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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.
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...
How to Embed a Custom Google Map on Your Website (No API Key Needed)
We build a lot of websites, and the same problem kept coming up. A client has more than one location, a service area, or a list of places they want people to find, and the easy options are all bad. A plain gray Google Maps embed looks nothing like the site, and a...
Namecheap Outage August 13, 2026: What Happened and What It Means for Your Website
Last updated: August 13, 2026 at 3:15 PM ET. This is a developing story and we will update it as Namecheap restores service. If you spent this morning refreshing a dead website, you are not alone. Namecheap, one of the largest domain registrars and web hosts in the...
Why Small Businesses Are Suddenly Getting Sued Over Their Websites (and the 2 Things Every Site Needs in 2026)
Imagine opening the mail and finding a letter that says your business website — the one that just sits there quietly generating leads — has been "wiretapping" its visitors. That's not a hypothetical. A marketing agency we partner with recently had several of its...
WordPress vs Squarespace (2026): Which Is Right for Your Business?
"Should I build my site on WordPress or Squarespace?" is one of the most common questions we hear from small business owners — and most of the answers online come from people trying to sell you one or the other. We're a web design agency that builds on WordPress, so...