http://www.sitewrench.com/web-design-blogSiteWrench CMS Website Design Blog Updatesen-us What’s better? An App or a kicked-up mobile website? The answer depends on your goals, customer base and many other factors. Many web designers will tell you a good mobile website is all you need. We’ve found web designers usually don’t know how...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=117662Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:00:00 Z The Intern's Blog Hi, my name is Reed Barnes, and I'm interning at Speak Creative for a few days this week. I'm in the eighth grade. My school has an internship program for eighth graders,  where we all find what we're interested in, find a...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=117118Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:15:00 Z Memphis Fast Forward is a socially, communally, and politically active non-profit. The progress of fundraising, initiatives, and the movement of their agenda all need to be evident on their website, and easily editable for quick changes....http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=115809Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:34:00 Z If it's been more than a year or two since your website was designed, it's time to start planning for a redesign. Why? Well, aside from refreshing your image and keeping up with web trends, there are quite a few recent SiteWrench options...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=115701Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:45:00 Z Ready to Explore a Redesign? Here are 5 big ways your web presence can be revamped: (Disclaimer: These are by no means ALL of the amazing things SiteWrench can do nowadays, but they're pretty sweet.)   1. Greater functionality and...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=115699Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:40:00 Z We recently did some research. In order to determine our ministry-related clients’ fastest-growing audience, we looked at their web traffic statistics. What we found exceeded our expectations. In September 2011, an average of 13% of all...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=115198Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:06:00 Z Web designer? HTML+CSS skills? Bring your talents to Speak Creative.  We're an established company (founded in 1999) of 14 employees. We work with some of the best organizations in Memphis and all over the country. We do pretty much all things...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=115018Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:59:00 Z If you have lived, worked or even simply visited downtown Memphis, you have seen One Commerce Square . With an unparalleled renovation recently completed, the building is the self-proclaimed once and future king of Memphis' business addresses....http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=114883Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:11:00 Z AND we're back! There was quite a long lay-off of content here on the blog for a while. Apologies all around. We've been quite busy (you should be seeing quite a few updates with completed projects in this space soon), and we're re-thinking our...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=113804Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:00:00 Z If you follow our Twitter account ( @speakcreative ) - there's really no reason why you shouldn't - you know that we celebrated our first ever monthly "Breakfast Launcheon" last week. It's a monthly celebration here at Speak HQ in honor of all of...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=112392Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:05:00 Z I'm a bit of a Twitter-holic. The micro-blogging platform appeals to me in a very personal way. Content delivery is quick, and the folks I follow are a good mix of experts in the different arenas I'm interested in. One of those topics? Fütbol...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=112379Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:56:00 Z So this post is coming a little later than intended. What can I say? A couple of weeks ago we told you all about Christ United Methodist Church's newly redesigned website. Today, we'll take a look at a new feature of SiteWrench, our content...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=111877Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:05:00 Z Over the weekend, Christ United Methodist Church launched their newly redesigned website. CUMC has been a client for several years now, and with their latest redesign, we have created a clean, dynamic presence that allows website visitors to...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=111859Mon, 21 Feb 2011 13:32:00 ZAs things start to wind down for 2010 and move inexorably towards Christmas and New Year's, we find ourselves with the perfect time to reflect on what this year had in store for us and all the things we're thankful for. Of course, there's always...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=111321Mon, 20 Dec 2010 21:54:00 Z The whole techie blogosphere was abuzz yesterday as Google's Instant Preview technology rolled out for people to begin using. In case you haven't seen it in action, your Google search results now display a magnifying glass next to each result....http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=111045Wed, 10 Nov 2010 13:57:00 Z Westminster Academy first approached Speak about designing its website in 2006. Out of those conversations, the original Westminster Academy website was born. We're sure you've noticed, but quite a few things related to web have changed since then....http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=111019Mon, 08 Nov 2010 21:25:00 Z It's not every day you can come into work and say, "I've been working at Speak for 10 years now!" but Meredith walked in today able to say just that. Mer was Jacob's first hire after starting Speak, so we got to spend a little bit of time this...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=110777Tue, 19 Oct 2010 20:10:00 Z Memphis' oldest and most well-known society magazine has a brand new website! RSVP Magazine came to Speak with a long list of requirements for the new creation. At the top of that list were two key requests: help us generate revenue through online...