People often put a lot of time and energy into writing blogs. They research the topic, choose just the right words, and make sure their categories and tags are on point. But all too often, images are an afterthought. They’ll throw any old stock photo in there or worse – skip the image entirely. Bad… Continue reading
Your inbox has one unread email so you open it. The content is really good so you want to quickly share it with some of your team members and you move your mouse to your email client’s forward button. That’s a bad idea! Let me tell you why. Coding emails isn’t easy. Different email clients… Continue reading
We’ve all been there. You go through the entire design consultation and the final product isn’t exactly what you were anticipating. All that comes to mind is that you don’t like it, which is frustrating and doesn’t solve your problem. Follow these tips to learn how to give constructive feedback. Focus on the project: Giving… Continue reading
If you haven’t yet heard of the bullet journaling trend, head on over to this website to see what all the fuss is about. As you can see Ryder Carroll keeps it pretty simple. If you’re curious about beautiful artistic bullet journals here are a few examples. As you can see, the system is… Continue reading
Over the past few years, there has been an emphasis on minimalism. On analyzing your life to examine what adds to your happiness and success and what weighs you down. If you have read Leo Babauta’s Zen Habits blog or picked up Marie Condon’s The Life Changing Magic of Tidying up, you’ve probably learned a… Continue reading
Let’s get right to the point. The answer is yes. Yes we do. With a giant bowl of chocolate outside of our offices well within our reach, what exactly do we go for? I have been paying attention for the past couple of weeks and it turns out that PMs are not the biggest candy… Continue reading
I was watching The Bachelorette Monday night (don’t judge me!) and thinking about how much the process is like hiring. You… Start with a wide range of prospects Notice who makes a great impression Eliminate unsuitable candidates quickly Narrow the field to a select few Make your final decision The similarities are striking… As you… Continue reading
Chances are if you’re reading this, you know your company needs a new logo. Here are the top 10 reasons why your logo sucks: 1. The Typography is Bad Is your copy hard to read? Are there too many typefaces? Did you pick a trendy typeface that is out of date? 2. It Has Gradients… Continue reading
At some point, this Gen X Girl stopped being the kid in the office. It’s weird, because it seems like you’ve spent an entire career trying to convince your superiors that you are ready for the big time. You’ve paid your dues. You’ve put in the work. And then… Millennials. This is the point where… Continue reading
Links, links everywhere and not a single click! I have designed and built many newsletters and promotional emails for clients over the last few years. So many that I lost count of the exact number long ago. These projects have ranged from the the very simple text-only option to holiday cards to the most complex… Continue reading
In a previous post, I mentioned ‘Most people think web developers only build websites, when, in fact, they are also creating concepts and designing the site as well.’ I decided I wanted to clarify, so others can gain a better understanding of what the Web Developers here at Haley do for your company! The duties… Continue reading
Forms on your website can be a powerful tool to capture leads. Here are 5 tips to consider to ensure your web forms are performing at their highest potential.
What does creative mean to you? The definition of creativity is the use of the imagination or original ideas. In my industry, being creative is vital. Most people think web developers only build websites, when, in fact, they are also creating concepts and designing the site as well. It can be a struggle at times… Continue reading
From the front page to team bios, your staffing firm’s website is likely to be covered in photography and naturally, you don’t want it looking like everyone elses. A request that we commonly receive as part of the Creative Team at Haley Marketing is to make sure the imagery we pick doesn’t “look like stock… Continue reading
Images are critical to marketing – we would know! Stock images can look generic, and, let’s face it – we’ve already seen them. Photography resources continue to increase their collections with images we actually want to see. Here are some examples on choosing imagery for your marketing and how it can help your business. Differentiate… Continue reading
With almost every update to your browser comes a host of changes that allow us web designers and developers to create awesome features for your staffing website. New bits of code become adopted and as old versions of browsers drop in use, they take the inability to use new code with them. It is because… Continue reading
