Icons of Cincinnati — Entrepreneurs thriving in the Buckeye State

Cincinnati is a city as diverse as its many nicknames: Athens of the West, Paris of America, Cincy, The Queen City or The Nati. And within that diversity, entrepreneurs are building their flourishing businesses. In our latest season of Icons, we’re showcasing entrepreneurs from Cincinnati, hosted by Cincy local Anna …

12 examples of team-building activities for small businesses

Team building during the pandemic has been tough. Small businesses have rapidly gone from mostly in-person to mostly remote. Even as employees return to in-person work, many people will continue to work remotely or have team members in other locations. Workplace shifts and new company culture norms have given rise …

Celebrating 5 years with .art: A strong digital identity for creatives to thrive among the online chaos

In the last five years since its launch, .art has become the most popular extension for creatives and has a stable place among the top-five fastest growing domain zones — all through organic growth and remarkably high renewal rates. Its 200,000-plus community includes creative organizations and personalities as well as …

Essential plugins to build better WordPress sites for clients 

With over 55,000 known plugins available for WordPress, it can get just a little confusing — to say the least — knowing the essential plugins for a WordPress site. There are plugins for functionality, SEO, security, and more. While there is no end-all-be-all plugin or plugin array, certain plugins one …

WooCommerce Wednesdays: Strategies to boost sales through WooCommerce merchandising

Merchandising has long been an important part of commerce, and today many online merchants are beginning to refine WooCommerce merchandising. In the offline world, physical stores intentionally layout their shops and products to engage customers from the moment they pass by the front window to when they leave having completed …