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The Design Dispatch Blog
This is a work in progress as we continue to find our voice. While we may not be the best writers, and some content may be AI-generated, but we are actively working on writing content that is informative and provides actual value and insight.
Website Migration SEO: A Checklist From Real Client Rebuilds
Website migration SEO is the work that keeps your Google rankings, links and leads intact when your site moves to a new design, platform, domain or URL structure. Most of it happens before launch day, and most of it is invisible once it is done right. We have done...
PayPal Invoice Scam: How to Spot a Fake Invoice and What to Do
The PayPal invoice scam usually looks like this: an invoice or "receipt" for a few hundred dollars you never spent, often for Norton, McAfee, Geek Squad or a new laptop, with a note telling you to call a support number right away if you want to cancel. Do not call it...
Is Shopify Legit? What Sellers and Shoppers Should Know in 2026
Is Shopify legit? Yes. Shopify is a publicly traded company that has run online stores since 2006, and about 10% of all U.S. ecommerce sales go through it. But "is Shopify legit" is really two questions. The platform itself is safe and heavily audited. The stores...
WordPress 7.0 and 7.1: What Changed and Should You Update?
WordPress 7.0 was the biggest change to WordPress in years: built-in AI connections, a redesigned dashboard, and a new way to see what changed between revisions. Three months later, WordPress 7.1 added responsive styling and faster image uploads. Then in September...
The 8 Best WordPress Maintenance Services in 2026 (Compared by Price and What You Get)
There are dozens of WordPress maintenance services, and almost every list of them is written by a company that sells one. This one is too, so let us get that out of the way: we run a maintenance plan, it is on this list, and we have tried to be as straight about it as...
WordPress Maintenance Plans: What’s Included and How to Choose
Most people buy a website once and assume it is finished. It is not. WordPress maintenance plans exist because a live site is closer to a car than a painting: it runs every day, it depends on parts other people build, and it degrades quietly until something stops...