Automation is a vital tool. It allows us to identify tasks that happen on a predictable schedule, define the process by which the tasks are done, and then remove ourselves from the burden of executing the tasks on that pre-defined and predictable schedule going forward. Automation is commonly associated with machines performing physical tasks, but…
Author: Ryan Brooks
Diagnose Your Site’s Core Web Vitals with Lighthouse
Site performance is the future. In the early days, building a website was all about seeing what the web could do. Catching the user’s eye was more important than being fast. Trying a cool new menu design sometimes took priority over actually navigating the menu. Everyone was learning and building and sharing what worked and…
Boost Your Core Web Vitals Score by Reducing Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) On Your Site
Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) is the measurement of unexpected movements on a page as new content loads. If you’ve ever visited a page and had what you were reading suddenly shift due to an image loading or a pop-up appearing, you’ve seen it in action. CLS is one of Google’s new Core Web Vitals –…
Using Google Maps on Your Website
Online maps generated by satellites are a staple of modern society. The days of printing out a MapQuest page or trying to guess whether you just passed “the third right after the tree” are largely over. But are you properly utilizing this technology? Let’s go over some ways you can use online maps, primarily Google…