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Notes on web design, development and running a website for your business.
The best website platform for real estate developers: Webflow or custom code?
A real estate website can mean two very different things. An agent may need MLS listings, lead capture and a CRM. A developer may need project pages, floor…
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Shopify for B2B and wholesale: when it fits and when it doesn't
Selling to another business is not the same as selling one product to one person. A wholesale customer may need their own price list, net payment terms, a…
The best ecommerce platform for Canadian retail: Shopify, Webflow or custom?
For a Canadian retail business, the website is rarely just an online store. It may need to share inventory with a physical shop, support pickup, ship across a…
Custom website vs website builder: when custom development is worth it
A custom website is not automatically better than a website builder. For many businesses, Webflow or Shopify is the smarter choice. You get a proven editor…
Webflow + Memberstack for membership websites: when it fits
A membership website sounds simple: people pay, log in and see content that everyone else cannot. The details decide whether it stays simple. If you are…
The best platforms for a restaurant website: Webflow or AlpineDev
Restaurant owners ask me this all the time: which platform should our website be on? After building websites for restaurants, bars and cafés across Banff…
Why your website should be easy for your team to edit
Most small business websites don't fail because they look bad. They fail because nobody can update them. It happens slowly. The launch looks great. Then the…
5 things every restaurant website needs
Most people who visit a restaurant website already want to eat there. They're standing on Banff Avenue, or planning a weekend in Canmore, and they have three…
Webflow or Shopify: which one fits your business?
"Should we build on Webflow or Shopify?" is one of the first questions I get from new clients. Both are great platforms. They're just great at different…
How fast should your website be?
Out here, a lot of your customers are looking at your website on a phone, on a mountain highway or a busy hotel Wi-Fi, with patchy signal. If your site takes…