Blend has upgraded from Gold to Platinum Partnership with Umbraco! Read the full press release.
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One of Blend’s core values is a dedication to advocacy and progress — to expand upon and give back to the community that fuels us. This is where those thoughts live.
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Optimizely Release Notes — January-February 2024
The following release notes highlight major or interesting changes in Optimizely's products from January and February 2024.
Introducing Blend's Little Import Tool
Content migration is difficult — really difficult. Which is why Blend has taken our decades of migration experience and developed Blend's Little Import Tool — a utility for improving the import process
Umbraco vs. Drupal
Chase Burandt, Lead Umbraco Developer, breaks down the reasons why Blend evolved from working with Drupal to Umbraco.
The 101s of the Web Off-site link
A playlist dedicated to all things web development, from what a CMS is to the language used for Front-End/Back-End. You have a question — we want to answer it.
Optimizely Release Notes — November-December 2023
The following release notes highlight major or interesting changes in Optimizely's products from November and December 2023.
The Truth is in the Red Flags Off-site link
When is it time to rebuild a website? The obvious scenarios include big, hard-to-miss events. But more times than not, there are red flags flying in plain sight, signaling it's time to move on.
Optimizely Release Notes — September-October 2023
The following release notes highlight major or interesting changes in Optimizely's products from September and October 2023.
Put Your Oxygen Mask on First, Before Assisting Others: On Maintaining Internal Projects.
Internal projects are often put off for client work, but making sure your internal projects reflect what you can do for your potential clients could be the factor in closing a deal.
How Developer Cross-training Helps Projects Succeed
Cross-training developers results in increased productivity, more collaboration, and better results for client projects.
Episode 24: Maintain and Improve (w/ David Hobbs) Off-site link
Corey and Deane discuss the people and rules that help run a website after launch. Then, David Hobbs, author of Website Product Management: Keeping Focused During Change, joins to talk about transferring a site from a project to a product — what that means to keep the site going after launch, where it most often fails, and how to streamline requests and set reasonable expectations for the future of the site.
Beyond Blend.
Blend doesn’t just write here: we also write books, create videos, and dive deep into our individual disciplines. Check out some of our external sources of knowledge.
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The Web Project Guide
A phase-by-phase look at the web design and development process, providing context to each step.
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Coding with Bob
A YouTube series by our director of development, focusing on .NET coding and Optimizely development.
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Eating Elephant
A blog about content strategy, information architecture, and understanding user needs.