Make Your Site Intelligible to AI Bots by Defining Your Identity
Referees introduced something new at the World Cup this summer. During the USA vs Paraguay match they reversed a foul for “mistaken identity”. At openbox9, we have been reviewing our …
Make Your Site Hospitable to AI Bots by Cleaning Up
The AI bots crawling your website take a virtual tour of every nook and cranny of your house. They see that cabinet stuffed with to-go containers with no matching lids, …
Why Your Brand Deserves a Digital Style Guide (and My Farewell to PDFs)
The Case of the Broken-Down Brand Guide Unless you work in marketing, design, or another role that deals with public-facing products, you probably don’t often think about branding. It might …
College Sustainability Websites
Design expert’s review of university sustainability department websites – what design choices work, what doesn’t, and why.
Privacy Policy for Nonprofit Websites
If you ask for, track, or retain any information about a user visiting your website, you need to tell them.
How to Choose a Web Host: Part 2
Everyone has their favorite amenities when they travel. Free parking. Fitness equipment. Pet-friendly. (My favorite hotel offered a fish. You picked up your fish, in its bowl, at check in.) In …
How to Choose a Web Host: Part 1
According to realtors, finding a place to live starts with “location, location, location”. But your website lives on the internet – one big world-wide neighborhood. How picky do you actually …
Launch your Website Sooner, like we did
We launched a new website – our own! After years of getting by with an old site while we made extravagant new websites for other people, we finally put the …
Jargon Often Heard When Talking to a Developer
Decoding a coder
Background Videos, More Background Videos
Tips and guidelines for using looping background videos
Storytelling Through a Map
Can data and a map tell your story?
9 Questions to Ask When Building and Updating Your Website
Paying attention to user experience