Test Your Brand’s Strength
Successful companies are built on strong brands — take our new test to find out how yours measures up!
End of Year, Beginning of Fundraising
17.4% of all charitable giving in 2014 happened in 1 month. Guess which one? Hint, it rhymes with moocember. You got it, December. December makes a difference for nonprofits. Are …
Say What? RSS Feed
An RSS feed delivers regularly updated content from a website directly to you, through the device you choose. A user signs up to receive a feed to save time and …
7 tips for customizing your WordPress admin
Here at openbox9, we work with several different content management systems to build innovative and relevant websites. One of those is WordPress. If your website runs on WordPress, here are …
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9 Ways to Find Inspiration
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Do you Know Where you are Going?
Knowing where you are going is crucial in making plans – whether planning an errand, a vacation, a date, your day. Even the most spontaneous of us have some sort …
Reflections on my 100 day project
Last week marked the finish of my 100 day project. While it may be cliché, I have mixed feelings about it; I’m glad I did it, and glad it’s over. …
A guide to using shortcodes
Shortcode is your next shortcut A shortcode is a WordPress-specific code that lets you do nifty things with very little effort. Shortcodes can embed files or create objects that would …
When Not to Use Word :: Design and Microsoft Word Part 2
The limits of designing in Word
2015 Social Media Cheat Sheet
Visual content has become an extremely useful way to engage with audiences using social media. Many of our clients find themselves creating images for their social profiles, but not knowing the …
The 100 Day Project – a midpoint update
It’s been more than 50 days since some of us at openbox9 started the 100 Day project. As with any large undertaking, there have been some unexpected challenges, some fun …
9 Questions to Ask When Building and Updating Your Website
Paying attention to user experience