Hand Crafted vs Out of the Box

“Why don’t you just use a pre-fab template? It’s easier.”.

As a web design professional who takes pride in his/her work, hearing this can be cringe inducing.

And yes, I hear it quite a bit.

If we hand-code a custom site, and attach it to a CMS (like WordPress), is that time well spent? Wouldn’t we be better off just using some off-the-shelf template?

The simple answer: No.

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If it ain’t broke, fix it

“All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward.”
- Ellen Glasgow

Netflix is in the process of doing it. Facebook did it. Coke learned from it. I’m talking change here. Big change, made by big companies. And boy, people really seem to dislike it.

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So…what is this boutique web studio?

Something awesome this way comes

Welcome to Happy Genius. This is our blog and we will be filling it with informative articles for web professionals, clients and hobbyists.

Why are we here?

Happy Genius was started to bring beautiful, usable websites to small/medium sized businesses. Our goal is to offer agency caliber work for companies that don’t have the budget of a big company or corporation. We love what we do and are confident it will show in all of our projects.

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