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, […]
Every Blog Post We Have Ever Written
Wow! You actually clicked that link. Nobody really thought you would, but now that you're here, here is every blog post we have ever written. You might want to pour some coffee.
Facebook Improves Their Small Business Pages
Reading Time: 2 minutes If you’re a small business with a Facebook page, you may have noticed a change to the layout of that page. Facebook began experimenting with a new design in June and has been rolling it out a little bit at a time over the past few weeks. Some accounts see the new design and some […]
Spotlight: Riggs Beer Co.
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
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?
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. […]
RIP Instagram Logo
Reading Time: < 1 minute Yesterday Instagram came out with an update of its logo and branding, and not surprisingly, people either love it or hate it. Personally, I think it’s far less interesting, and strays too far away from the “hipster” vibe they started with in favor of following the bigger trend of simplified design concepts. It’s trying to […]