As the Internet becomes more central in our daily lives, it’s increasingly important to make sure the content on the Internet is accessible to everyone. That includes people with disabilities who may have difficulties accessing the information on your website. These types of disabilities and conditions include: Visual impairment, including …
Read More »5 Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools You Should Equip to Ensure AODA Compliance
“Disability is not the problem. Poor accessibility is.”– Anonymous Even the top giants like Netflix, Amazon, Nike, Burger King have been sued over website accessibility. More than a billion people live with some sort of disability. These days, website accessibility is, undoubtedly, a basic human right. That’s the reason it’s …
Read More »Is Your Website AODA Compliant?
“The power of the web is in its universality. Access by anyone and everyone regardless of disability is one of the most crucial aspects.”– Tim Berners-Lee More than a billion people worldwide live with some sort of disability. That’s about 15% of the global world population. While great progress has …
Read More »Web Development 101: What Is a Back-End Developer?
It’s accepted wisdom these days that every business requires a website. Too many searches for local businesses and too much regular shopping happens online. There is simply too much potential business you miss without one. While the tech-savvy might build their own sites, odds are good that you’ll go looking for …
Read More »Importance of Web Accessibility & How to Boost Your Website’s
What is web accessibility, exactly? Why is it important for your web design and development to include accessibility features? How can it impact SEO and your business? In this guide, we’ll review everything you need to know about website accessibility. By learning more, you could make improve your website’s user …
Read More »Is Your Website Mobile-Friendly? Here Are 5 Ways to Improve It
In March 2020, Google announced that they would be moving to mobile-first indexing for the whole web. They planned to have this in place by September. The search engine giant has been experimenting with mobile-first indexing since 2016. In 2019, they enabled mobile-first indexing for all new websites. The move to indexing …
Read More »What are the Stages of Building a Website?
Building a website these days is easier than it has ever been before. With agencies and web design service providers, almost anyone can try their hand at building their own functional website. There are in fact almost 2 billion websites online today. But what are the stages to building a website? It’s …
Read More »The Top 8 SEO Trends for 2019
Wait! What Happened to SEO? You made it to 2019 and so did SEO. It’s true – some of the top SEO trends for this year are reminiscent of what you likely already know, but what’s changed can’t be overlooked. Staying on top of the best SEO practices for 2019 …
Read More »Happy Devs? That’s Just Code for ‘Coffee and Ping-Pong’
The Sit Down This week I sat down with a few of our devs to pick their brains on some concepts we could write about for the blog. Full-Stack Developers TK and Arash joined me at our in-office park, complete with faux-grass, authentic hand-made Adirondack chairs, wooden picnic table, strung …
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