Category Archives: The Web Landscape

Five Traits to Look For in a Web Developer


It’s hard to find a good web developer. Part of that is because web development is a jungle of unlicensed practitioners with very different interests, price points, and skill levels—meaning it’s a lot tougher to know where to start than if you were looking for a good, say, heart surgeon. But it’s also important that […]

SSL (HTTPS): How to Secure Your Site, and Why


Hi everyone! My name is Corey Adkins, I’m a junior developer working for Press Up and will be publishing new content here from time to time. Here’s something I wrote originally for my site, GoodPress Development. Enjoy! On July 1st, Google Chrome began marking all sites that are not running on HTTPS as “Not secure.”  […]

Video: The Three Plans You Need to Have in Place Before Starting a Website


Here’s a video about what makes websites succeed and fail. The video explains that every website needs three kinds of plans to succeed: A strategic plan: the overall vision (inspiration) for the site, turned into measurable goals, with evidence that the goals are achievable by the site owner, and a look at strategic risk (possible challenges and obstacles to […]

What You’ll Need to Invest in Your Website


A website is not a purchase; it’s an ongoing investment. This is perhaps the most important thing you can hear before having a site built. We’ll be exploring this distinction by looking at what proper website maintenance requires. Before that, though, we’ll be using a (we hope memorable) metaphor to examine the ways most websites […]

Controlling Website Costs: Don’t Flail


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If you’re investing in a website, one of your primary concerns will naturally be to pay as little as possible. As we’ve argued before, looking only at cost is not the correct way to approach a website project. Rather, a website is an investment—an ongoing investment—designed to help you meet one or more financial or […]

Why the Web Development Industry is a Jungle


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Most people I talk to who need web development help are frustrated and unsure. Many have had painful experiences with previous developers, and almost all are suspicious about being taken advantage of. Getting web work done properly at the right price can be a grab bag of uncertainty and risk. This stems from the nature […]