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, we set up your analytics. …
Our Day Out on the Town: Four of Green Bag’s Favorite Things in Charleston
Our namesake Green Bag doesn’t just hang out on its hook in the office. This bag travels all over Charleston and beyond! Whether we’re taking work outside for a brainstorming session on Folly Beach, grabbing lunch at our neighborhood salad spot, or networking with other Charleston entrepreneurs—all of us at Green Bag Designs like to enjoy our city. There are …
How Kate Spade Changed My Life
It’s always the same question. Why the Green Bag? Sometimes the world speaks to you when you are least expecting it. I had been working at a marketing firm as a Special Projects Manager when I was suddenly fired due to cutbacks in the company. Getting laid off was something I had never expected, and losing my job so …
How to Brace for Summer
Our business tends to slow down through the summer. Kids are out of school, families are taking vacations, and everyone in Charleston tends to head to the beach on a pretty afternoon. We’ve come to expect this summer slump, and have started planning around it. If your business also hits a summer lull, or a slow period during another part …
GDPR and your Blast Email Manager
Have you heard about the GDPR? It stands for The General Data Protection Regulation, which is designed to enable individuals to better control their personal data. It is hoped that these modernised and unified rules will allow businesses to make the most of the opportunities of the Digital Single Market by reducing regulation and benefiting from reinforced consumer trust. Right now, it …
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 in WordPress can save so …
Graphic Design – Here are Some of Our Favorite Logos!
Branding matters—and your company logo is one of the first and most memorable things that clients encounter with your business. Creating custom logos and graphic designs is one of our favorite things to do with clients. Here our some recent design and how they look “in the wild:” ——— We created this logo for Chambers & Associates, a general contracting …
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 readers. Think of it like …
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 a lot of resources for …
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, we’re loving these fresh and …