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“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.”
— Winston Churchill

GLIDE is Officially B Corp Certified! 🎉🌎

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Welcome to a new era of conscious business! We are so thrilled to announce that GLIDE has officially become a Certified B Corporation, joining a global community of purpose-driven businesses committed to making a positive impact. This certification represents our unwavering dedication to sustainability, social responsibility, and transparency. We’re doing a little happy dance over here! 🎉

 

Certified B Corporations are part of a growing movement of people using business as a force for good. Across a variety of industries and around the world, these companies are putting people and the planet before profits and redefining what it means to be successful in business.  

 

Read more about how we're putting our purpose, mission, and values in motion as a Certified B Corp!

🔒 GLIDE's SOC 2 Certification

The good news keeps on coming! We're excited to share that GLIDE has achieved SOC 2 certification. This recognition is a testament to our steadfast commitment to uphold the highest standards of information security and data protection.

 

We’ve always seen ourselves as the custodians of our customers’ trust. With our SOC 2 certification, we’re now fully prepared to partner with larger enterprises requiring stringent compliance, safeguarding your data while we continue to build beautiful, high-performing websites.

Awww yeah: Awards Spotlight

We're getting noticed again ;) Check out some of our recent web design accolades!

 

Swindled Podcast

🏅 2023 Gold Winner, Hermes Creative Awards

Honorable Mention, Awwwards.com

 

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CoCollect

Honorable mention, Awwwards.com

🚀 New Project Launches!

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🏝️ Delighting Donors with CharityACE

We worked closely with the CharityACE team to understand their goals and pain points. Our approach was to create a site that was not only visually stunning but also strategically designed to communicate their benefits and value. We made sure the messaging was spot on and the design was visually engaging, with clear calls-to-action that compel visitors to call or fill out a form. The end result? A website that truly delivers the CharityACE brand promise.

 

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✏️ Helping Creators Get Paid with Collective Voice

Our team embraced CollectiveVoice’s new brand guidelines to develop a visually captivating and user-friendly landing page. By incorporating vibrant colors, modern typography, and appealing visuals, we aimed to evoke a sense of delight and excitement. The revamped design created a cohesive brand identity and ensured that visitors instantly recognized and connected their vibe.

SEO Spotlight: National Breast Cancer Foundation

We'd love to tell you all about GLIDE's results-driven digital marketing offerings, but why don't we leave it to our amazing clients? Check out this snippet of a review from the National Breast Cancer Foundation on our SEO services below.

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"Melissa, our SEO lead, is the absolute best. She is wicked smart, excellent at time management, and prioritizes serving the client. She flexes to meet our changing needs and executes the work instead of just making recommendations. This hands-on approach has made a massive difference for our team."

 

Measurable outcomes that demonstrate success:

  • Impressions up 90% YoY
  • Clicks are up 76.7% YoY
  • Users are up 74% YoY
  • Pageviews are up 80% YoY
  • Blog: 3x traffic growth YoY

 

Read the full review here >>

 

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⚠️ GLIDE Clients: Critical MySQL Update

Attention valued clients! MySQL 5.7 will be reaching its industry wide end-of-life this year. All WP Engine-hosted sites will be auto-upgraded to MySQL 8.0 by the end of October 2023 so now is the time to begin testing it out before it deploys to your live site. Learn More Here: https://support.glidedesign.com/a/solutions/articles/3000122118

New Core Value: Enjoy the Journey 😎

 

Each quarter, our team votes for a few outstanding team members who embody GLIDE's core values. This quarter was extra special as GLIDE established an all new, fifth core value: Enjoy the Journey. This value etches into our company's DNA a commitment to a healthy work-life balance that provides the freedom to explore this beautiful, surprising world. Enjoying the journey is what refills our tank and is a key ingredient in the GLIDE secret sauce that allows us to deliver faithfully for our clients.

 

This quarter's four FIVE super-GLIDErs and the company values they personify are:

  • Jessica: Build Meaningful Relationships
  • Travis: Better Every Day
  • Jeff: Deliver Faithfully
  • Madeline: Love What You Do
  • Brooke: Enjoy the Journey
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Blog: 16 Proven Techniques to Increase Organic Search Traffic to New Sites in 2023

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    Much like organic food, organic search traffic takes a long time to cultivate, but is definitely worth the effort. If you have a new website, getting organic search results is crucial for your success. This is because a new website has little credibility. In the long term, getting organic results from content marketing will help tremendously in improving your online reputation.

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