Does my WordPress Site Need AMP? Does it Really?
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 a digital agency, do you need to have AMP? The short answer is…
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Making Your Online Properties Fast and Efficient with AMP
AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) The official definition: The Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) Project is an open-source initiative that embodies the vision that publishers can create mobile optimized content once and have it load instantly everywhere. Our definition: A way we can make our websites fling poo load and function as quickly and efficiently as possible…
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Are Concept Maps the Secret to UX & SEO Strategies in 2017?
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 – the solution is much simpler than killing your own creation (or at least trying…
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Card Sorts – The Secret to Intuitive Websites
Whether you’re designing or redesigning your website, grouping and organizing your content can be tricky. What will your users look for first? What content do they value most? What is the most likely and most efficient path of navigation through your website? Most importantly – how can you make your website efficient for both your…
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Information Architecture: The Secret to an Intuitive Website
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-organizing website content. We observed that a number of our clients had come to us…
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PHP 7 Improves Website Performance & User Experience
PHP 7 Upgrade Gives Cheeky Monkey an Extra Little Something When we decided to convert the Cheeky Monkey Media corporate site to PHP 7, we expected some improvements in web performance We expected the site to run faster and smoother. We expected the page loads to be quicker. We expected these results to leave the…
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Branding DrupalCon: A Stunning Brand & Web Style Guide
Cheeky Monkey Media has been involved in the design and creation of the Drupal Association‘s North American DrupalCons since 2015. DrupalCon Los Angeles in 2015 inspired the work of Shepard Fairey and his propaganda/street art stylings. DrupalCon New Orleans in 2016 was inspired by the rich French history and wrought iron that is so prevalent…
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Building a Strong Brand – 10 Essentials You Can’t Ignore
Before you can go about building a strong brand or transforming your brand into something your current and future clients can’t live without, you need to understand what branding really is. What is a brand? In the broadest terms, your brand is the way your customers perceive you. In “Why Brand Building Is Important,” Scott…
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Drupal SEO: Hottest Modules & Tools to Boost Organic Traffic
Wondering how to get your site to rank higher? Are you using Drupal or thinking about using Drupal? You’ve come to the right place! This definitive SEO guide for Drupal websites will give you tips on which SEO tools and Drupal modules you can use to rank higher in Google search results. There are a…
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How Much Does It Cost To Build a Website?
Unless you’re a magician with numbers, calculating a budget for your website is probably not at the top of your “Things I can’t wait to do!” list. Take it from the monkeys who do it all the time (that’s us), it’s not that bad. In fact, it can actually be fun. Yes, you read that right.…
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