The Cheeky Monkey Media Blog
A few words from the apes, monkeys, and various primates that make up the Cheeky Monkey Super Squad.
Making sure your website works.
August 14, 2022 / Rick Bjarnason Let’s face it websites are a huge commitment, both in time and money. Making sure that you build the right site for the right market is uber important. So, how can you make sure that you get it right? Planning ahead Make sure you are prepared before yo… Read more
Five Sources of Web Design Blog Inspiration
July 2, 2022 / Treena Bjarnason It’s already 2022 and we thought it would be fun to list the top five things we loved seeing on the web. #1. 50 Design Blogs for 2022 Web design is pretty cool because it is only going to keep getting better. We stumbled across this blog post and think… Read more
Considerations When Moving from Drupal to WordPress
April 27, 2022 / Treena Bjarnason When thinking about moving from Drupal to WordPress, there are many reasons why organizations wait to upgrade. It can be budgetary constraints, lack of CMS knowledge, or technical complexity. But whether you’re just starting to research your CMS option… Read more
Why White Space is so Powerful in Web Design
April 2, 2022 / Treena Bjarnason When it comes to website design, there are many elements to consider if you want your website to take center stage. The use of space is one of those fundamental parameters of web design, but it is, at the same time, one of the most underestimated. Toda… Read more
How to Use Customer Journey Mapping
March 31, 2022 / Treena Bjarnason In a world where consumers are increasingly well-informed and self-aware, having a clear mission, vision, and overall customer experience strategy in your company is no longer optional – it’s essential. This is why there’s a method developed to help or… Read more
How to Create a Purposeful Content Marketing Plan
March 4, 2022 / Treena Bjarnason Old retail marketing baboons back in the day thought a marketing strategy was based around the “ready, fire, aim” concept. Essentially they would throw a bunch of sh*t at the wall, hoping something sticks. A strategy that even Cheeky Monkeys like ourse… Read more
4 Must-Haves for a Tourism Website
February 23, 2022 / Treena Bjarnason Not daring to wander outside of our little patch of forest due to fear and uncertainty, we’ve all been cooped up in our dwellings for the better part of the past two years. As we all know, primates are not made to be confined to a single tree. This has… Read more
User Testing: The Sugar to the Design & Development Pie
February 22, 2022 / Ashley Olsen User Testing has been around for what seems like forever, and it basically has in one way, shape, or form. You see it talked about in the design phases of a project and less so in the development phases, but why is that? Think of it as if you’re baking… Read more
How To Create An Effective Nonprofit Website
February 11, 2022 / Treena Bjarnason Harnessing the power of a strategically built website is one of the best ways to introduce a nonprofit organization to a larger and more relevant audience. It provides an incredible stage to host important information, event details, and donation platf… Read more
What Makes a Higher Education Website Get Results
February 2, 2022 / Treena Bjarnason Modern digital tools and websites have helped to bring the higher education sector into the future. In fact, a website is often the most important tool for an educational organization, whether it be to disseminate information or host online learning mo… Read more
4 Ways to Budget for a Drupal 9/10 Migration
February 2, 2022 / Treena Bjarnason Just so you’ve got a brief backstory and timeline for the last few years of Drupal platform updates: Back in September 2018, Dries Buytaert, founder and project lead of Drupal announced: “Drupal 7 will be end-of-life in November 2022, Drupal 9 will be… Read more