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One of the key aspects of SiteManager, the first collaborative web design platform, is that it’s cloud based. The big advantage is that minor and major infrastructure updates are happening in the background, and most of the times it goes unnoticed by our users.

The beauty sector isn't exactely a forerunner when it comes to digitization. But being present online is an opportunity for them. iBeauty is a platform that helps businesses work more efficiently.

A new design update to the Google results will be rolling out over the next few days. With this new design, a website's branding will become more prominent. The name of the website and its favicon will appear at the top of the results card.

We’re now living in the era of co-creation and it’s rarely just a designer or a developer who’s involved. Collaborative web design means that websites are developed by entire teams and in collaboration with colleagues, third parties, or freelance partners.

Here at SiteManager we're constantly working on new updates and new features to improve our platform and speed up the web development proces. Let's take a look at the most important platform updates from April.

By focussing on the process instead of the activity, today’s creative agencies and innovative marketing teams are learning to perceive collaborative web design as a full stack web design solution.

Plug&play databases are pre-made databases that come with pre-set components that are fully connected with the database. We've now created a new plug&play database for calendars.

Our developers have been busy bees in March. We've created a cool new feature called Master components and we've made it easier to add a Facebook pixel to your SiteManager projects.

Content marketing is a powerful way to increase traffic to a website and generate leads. It's also a great way to communicate about your brand and build trust. Here are 5 important questions you should ask before creating content.

The Facebook pixel is a powerful digital marketing tool. Essentially, it's a small piece of code that will keep track of website visitors and collect data. Data you can use with Facebook ads.

Agencies working with freelancers benefit from writing an elaborate project brief. In the project brief, you describe all aspects of a project and provide the freelancer with all the information he or she needs to build the website.

Working with freelancers can be a great way to scale your agency. But it isn’t always rainbows and sunshine. Read the most common challenges of working with freelancers in a traditional way.

Getting started with new technology always comes with a learning curve. This guide will help you get started as fast as possible.

2018 was an exciting year for us. Let's take a look at what we've accomplished the past year.

Elias and Andreas Van Esbroeck are two ambitious digital natives working in Belgium. Last May they decided to take a leap and start their own digital marketing agency Two Impress. We talked to Elias about their company, their challenges and their ambitions for the future.

Agencies are operating in a highly competitive market where the margins on web development are dropping. “With competitors at every corner, agencies need to start working faster and smarter to remain profitable”, Hoogewijs explains.

When you suggest creating an online store for your client, many of them will be reluctant at first. Here are four of the most common objections against ecommerce and how you can counter these arguments to start selling ecommerce websites:

Yools is not a typical marketing agency. They stopped selling and work without contracts. In five years time they've built over 2,500 websites.

More and more businesses are getting started with ecommerce and are selling their products online. Good news for the web design industry, because there’s money to be made.

The lead generation landscape is always shifting. But there’s one marketing ploy that remains consistently popular with web designers: Referrals.

Every web professional gets confronted with the web designer’s dilemma. It comes down to this: When you build a website, you can either prioritize quality, speed or cost-effectiveness, but never all three.

Do you want to create, contribute or lurk? An “easy” way to stand out and to become a LinkedIn superstar is to be a creator.

Once you've optimized your profile (part 1 of the ultimate guide) it's time to unleash the real power of LinkedIn: engaging and connecting with your audience.

Managing client's expectations isn't always easy. Especially when it comes to SEO. Here are 4 tips to communicate better with your client.

The rules are the same: study your potential clients, understand their needs, speak to them before they’re ready to buy, and be helpful. Adjust your CTAs to match those guidelines and you should start seeing more of the type of activity that leads to more business for your web design business.

Web design takes care of how your site looks, but it can also impact sales, which is the ultimate conversion.

This ABCs of SEO will give you an overview and a brief explanation of the most important concepts in Search Engine Optimization.

At Sitemanager we firmly believe that teleworking is part of a great working environment for our team. It makes our team members happier and healthier.

Being exclusively focused on creating websites is becoming increasingly difficult for web designers. Increase your revenue by offering extra services like SEO.

When potential clients are searching for a web designer, they each have different goals and ideas in mind. But the one constant you can count on is the fact that they want to see proof of your work.

Not providing a proper user experience for mobile will make you lose visitors and reduce conversions on your website. Read these four reasons why you should prioritize mobile web design.

Are you delivering a mobile-optimized experience? Let’s take a closer look at why it matters and what you can do to improve your website for mobile users.

This article is part of the website optimization series and highlights more technical features to help search engines to understand your site even better.

How to optimise your website for SEO. A quick checklist to cover the most important SEO basics for website search engine optimisation.

Read why it is so important to optimize your website speed, and how you can keep your website running smoothly at all times.

This guide will show you how you can craft a preparation plan to speed up website creation and ensure your client’s (and your own) online success.

A website sitemap provides viewers and search engines a bird’s eye view of the content on your website, including how often that information is updated. If you want your website to be as successful as possible, implementing a sitemap is mandatory.

Encompassing the simple functionality of website builders (e.g., drag­-and­-drop design editing) and the sophisticated features of CMS tools.

After careful planning, drafting, testing, and web writing, your client’s website is finally ready to go live. And when it’s published, your client’s first question is likely to be “When will my website be visible in search results?”

Why SiteManager wants customer success agents to act as a personal web design coach, with the ultimate goal to enable customer's timesaving expectations.

Our guide will help you understand the why and how of using freelancers to scale your studio or agency to set you on the path to project success.