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How to sell WordPress hosting to your clients at a premium
When it comes to website hosting, one of the most frustrating things that we’ve dealt with over the years is clients who use price as a major deciding factor to determine where their website should be hosted. They don’t understand that hosting packages are not created equally and that there are some that out perform…
Read MoreGet cash back from GoDaddy, HostGator and more!
When you’re running a web design business (or any business for that matter) there are things that you need to purchase on a regular basis. As web designers we always are purchasing domains, setting up hosting accounts, upgrading our computers, buying office supplies, etc. The bottom line is we have to spend money on these…
Read MoreWho Is This Cute Little Guy?
HAVE YOU SEEN THIS LITTLE GUY YET? Isn’t he soooooo cute? His little glasses! That little WDA logo on his shirt! The Adorableness Scale is OFF THE CHARTS right now! But what is he? What is he doing here? What is he for? Answers to come soon! Your friend, Amy
Read MoreHow to WOW your web clients using this awesome free tool
Every once in a while we find something cool… really cool… and today is one of those days. Before I tell you exactly what it is, I think it’s always important (in the web design business and in life in general) to UNDER promise and OVER deliver in everything you do. For example if your…
Read MoreWhat do you want to see on WDA? Share your opinion.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] We are here because we want to help you. We want to make every day more enjoyable, more productive and more profitable for you. Every blog post we write, every design we create, every Toolkit tool we make is for this fantastic-ly huge goal. And we’re just getting started. Today, we’re excited to share with…
Read MoreFilling the void OR “Wow hunny… It actually helps people!” [VIDEO]
To be honest.. the majority of the time we have NO IDEA what people think about the Web Designer’s Academy. None. Seriously. I know we always try our best to create super-useful products and tutorials… but the life of a married couple who works at home creating websites then blogging about web design to a…
Read MoreMake some extra $ today (includes copy and paste email)
Every once in a while an opportunity arises… today is one of those days. I should start by saying that it’s been speculated for awhile that Google was going to do this and they’ve just officially pulled the trigger and I’m so glad they did. Google is going to be making a change to their search algorithm…
Read MoreComments are now turned on & The 10 Comment(ments)
Ever since the beginning of time (ok, fine, since August 2014) we’ve been posting interesting web design tutorials and tips and you, the incredible community of good-looking web designers, have consumed them. It’s been a linear one-way conversation. We write it… you read it. Until today. Today we are excited to announce that we are…
Read MoreHow to make a Branding Guide that makes people happy (and saves you time)
“Hey, you got a copy of that logo?” “What about the logo that we use on white backgrounds?” “What color and font should I make this button?” Branding Guides are a simple way to eliminate a lot of questions about colors, fonts, etc… and to provide quick access to useful artwork files. Yesterday, I was creating…
Read MoreExciting new features coming soon & get your photo on our homepage
Talking to walls isn’t much fun. See from the beginning it’s been us talking to you… and that’s been a very one way conversation. We want to change that. We want to create a community of people that want to share, learn and help others. So starting in early December (UPDATE: January 2015), things are…
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