Web Development

Video is becoming more and more prominent on the web. Social media platforms like Facebook have become the next networks and go-to spots for news updates and live-streams. Video is, at its core, much easier for people to ‘digest’ – the ability to watch something instead of reading an article is a more passive, seemingly [Read More]

There are a ton of web tools and platforms out there. Some get a ton of hype (for good reasons) and others get hype we feel is undeserved. We rate them below, based on our collective team opinion as well as leaning on experience over the last 15 years working building and supporting websites. What [Read More]

So you’ve just finished building your business’ 50th WordPress site for a client. It’s a job well done, and you and your team are proud of what you’ve accomplished. However, with every new site you realize it is getting increasingly more difficult to properly manage, support, and keep each site secure. Providing updates, making revisions, [Read More]

Your website is oftentimes your customers’ first impression of your brand or business. And further, as we’ve moved into a mobile-first world, how your site is viewed on a mobile device is often at the crux of how your brand is perceived. That said, you definitely want to be sure that your site is up-to-date, [Read More]

Second, in our ‘Train of Thought’ series: We wanted to provide both a brief overview of web development as well as commentary on the subject from some of the greatest minds in the business (much like we did for our ‘Web Design’ segment). The term ‘web development’ is very generic as it can stand for [Read More]

The launch of Portsmouth Physical Therapy’s new website gives them not only a tremendous new home on the internet but also one of the sleekest sites on the New Hampshire seacoast. After reviewing design, we were able to create a professional site that includes the desired ‘Contact’ page and the incredibly important patient forms page [Read More]

A second website that we’ve recently launched is for the band Twiddle. Ever growing in popularity since they formed in 2004, Twiddle is a jam band that was looking to freshen up their web presence. After reviewing with the guys to understand what they were looking for in a site, we were able to make [Read More]

This summer has been a very busy one for us here at Loud Canvas Media, and we wanted to showcase some websites that we’ve recently launched for clients of ours, starting with one we did for Spine & Sports Physical Therapy. We reviewed with Spine & Sports PT to determine exactly what they wanted on [Read More]

In August of 2014, Google made the announcement that switching your website from HTTP to HTTPS would give your site a minor boost in rankings as HTTPS was made a ranking indicator in search engines. Sure, it’s almost been a full two years, and while it’s a seemingly simple change many companies have not yet [Read More]

by Bernard Kohan (of Comentum) [intro and edits by LCM] Sometimes hiring the right “fit” for your web project is a challenge in and of itself. As a self-defined “Moderate Class” web development company, we believe Loud Canvas Media lies in that perfect sweet spot between two extremes of the web dev spectrum (through we openly [Read More]

Have you ever thought about what makes a website really stand out? What is it that makes a great website better than a ‘good’ one? A great website is one that is mobile friendly (Read more on that from our Archives!), aesthetically pleasing (complete with photos as well as an attention-grabbing font), and is loaded [Read More]

What is WordPress Multisite? The WordPress Codex describes Multisite: Multisite is a feature of WordPress 3.0 and later versions that allows multiple virtual sites to share a single WordPress installation. When the multisite feature is activated, the original WordPress site can be converted to support a network of sites. WordPress Multisite — Sometimes, but Not [Read More]