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=110732Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:10:00 Z Yesterday brought some pretty big news in the airline industry as low-fare giant, Southwest Airlines , announced that it is acquiring AirTrain Airways . This was particularly good news for us here in Memphis - we've been hoping for Southwest to...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=110411Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:39:00 Z Late last week, the new Confidence Coalition website launched. This initiative from Kappa Delta Sorority, Inc. promotes instilling confidence in women across all ages. We let that central message guide our creative process as we looked for ways to...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=110367Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:46:00 Z Well, we've been launching websites faster than we can write about them, so here's a little bit of a catch-up post. These three websites launched within the past week. Be sure to check them out for yourself! Memphis Fast Forward Memphis...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=110301Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:22:00 Z Church Health Center is an incredible organization in the Memphis community and has been partnering with Speak for quite a while now, so when it came time to refresh their look on the web, they turned to us to redesign the website from the ground...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=110186Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:40:00 Z Legacy Milestones is a ministry of Kingsland Baptist Church in Katy, TX. More than that, the milestones model is the church's way of growing and maturing families in its congregation. This model has garnered the attention of churches across the...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=110156Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:30:00 ZFor the Service Assurance website, Speak was challenged with bringing personality and intriguing design to a company in an industry that is normally associated with... well... the lack of personality and intriguing design. Maybe we're biased (okay,...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=110087Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:21:00 ZAt Speak, we're all about being prepared, empowering young people, campouts with nothing but Spam on the menu and, of course, rope courses. It goes without saying then that we were practical shoe-ins to get both the Girl Scouts Heart of the South...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=110070Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:15:00 Z It's no secret that mobile device usage is kind of a big deal (just check out Apple's latest revenue reports which are carried mostly on the strength of its iPhone, iPad and iPod devices). As a result, we've been getting more and more requests to...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=109911Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:48:00 ZIt's been pretty darn busy around here, so instead of writing separate blogs for each site that has launched recently, I'm going to compile them all in to one big post. Congratulations to all of our clients who have gone live recently! Hope you enjoy...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=109908Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:00:00 Z Media Salt posted an article this morning that got my attention - Why would anyone want to follow your church's Twitter account? We work with hundreds of churches across the country, and we've seen a pretty wide range of Twitter strategies...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=109618Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:59:00 Z Speak is on the hunt for web developers! Here are the requirements: At least 3 years experience in either ASP.NET (3.5, C#, VB, MSSQL) --OR-- Ruby on Rails 2+, MySQL) You also need a solid comfort level with client-side Web...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=109288Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:09:00 Z Idlewild Presbyterian Church is a landmark church in the Memphis community, and Speak was honored when we were invited to participate in the bidding process to redesign its website. We were even more excited when after interviewing several...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=109272Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:51:00 Z Speak Creative is on the hunt for creative talent! Know someone who'd be a good fit? send them our way. http://www.speakcreative.com/workatspeak $500 to the person who sends us the person we hire. http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=108988Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:05:00 Z In late 2009, the St. Jude Classic put out a notice that it was taking bids on redesigning its website for the upcoming years. The request for a bid made it quite clear that SJC expected a lot out of the design and interactivity of the website,...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=108745Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:21:00 ZI just got an email from a client whose website we just started designing that essentially said "you guys were the most expensive option we reviewed, but it was clear that SPEAK! knows what it's doing." This led me to think... can you evaluate the...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=108474Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:10:00 Z"What do we need to do to get started?" It's one of the most frequent questions I get asked, and it's definitely one of the best questions I get asked. First of all, it means we're going to be doing business together. Second of all, it lets me lay a...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=108164Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:40:00 Z Tipton County recently launched its completely redesigned website from SPEAK!. The new site was designed to bring specific attention to the County Executive's initiatives as well as provide helpful information with regards to the many different...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=108149Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:42:00 Z Hope Church has been a SPEAK! client for many years, so when it came time to redesign its website, we were pumped at the opportunity to once again work with this well-known Memphis church.  