By Danny Wong An underappreciated aspect of your website is its navigation. It draws attention to key pages that should give audiences a deeper understanding behind your brand values and the advantages of your product suite or service offering. For website owners, well-designed navigation reduces bounce rates, increases visitor engagement and indirectly boosts conversions. That’s […]
Read MoreHere at Maxburst, we have something of a love/hate relationship with bad websites. On the one hand, when a business owner or executive comes to us with a web presence that is outdated or poorly-designed, it’s a good thing because we know we can help them to see some really amazing improvements. But on the […]
Read MoreYou might’ve missed the news, if you didn’t pay much attention to the world of web design and online marketing over the summer, but there are some big changes coming to WordPress. Specifically, the world’s most popular content management system is getting a new publishing interface. That means what you’ll see when you decide to […]
Read MoreEarlier this year Google announced a significant change in how they will rank websites for mobile searches. As of July 2018, Google will now consider the “site speed” or loading time of your mobile site as part of its ranking algorithm. This aptly titled “Speed Update” will lower the rankings of certain sites under certain […]
Read MoreBy Danny Wong In an increasingly on-demand world, audiences everywhere expect information to be delivered fast and efficiently. Their encounter with your website should be no different. Our team has audited hundreds of websites in recent years and noticed an overwhelming majority of them have one common problem: painfully slow page load times which are […]
Read MoreClutch recently released a report unveiling 204 companies that provide the best creative, design, and development services in New York. We are happy to announce that based on in-depth client feedback, Maxburst was recognized in 4 different research categories including being listed as a top web design company. About Clutch Clutch is a B2B research, […]
Read MoreBy Danny Wong Before you decide to hire a new web design agency or agree to renew an existing engagement with your current agency partner, ask them if you haven’t already: “Will you outsource any of the work?” Wait for their answer and follow up with a simple, “Why?” An honest “yes” shouldn’t automatically disqualify […]
Read MoreGoogle has announced a deadline of July 2018 to upgrade to “https”. Chrome will begin warning users if a site is unsecured. How does this affect your site? Well, over 50% of Internet browsers worldwide are Chrome, meaning this change may have a significant impact on websites without an SSL certificate. A warning will […]
Read MoreThere’s nothing to be afraid of when it comes to getting online reviews. A Harvard Business Review working paper stated that if a business’s Yelp evaluation rating increased by one star, its revenues could also rise by between 5-9 percent. Positive comments written by customers give businesses instant credibility. It could lead to more sales. […]
Read MoreStrong companies contain unbreakable circles made of productive team members. It’s a fact that productive web development teams generate more service hours with less stress. However, some think that successful team members are born that way. In reality, managers can help almost anyone learn to be more productive in a specific amount of time. What’s […]
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