Website Design

You’re finally putting up a site to market your business. Before you go ahead, though, make sure you sidestep any of the following website design myths. Check out the following list so you’re clear on what you need to know. Minimalism is the Best Option Minimalist designs are an excellent [...]

Bad site designs can kill your online business. If you’re on the fence about hiring the services of a small business web design company, take a long look at some of the things those services can mean for your organization. Builds the Right First Impression Competition is tough. You have [...]

Recently, Google introduced open-source systems designed to create a streamlined experience for mobile users. These systems – Accelerated Mobile Pages – were created to easily help businesses create mobile pages that load quickly and smoothly. However, some companies doubt the usefulness of this new feature – or aren’t sure how [...]

Today’s digital marketing and SEO services have something to contend with that wasn’t a major concern just a decade ago. Even five years ago, people were not as heavily dependent on mobile devices as they are today. However, mobile devices have become as indispensable to our everyday lives as a [...]

If you live on planet earth, odds are you know someone owns and uses a smartphone or tablet. The newest Pew Internet study shows that 95 percent of Americans own a cell phone, and 77 percent of cell phone owners use a smartphone. For young people ages 18 to 29, [...]

From Home Depot and Target to major breaches like Equifax, in which 143 million customers of the credit reporting service had their personal and financial information stolen, hackers continually develop methods to gain access to websites and, more importantly, user information through various technology & devices.  According to the 2016 [...]

Why do we need mobile-friendly responsive websites? Consumer trends point to more than half of search queries coming from mobile devices, and that number is growing. Poor user experience on a mobile device leads to consumers giving up and visiting competitors' websites instead. Google, in their quest to deliver user-friendly search [...]

Today's episode on Money Radio concerns digital strategy for nonprofits. Fasturtle has partnered with nonprofit clients over the years, including the Children's Museum of Phoenix, Skyline Wish Builders, Foundation for Senior Living, and more. Click on the links to support these organizations and to view examples of our web design services! [...]

Starting in October, Chrome will show security warnings on all HTTP web pages that have forms. This is part of Google’s move to protect user information by eventually displaying warnings on all HTTP pages. Chrome already displays the "Not Secure" warning on HTTP web pages where users enter passwords or [...]

SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer and it is the basic security level you need on your website in order to protect data that travels back and forth between a web browser and the server. SSL security is used anywhere you see a URL with ‘https’ instead of just ‘http’. [...]