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Post Launch Maintenance: How to Maintain Your WordPress Website

Launching a website takes a lot of work. You’ve gathered images, proofread copy, checked and double checked your links, set up hosting, purchased your domain and more. Your site is finally live, but unfortunately the work doesn’t end with the launch. All websites require some degree of regular attention. Updates,
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Why Long-Term Digital Marketing & Web Maintenance Contracts Are a Bust

There are a lot of problems with long-term digital marketing and website maintenance contracts. They are often called retainers and what they do is lock you in to a set number of hours for a set number or dollars each month for a year or more. Their reasoning behind this
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Screenshot of the Advanced Inspections LLC website homepage, featuring a large photo of a modern house, company logo, navigation menu, and a call-to-action button that says Schedule Now.

Advanced Inspections LLC

Small Business Web Design for Advanced Inspections Advanced Inspections LLC is a new Wisconsin home inspection business that needed a website to go with the launch of their company. They offer the expected full-service inspections that include a complete tour of your home inside and out but throw in a
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What is Reseller Hosting & Why It’s a Scam

For many clients, a web designer or developer is the first stop to getting their website online. After your website is built, you’ll will likely turn to your designer for help with the next step, which is generally hosting. This can be a daunting and confusing task, especially if you
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Homepage of the Ginseng Board of Wisconsin’s official showroom website, featuring a group of people harvesting ginseng in a field with trees in the background and a red tractor nearby.

Ginseng Board of Wisconsin Showroom

WordPress Website Showroom for Ginseng Board of Wisconsin Matt Gerber Designs was hired to create the official Wisconsin Ginseng Showroom for the Ginseng Board of Wisconsin. This was a unique site to work on because the purpose behind was so genuine. Wisconsin is a huge supplier of ginseng and the
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Close-up view of large antlers with the text “Most Respected Antler Reproductions in the World” and a “Shop Now” button on a website header for Antlers by Klaus.

Antlers by Klaus

WordPress Multisite Development for Antlers by Klaus Antlers by Klaus is an arm of the larger company that has other brands including Nature by Klaus and Waters by Klaus—all of which offer exceptional quality nature replicas & displays. This new website was built as a part of a WordPress Multisite.
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A website homepage for Driftless Area Group features a rural landscape with fields and a red barn. Main menu options include Real Estate, Surveying, Insurance, and Interior Design. A search bar is visible at the bottom.

Driftless Area Real Estate

IDX Real Estate Website for Driftless Area Group Driftless Area Group was a really fantastic company to work with. They offer a unique mix of services, real estate, land surveying, insurance and interior design, to the southwest section of Wisconsin known as the Driftless Area. When they first approached our
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Screenshot of the Machine Plates Online website homepage, featuring a banner that says “We Identify Your Machines,” a red “Learn More” button, and text describing their custom machine plate services.

Machine Plates Online

  WP Website Design for Machine Plates Online Machine Plates Online has been in business for more than 30 years providing custom printed and engraved plates to label and identify machines, control panels, lockers, vehicles and more. They are locally based in Hartland, WI, but sell worldwide. Wanting to stay
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A website homepage for Sunshine Place, featuring two hands reaching toward each other, with text offering help and opportunities to help neighbors, a mission statement, and navigation bar at the top.

Sunshine Place

SEO Website Design for Sunshine Place Neighbors helping neighbors is the tagline for this website and a project we could not be prouder to be a part of. The Sunshine Place is a community outreach center in a Dane County, just outside the Madison, WI metro. They were having a
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A website header for Palec Project Development shows an aerial illustration of a modern office complex with multiple buildings and a parking lot. The text reads: Advance Your Vision. Achieve Success. With a Partner You Can Trust.

Palec Project Development Website

Single Page Web Design for PPD Palec Project Development (PPD) is a Milwaukee real estate company that provides development, planning and project management services to investors and property owners who need extra resources and staff for complex real estate ventures. They provide a rather complex range of services yet came
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