Website maintenance: Why your site requires maintenance
Website maintenance is a little like insurance. You don’t really notice you don’t have it, until something goes wrong. At Green Bag Designs we love building websites for our awesome clients! There is nothing more exciting than when a site launches and our client’s ring the bell! (If you aren’t sure what bell we are […]
SSL Certificate: What you need to know.
What is an SSL Certificate? An SSL Certificate is an encrypted link between the web server and the web browser. This encrypted link ensures that all of the information passed between the two remains private. The SSL Certificate has the following information: the name of the holder, a serial number and expiration date, a copy […]
Charleston Pro Bono
We had a blast working on Charleston Pro Bono’s new website! Charleston Pro Bono, for the public good. Charleston Pro Bono is a truly amazing organization. They provide civil legal aid to eligible low-income residents of Charleston County at no cost to the clients. They are able to do this through various government and […]
Top 5 Hacks in Squarespace
Are you currently using Squarespace as your site platform? It’s easy to love the clean lines and functionality of Squarespace, but still crave the ability to make your site more “you”. Add a video to your header: In most templates where you can add images into the header sections of your site, you can also […]
How to set up google analytics in Wix, Wordpress and Squarespace
Google Analytics tracks and reports your website traffic, as well as where these sources are coming from and how your client is finding you. It’s a great tool to use in order to see if your advertising, search engine optimization and marketing plan is working for your business. When you build a site with us, […]
Top Time-Saving Shortcuts in Wordpress
We are all about making websites quick and easy for people to use! Sometimes the back-end of building websites is not so streamlined, though. Between coding, content blocks, e-commerce and making the most beautiful, functional website possible, you don’t have time for extra steps. That is why shortcuts are so useful! The best keyboard shortcuts […]
How to add categories to your menu in Wordpress
Blogging is an amazing way to connect with clients and become a go-to resource about your area of expertise. But blogs are most useful if they’re easy to find and read! This is where categories come in. You can organize all the blogs on your site into categories, making them manageable for you and your […]
Top 5 Plugins for Wordpress
If you know our website-building and design company, you know we like Wordpress—a lot. It’s a powerful website builder and we use it to showcase clients, keep them connected and offer online services. Some of the best functionality from Wordpress comes from plugins. If you aren’t using plugins on your Wordpress site, you are missing […]
5 Free Printables to Amp Up Your Online Graphics
Downloading printables is an awesome, easy way to freshen up your graphic designs and increase your social engagement. You do not have to reinvent the wheel here! Pinterest, graphic design sites, Etsy and independent artists are all fabulous resources for content you can customize and use for your own business. With summer coming up fast, […]
Busting Myths About Website Design
Effective web design that invites visitors to each page—and converts them into customers—isn’t as easy to achieve as you might think. In our experience, there are several thoughts and theories about web design that simply aren’t true. We’re debunking our top five most common myths below, in hopes that it makes your web design process […]