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What ThirdSide is Doing to Protect Your Privacy

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Even if you’re not a “news” person, you have probably been made aware of the recent decision in Congress to allow internet service providers (ISPs) to snoop your online life. In effect, your privacy is now up for sale. Every action or activity you perform on the internet is now freely accessible for use by […]

Why Do You Have a Website?

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Have you ever asked yourself the question, “Why do I have a website?” Have you ever really thought about the answers? Is there even more than one answer? (Probably.) For us here at ThirdSide, the main answer is pretty obvious: we build websites, so we kind of need one of our own. Duh. It’s like, […]

Spotlight: Riggs Beer Co.

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Reading Time: < 1 minute In May of last year I received a phone call from a new prospect. “My brother, our wives, and I are opening a microbrewery and we need a logo. We’ve seen your work and love it. When can we meet?” From there we embarked on the most unique branding design project we’ve encountered to date. […]

Going To Work with No Pants

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Six years ago, I was laid off from my second good job in 24 months. Both jobs had shown promise and both had allowed me to work with small businesses–a passion of mine for a long time. After spending a year looking for the “perfect” job, I realized that it would only exist if I created […]

Service, or Scam?

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Reading Time: 3 minutes If you have your own website, chances are you’ve received something in the mail reminding you to renew your domain name before it expires. People generally react to these notices in one of the following ways: “Is this actually something I have to worry about?” “I already paid for my web hosting, so I’m good. […]