New Website Launch: Ellsworth Public Library

We were very fortunate to be trusted with redesigning the Ellsworth Public Library’s website. Like many of the libraries in Down East Maine, the Ellsworth Public Library (EPL) was still running a basic HTML site. When it was built years ago, it was top of the...

Is Website Maintenance Worth It?

Here at Breaking Even, we offer website maintenance to our clients, whether we built the site or not. And here is when we give people choices: monthly fee or as needed. Most clients seem to understand ‘as needed’ help. When they notice something extremely...

Building Your Own Website: When To DIY

So you could build you a website. You also could cut your own hair and change the oil in your car, but that doesn’t mean you are going to. You may ask yourself, “When should I attempt my own website? How am I going to know when I am in over my...

Why Flash Websites Stink

People ask me sometimes: Do you do Flash websites? I don’t. And I have better reasons then being too lazy to learn Flash. For those who don’t know, Adobe Flash (formerly Macromedia Flash) is a multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and...

Selling Art Online: Some Ideas

This post was inspired by my friend’s father, who wants to get into selling comissioned poems online and wanted to know my thoughts. I am always so excited when artists want to get online and sell their craft, whether it’s some fixed item (here’s a...

Website Types

What kind of a website do you need for your business? Well, good news is you’ve got choices! The way I see it there are three types of websites. 1) HTML (hypertext markup language) sites- Old school, hand coded. 2) Template sites- Plug and play. Click, click,...