The Cheeky Monkey Media Blog
A few words from the apes, monkeys, and various primates that make up the Cheeky Monkey Super Squad.
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10 Benefits of a Strong Developer Workflow
April 12, 2017 / Treena Bjarnason In this post, I’ll cover the improvements we’ve made to our developer workflow at Cheeky Monkey Media. At the center of these improvements is a git branching strategy, but I’ll also talk a bit about code review, dev environments, and tools. The Dangers… Read more
Mobile Friendly: Does it Really Matter?
March 29, 2017 / Treena Bjarnason A few weeks ago, when I first started writing our website maintenance blog series, I asked one of our developers (Calvin Tyndall) to give the first blog a quick review. Calvin had a number of really good suggestions, but one really stood out to me. He… Read more
Improve Productivity by Recognizing Time Vampires
February 23, 2017 / Treena Bjarnason Time Vampires – Evil Time Wasting Blood Suckers – THEY ARE REAL!!! Have you ever looked at the clock and realized your work day is almost over and you can’t recall what you accomplished during the past 8 hours? If we’re really honest with ourselves and… Read more
Does my WordPress Site Need AMP? Does it Really?
January 11, 2017 / Treena Bjarnason Last week, we published a case study about our experience integrating Cheeky Monkey Media’s Drupal website with AMP. We’re pretty impressed with the results. But, what if you have a WordPress site? And, what if you’re a nonprofit, for example, and not… Read more
Are Concept Maps the Secret to UX & SEO Strategies in 2017?
December 27, 2016 / Treena Bjarnason When building or analyzing your website, the last thing you want to discover is that you’re one misplaced keyword away from bringing a Frankenstein-inspired mess to life. If you’re reading this article with a sinking feeling in your stomach, relax – th… Read more
Information Architecture: The Secret to an Intuitive Website
December 15, 2016 / Treena Bjarnason Do I Have a Content Organization Problem or an Information Architecture Problem? You probably have both. In fact, they’re usually one and the same. One afternoon, while we were busy working out, the troop got to talking about organizing and re-organizi… Read more
Expect to be Questioned
September 8, 2016 / Rick Bjarnason One of the great things about being a creative agency is the number of amazing ideas that we get to hear. Literally every day, we are having conversations with our existing and potential clients about building their future. However, what oftentimes com… Read more
Lizzy’s List – My 8 Favorite Productivity Tools
August 31, 2016 / Treena Bjarnason These amazing products/services are ones I use every day to streamline my professional processes. I figured I’d share them with you in case you are in search of some neat tools that can help with your day-to-day: 1. Polymail This is the platform I use… Read more
The 3 P’s I Learned from my Dog: Purpose, Patience, Presence
August 25, 2016 / Treena Bjarnason Hi, This is Caesar, my partner in crime. He can be a handful, but you couldn’t ask for a better dog. What does this adorable creature have to do with life as a marketer? Ironically, a lot. Were it not for Caesar’s ‘guidance,’ I’d still be trying to wra… Read more
Being an Intern is About Getting your Mind Blown Regularly
August 16, 2016 / Treena Bjarnason I think it would be a good idea to paint a brief picture of what the past 6-8 months have looked like for me, in order to provide a little bit more context for my expectations and experience of being an intern at Cheeky Monkey Media. The Beginning I be… Read more
Getting that Grant: Where to Get it and How to Apply
July 28, 2016 / Treena Bjarnason Talking to friends and Cheeky Monkey clients who work in non-profits, I’ve learned that grants make up a large chunk of the funding available to nonprofits. Before I continue, I should let you know that Cheeky Monkey does not have funding consultants o… Read more