This small business owner reached out with a website that was significantly outdated and functionally broken. We addressed the core issues by developing a plan to remove obsolete plugins, content, pages, themes, and other digital clutter. The website’s content was then revised to ensure clarity, conciseness, and improved accessibility for their target audience, ultimately revitalizing their online presence and user experience.
For this project, the client provided a basic Word document with undersized images of their products. I redesigned the brochure by creating a visually appealing and professional template that allowed for larger, clearer product images. This layout overhaul significantly improved the client’s ability to showcase the quality and detail of their offerings, providing potential customers with a much more impactful visual experience.
For ATAbrasives, a manufacturer of silicon carbide magnesite abrasive stones for marble, granite, and terrazzo, I designed and produced a comprehensive brochure that served a dual purpose: both a compelling marketing tool to promote their product line and an informative educational handout guiding their target audience on proper usage techniques.
This project encompassed a full range of creative and technical skills, including photo editing to showcase the stones and their applications, persuasive copywriting to highlight benefits and features, and meticulous layout design for clarity and visual appeal.
Website: https://pack1537cypress.com
Industry: Nonprofit
Services: Responsive web design, copywriting, hosting, SEO, website maintenance and updates.
Pack 1537 is a Cub Scouts unit in the Cypress area of greater Houston. The project included the creation of a visually appealing and easy-to-navigate WordPress website. The design prioritizes a positive user experience for current and prospective parents and scouts, offering clear information about the pack’s program, achievements, and upcoming events.
Website: https://alpinecutstone.com/
Industry: Natural Stone
Type: Stone Fabricator
Services: Responsive website design, copywriting, image edition, SEO-optimized content, website maintenance and updates.
Alpine Cut Stone is a stone fabrication company founded in 2013 with the purpose of delivering exceptional natural stone solutions for residential and commercial projects with a blend of architectural expertise and skilled craftsmanship.
The company had a previous website, but had lost access to the files after a lapse in domain and hosting maintenance. The new website was designed to establish the company’s online presence, provide information about their services, and showcase their portfolio.
The project is ongoing, with future plans to consolidate their image across social media channels and develop a branding and marketing collateral.
Website: https://alliedstoneindustries.com/
Industry: Natural Stone
Type: Business Association
Services: Website redesign, copywriting, image edition, website maintenance and updates.
Allied Stone Industries is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1959, aiming to providing a venue for companies to gather and discuss topics related to Natural Stone.
The association had a previous website designed in the early 2000’s. Given how dated it was, and having lost their previous domain name and hosting, the board decided to hire us to redesign the website from scratch, retaining only a few key pieces from the original website.
In most web browsers, you can clear the cache from the Privacy or History area in the Settings or Options menu, but the exact steps involved in clearing your browser’s cache depend entirely on what web browser you’re using.
Keep reading to find some browser and device specific instructions.
What is Cache?
Your browser’s cache, pronounced like cash, is a collection of web pages, including the text, images, and most other media contained on them, that is stored on your hard drive or phone storage.
Web browsers like Safari, Firefox and Chrome use browser caching to improve the performance of frequently accessed webpages.
The browser can read data from the browser cache faster than it can reread the files from the webpage, so having a local copy of a web page makes for very quick loading on your next visit.
Cached data in the browser sounds great, so why do you ever have to clear it?
Why do you have to clear Cache?
Google Chrome: Clear Browsing Data
Follow these steps to clear your browser’s cache in Chrome:
Time saving tip: From a keyboard, the quickest way to Clear browsing data is via the Ctrl+Shift+Del keyboard shortcut.
Google Chrome for iOS (mobile browser)
Microsoft Edge: Clear Browsing Data
Follow these steps to clear your browser’s cache in Edge:
Time saving tip: From a keyboard, the quickest way to Clear browsing data is via the Ctrl+Shift+Del keyboard shortcut.
Mozilla Firefox: Clear Data
Follow these steps to clear your browser’s cache in Firefox:
Tip: Firefox offers an additional option for added privacy. After step 2 above, check the box for Delete cookies and site data when Firefox is closed, and jump to step 5 above. Now the cache is automatically emptied every time the browser is closed.
Time saving tip: From a keyboard, the quickest way to Clear browsing data is via the Ctrl+Shift+Del keyboard shortcut.
Safari: Manage Website Data
Follow these steps to clear your browser’s cache in Safari:
Tip: Safari offers an additional option for added privacy. In step 2 above, check the box for Block all cookies instead of the Manage Website Data button. This doesn’t delete the data already cached but prevents further data from being stored on your computer, so you may want to do both.
So... Should You Clear Your Cache Regularly?
The short answer is: No.
As a general rule you do not need to clear, delete, or empty your browser’s cache unless there’s a specific issue you’re trying to solve by doing so. The files saved in your cache are there to help you browse the web faster and more efficiently, which is usually a positive thing. What’s more, all browsers will get rid of older or unused files periodically, so don’t worry about the cache taking over all your storage space.
Having said that, clearing the cache is one of the first things you can try when issues arise, and doing it regularly only affects the loading speed of pages you visit often, so there’s also no harm in doing so.