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Streamlining Operations: Harnessing Zapier for Enhanced Efficiency in Independent Schools

In the dynamic landscape of independent schools, efficiency and productivity play pivotal roles in ensuring smooth operations and fostering an environment conducive to learning and growth. Small schools have small teams, and staff will often wear many hats. Zapier, a powerful automation tool, offers a plethora of possibilities for independent…

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Navigating Success: The Impact of Website Structure on User Experience for Schools and Nonprofits

When it comes to shaping user experience, the structure of a website plays a pivotal role, especially for schools and nonprofits. A well-designed website not only captures attention but also guides users seamlessly through content and fosters engagement. In this blog post, we’ll explore how website structure significantly influences user…

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The Crucial Role of Keywords in Your School’s Content Strategy

Schools know that an effective online presence is critical to attracting, informing and communicating with prospective families. A key component of and online marketing strategy involves understanding and implementing relevant keywords on the school’s website. In this blog post, we’ll delve into why keywords matter to your school’s content strategy…

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New Email Deliverability Rules For Gmail and Yahoo: What It Means

Experiencing email delivery troubles or puzzled by those error messages? Have you received a message from your CRM (Constant Contact, Mailchimp, etc.) that you have to set up or change some settings with acronyms like DKIM and SPF? This is due to an upcoming change in email delivery for Google…

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2024 Design TLC Goals

Working with a lot of schools, “new year” occurs for us two times: I am a big fan of goal setting. The research around goals indicates that goals help us in many ways: Tips for setting and achieving goals I separate personal goals from business goals, although the process for…

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2023 School and Nonprofit Websites

2023 was a fun and exciting year for Design TLC! Our team produced some amazing new websites for wonderful organizations while maintaining support for over 70 websites. We branched out with advanced development of WordPress integrations with Salesforce for The League of American Bicyclists and with Blackbaud for The Renbrook…

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Guide To Effective Website Process

An Effective Website Planning, Design and Development Process

Building or refreshing a school or nonprofit website takes time and collaboration to be successful. Our website projects go smoothly because our process is well planned and organized and are most effective when the client participates in the process enthusiastically. Here is our Guide To An Effective Website Development Process:…

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