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A hand presses the illuminated "L" button on an elevator control panel, which also features buttons for floors 1 through 4 and other control symbols.

Today i’m going to show you a quick and easy way using CSS how to turn an ordinary navigation item into a call to action button. You are welcome to watch the video tutorial embedded below, or feel free to read through the instructions. Let’s dive in! Adding a CSS Class This is the example …

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A SanDisk external SSD with a black and red design lies on a gray surface next to an Apple logo.

As business owners, we share one of the biggest fears happening to us — losing your website. Gone. Vanished. Disappeared. Just like that, your online presence and sales tool is taken away with no known reason as to what could have gone wrong. And for this exact scenario, is why you should always have a backup …

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A person in a checkered shirt is working on a laptop at a wooden desk with a notebook, pen, and a green coffee mug nearby.

As I’ve written about in previous posts, you cannot expect to publish a new website and let it go stale. This is truly a recipe for disaster, and can lead to hurting your overall business’ credibility. These are not major things, either — the smallest of details can really affect the way a potential customer can …

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A row of seven distinct mailboxes, numbered 14, 16, 18, 20, 26, 28, and 30, mounted on a wooden post with tall greenery in the background.

There’s an underestimated avenue to gaining knowledge these days, and that comes in the form of email newsletters. Sure, I get it — cluttering your already crazy-full inbox doesn’t sound fun. But you could instead clean out your inbox from the ads and junk, and instead replace it with value-packed newsletters that provide knowledge, expertise and …

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A person is sitting at a desk with a laptop displaying a website. They are holding a cup of coffee, and there is a glass of water, a red notebook, and a smartphone on the desk.

We’ve all stumbled on to a webpage that for whatever reason didn’t “exist” — meaning, the link you clicked to visit, is no longer an actual page. As a result, you get a 404: Page Not Found error message. As the business owner of the particular website, that’s not great — but it happens to all …

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Open-plan office with people working at desks, laptops, and office supplies on tables. Modern furniture and industrial decor with indoor plants and ample natural light from large windows.

So, you’re in the market for a new website — and weighing out your options on what kind of web designer to hire. First off, I don’t envy your position. There are TONS of web designers out there — some legit, some not, and some way over their heads. Do you hire the freelancer? Do you go …

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A hand holding a yellow envelope illustration next to a laptop, notebook, pencil, and sticky notes on a yellow surface.

If you’re just starting out, or finally making the leap to get a professional business email, it can be extremely confusing to know where to go. Is it free? Should you expect to pay? How do I set it up? What’s the easiest route? Setting up an email shouldn’t be difficult, and managing it on …

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A group of five people, standing in a circle, joyfully raise their hands together in a high-five, inside a well-lit room with large windows.

Are you currently working on writing up the content for your company’s About page? The About page can easily be one of the most missed opportunities to connect with a customer. As the business owner, you might assume that it’s all about YOU, right? Your bio, your hobbies, etc. Wrong. You should be using the …

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Close-up of a page with various text in different fonts, orientations, and sizes, primarily in black and orange. The words include "CUISINE," "CAFE," and "PALAIS." Some text appears upside down.

Fonts, fonts, fonts. There’s quite literally hundreds of thousands of them in existence — some good, some not so much. So, with so many options out there, how do you choose a font for your project? Whether you’re trying to be fun and quirky, or serious and modern, there’s a font for that. Without further …

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A tablet displaying a data analytics dashboard with charts and graphs is on a wooden surface next to a pen, a smartphone, and a cup of coffee.

Being embarrassed about how outdated your website is can be, well, embarrassing. It’s like knowing your car needs new brakes, and every time you come to a stop sign you’re reminded by the loud squeak they make, but you know it isn’t cheap and don’t want to deal with it right now. The truth is, …

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