with simply too much time and [...]