Hope is always reaching out to...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=108020Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:25:00 Z We hope you had a wonderful Christmas! I thought it would be fun to compile a list of some of the more interesting numbers to show how the SPEAK!lings celebrated Christmas this year. Have interesting stories of your own? Let us hear them! SPEAK!...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=107960Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:23:00 Z SPEAK! is proud to announce the launch of another website - this time for the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Memphis ! If you keep up with us, you know that we love working with non-profit organizations in Memphis, and this was certainly...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=107874Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:05:00 Z Last week, Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, AL, took its newly designed website live. The new site is a place for the many different audiences of Beeson to come to get the information they are looking for quickly. As a visitor...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=107872Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:42:00 ZIt's been a while since we've updated this space, so I figured I'd drop in some of the latest news from the SPEAK! world. We've been busier than ever with projects for all kinds of clients (thus the lack of blog updates), some of the latest...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=107410Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:18:00 Z The Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum has launched its brand new website designed by SPEAK! Creative with content management provided by SiteWrench . The new website design blends textural elements that evoke a sense of nostalgia and...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=106859Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:30:00 Z A few years back, I was serving a church I love as a college pastor.  Some of the students in the college ministry were reading about the “emergent church”.  It was a pretty popular idea, led by some gifted writers and leaders.  As...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=106753Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:10:53 ZIf you've logged into SiteWrench this week, you may have noticed some drastic improvements, and we thought we'd spend a few minutes explaining some of the highlights! Updated editor: Of course, the first couple of things you'll notice is...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=106666Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:54:00 ZWelcome to the new website! Step right in and take a look around! Ok, I can only pull off the showman schtick for so long... If you've followed us on Twitter , we've been dropping hints of the website redesign for the past few weeks, but it's...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=106472Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:21:00 ZAt SPEAK!, we like showing off our clients and the work we've done for them. Of course, we love it when others do it for us! Last week, Vandelay Design wrote an article displaying " 40 of the Best Websites of Non-Profit Organizations ...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=106451Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:32:00 ZI admit it. A little over a year ago when SiteWrench 4.0 launched with the News Articles page part, I didn't really have any idea what an RSS feed was. I learned that RSS stood for Real Simple Syndication, but that increased my understanding from...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=106328Tue, 19 May 2009 15:19:00 ZThis is the first installment of what we hope to make a regular feature of the SPEAK! blog - a breakdown of our design process for our design projects. As we're honing this part of our blog, if there are elements that you'd like to hear us talk about...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=106188Tue, 05 May 2009 13:15:00 Z The Woodlands Wellness and Cosmetic Center website was in desperate need of a facelift (pun completely intended). The Center wanted a way to feature its renowned doctors, services and products in a way that built confidence and feelings...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=106164Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:35:00 Z Shelby County Mayor A C Wharton has a vision for Memphis and Shelby County that will reduce government waste and provide a single answerable entity for the governing of Memphis and Shelby County. As part of his strategy to create...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=106163Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:17:00 Z One of Memphis' most recognizable churches, Christ Church United Methodist , launched its newly redesigned site last week. Christ Church has worked with SPEAK! for several years now, and its latest website redesign is...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=105888Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:50:00 Z If you live in the Southeast, or if you keep up with Food Network, odds are good that you've heard of Memphis in May. Memphis in May is best known for its incredible Beale Street Music Festival (millions of visitors flock to the site...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=105843Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:07:00 Z The SPEAK! team got together today to once again enjoy a lunch together. Our destination this time? Newk's. This Mississippi-born restaurant franchise is one of the team's favorite places to eat. Of course, it helps that everyone on the team can...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=105842Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:04:00 Z SPEAK! Creative is happy to announce the launching of Great American Home Store's completely redesigned website. Great American Home Store approached SPEAK! a few months ago with a unique challenge - they have an...http://www.sitewrench.com/default.aspx?p=68978&beid=105841Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:03:00 Z