by Chuck Hersey | Dec 3, 2025 | General Topics
The Battle of the Palette: Balancing Form and Function Chuck: Let’s look at this practically. If I open your website and see neon green text on a white background, the first thing I notice isn’t the content—it’s the eyestrain. Color is definitely about...
by Chuck Hersey | Oct 13, 2025 | General Topics
Hey, small business owners and nonprofits in Eastern Iowa! Ready to take your online presence to the next level? At Team 218 Web Services, we’re passionate about helping you succeed with professional, affordable, and results-driven digital solutions. Based in...
by Chuck Hersey | Aug 16, 2025 | General Topics
Quick Summary (TL;DR) Website management is the ongoing care and feeding of your site: updates, backups, security monitoring, fixes, and small content tweaks—plus reporting so you actually know what changed. If you’d rather not babysit plugins and hosting quirks, a...
by Chuck Hersey | Aug 12, 2025 | General Topics
Managing WordPress Updates: The Ultimate Checklist for Small Sites Regularly updating your WordPress site isn’t just a “nice to do” task — it’s your first line of defense against hackers, glitches, and embarrassing downtime. Whether you’re running a small business...
by Chuck Hersey | Aug 6, 2025 | General Topics
Nothing Compares to the Iowa State Fair Welcome to the Hawkeye State’s biggest celebration of community, culture, and corn dogs. Every August, more than a million fair-goers stream into Des Moines for eleven jam-packed days of rides, ribbon contests, and that famous...
by Chuck Hersey | Jul 22, 2025 | General Topics
Stop the Spam: How to Identify and Deal with Email Junk You’ve got mail! – but do you want it? If you’ve ever opened your inbox to find a Nigerian prince, an offer for a “miracle weight loss pill,” or a shady-sounding invoice for a service you never bought,...