website design Archives

The Top 7 Mistakes Newbies Make With Their WordPress Site

We all know WordPress is a great platform for building a website, but there are some common mistakes that new users make when just starting out with the platform. The good news is that all...

byChris Hardy

September 21, 2022

How to Leverage Website Design as a Startup

Your website is one of your most important assets as a startup. It’s the place where your target audience can learn more about who you are as a company, what you have to offer, and...

byRyan Gould

June 29, 2022

How These Small E-Commerce Brands Can Inspire Your Website Design

There are plenty of small e-commerce brands doing big things when it comes to selling online. These brands are a great source of inspiration for anyone looking to create a new website or improve their...

byHanson Cheng

June 10, 2022

The Best Tools to Build a Website for Your Side Hustle

You want your side hustle to make you money. While the actual hours you put into your work are what enable you to run a lucrative business, a website is a powerful tool that can...

byRobert Brandl

September 9, 2019

5 Arguments for Investing in an Updated Website

You paid to have a website designed when you first launched your business, and it served its purpose... for a while. If it’s been a decade or more since you last revamped your website, you should...

bySusan Guillory

August 15, 2018

Invest Time and Money in These 5 Tools to Accelerate Your Startup’s Growth

Starting a business can be a slow process. You shouldn’t expect to turn a large profit right off the bat. It might be difficult even getting customers in the door when your business is new...

byRachel Blakely-Gray

April 3, 2018

Website Roadblock: Are You One of the 50 Percent of Small Businesses Without a Website?

For entrepreneurs who want to focus on growing their e-commerce business, building a sophisticated website with a seamless user experience is a necessary but often intimidating task. So much so that as of just last...

byUri Foox

August 17, 2017

3 Ways to Build an Engaging Website and Reduce Bounce Rates

You’ve taken all the right steps to build an engaging website and draw get customers to your site. You’ve SEOed the living daylights out of your store. You’re writing regular blog posts, and you have...

byLiz Hull

March 2, 2017

5 Ways to Create a More Engaging Website Experience

On the surface, starting a company seems fairly easy, right? There are more than 18 million businesses in the U.S. alone, so how hard could it be? Well, starting a business isn’t rocket science, but creating a...

byNathan Resnick

February 8, 2017

The Proud Small Business Owner: Jack of All Trades, Master of None

Starting your own business can leave you feeling on top of the world. Once you've made the decision to strike out on your own and experienced some initial success, you might feel as though you...

byJustin E. Crawford

December 26, 2016

Bespoke Web Design Hacks for Your Site

Design Hacks for Your Website Whether you’re a business owner or independent professional, your website is an online portfolio, a hub of information and a powerful sales tool. Harnessing the power of your site can...

byMatt Shaw

March 4, 2015

Get on the Google Rocketship!

This is the second time this year (so far) that I've done a shameless plug for a product offered here at StartupNation. But when I believe in something so strongly -- in its value and...

byRich Sloan

January 22, 2010

5 Mistakes to Avoid When Designing Your Website

For many of you, your business website will act as a central hub for your marketing, branding and communications. It will be a major touchpoint in your relationship with your prospects and customers. If you...

byTom Shapiro

April 28, 2009

How To Look Big In Your 50+ Business When You’re Really Small

During your first year in business you must continually work at perfecting a subtle, yet critically important game of projecting an image for your new business that says: “I’m established”, “I’m experienced and connected”, and...

byJeff Williams

August 28, 2007

New StartupNation.com Homepage & Global Navigation on the way

StartupNation.com users have been telling us what they want and we've been listening. Now you shall receive! The new StartupNation.com is days away from being introduced, including improved navigation!! Here's a smattering of some of...

byJoel Welsh

March 28, 2007

Cool Company of the day: Template Monster

Not quite sure how to design your web site? Want to avoid the expenses of working with designers to come up with and build out a design? We were turned on to a great solution...

byRich Sloan

April 28, 2006