Wix vs WordPress: Which Should You Use to Build Your Website?
So you are thinking about launching (or re-launching) a website. You’ve probably heard of popular platforms like Wix and WordPress. Which should you choose (if either)? Let’s pit Wix and WordPress against each other and see who comes out on top. In this article we’ll cover both Wix’s and WordPress’s: Access to data, Analytics, Blog management, Extensibility, Page building, Search engine optimization (SEO), and Theming…
How to Properly Format Your Blog Posts in an Offline Editor
You’ve been blogging – which is great – but formatting your blog posts is getting you down. Blogging is a time investment. If done well it’s a rewarding investment. But you shouldn’t spend more time than you need to. Many bloggers spend almost as much time formatting their blog posts as they do writing them. It doesn’t have to be that way. This how-to guide…
Farm Market iD
Farm Market iD is a national businesses that provides data driven marketing and software solutions for agriculture businesses. They offer a wealth of useful content for agri-businesses on their blog, in their articles, and in their ebooks. In addition to this wealth of free content they also sell farm data and software like FarmFocus and FieldVision. FMiD is a unique company in a unique position….
Lady Environmental
“I collaborated with Rystedt Creative Services to digitize my logo for my blog/business. They worked within an efficient timeline to produce a logo that matched the original that I had drawn while also making it better than the original and more professional looking. I absolutely love it. I know also that if I need help with a website management issue, I can talk to them…
Medium vs WordPress
So you are thinking of starting (or restarting) a blog (by the way, if you aren’t blogging yet you should be). You’ve heard of popular blogging platforms like Medium, WordPress, and HubSpot CMS. Which blogging platform should you choose? In this article we pit two of the most popular blogging platforms against one another to reveal their pros and cons. Medium vs WordPress, which is…
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
“Our organization recently contracted with Rystedt Creative to update our website. They did a great job recommending upgrades and handled the work for us. Also, because we are a non-profit, they took into consideration our limited resources for their pricing structure. We really appreciate the quick turnaround time too!” – Pastor Tom Zucconi, Holy Cross Lutheran Church Holy Cross Lutheran Church is a congregation in…
4 Ways WordPress 5.0’s Gutenberg Will Affect Your Business or Nonprofit in 2018
WordPress is about to change forever. WordPress’ update to version 5.0 is due out soon and is coming with a whole new way to compose blog posts and pages. The WordPress team is calling the new post editor “Gutenberg” (you know, after the guy who invented the printing press and changed media forever). If your business or nonprofit has a WordPress website you should know…
6 Elements of an Outstanding Small Business or Nonprofit Website – Quiz and Checklist
There are currently over one billion websites online – that’s almost one website for every four Internet users – but few of them stand out from the crowd. Many have a sense that their websites blend into the background noise of the Internet more than they should but they don’t know precisely why… or what to do about it. Yet how to stand out from…
Elk Creek Designs
“Joshua at Rystedt Creative was beyond helpful when we ran into technical issues with our website. His extensive WordPress and Woocommerce knowledge helped to answer all of our web development questions. He was always available with a friendly demeanor and ready to talk us through our questions and what needed to be edited or changed on the website, and even showed us via screen-share the…
Maryland LFL
Lutherans for Life is a national nonprofit that exists to equip Lutherans to be “Gospel motivated voices for life”. LFL accomplishes this goal through publications, classes, prayer, financial assistance, and training. Despite being a national nonprofit, LFL relies on local and regional Life Chapters to engage churches, volunteers, and donors. Until 2017 the state of MD lacked an LFL presence. The majority of Lutherans in…