Small Business Summer Special

Flax Digital - Website Summer Special

Summer can be a quiet time for a lot of small businesses as our customers take time off work and go away on holidays. This also makes it an excellent time for you to work ON your business rather than IN your business, so activities such as business development and general house-keeping can finally take…

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WordPress 5.0: Big changes are coming!

it's time to upgrade wordpress

You might have heard that WordPress 5.0 is just around the corner. WordPress initially announced that the release date would  be November 19th, but after more beta testing that date has been pushed back a few weeks. WordPress 5.0 includes a new editing experience for WordPress, called Gutenberg. Gutenberg introduces a block-based way of editing…

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Flax Digital is proud to sponsor Ballarat’s Frolic Festival

Flax Digital sponsors Ballarat's Frolic Festival

Ballarat’s Frolic Festival is an LGBTQ+ event running from November 8th-14th this year. Founded in 2017, it’s a fantastic community event bringing together a diverse selection of Ballarat’s queer community. This year, Flax Digital are proud to be Rainbow Sponsor of Frolic Festival. As part of our sponsorship, we’re providing web hosting, WordPress maintenance, email…

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WordPress Tips: Declutter Your Dashboard

too much information

If you have a WordPress website, you might be overwhelmed each time you login and see everything on your dashboard. Welcome, Quick Post, At a Glance, WordPress events around the world… what is all this, and why are you seeing it? If you’re like most people, you probably just ignore it. I’m going to show…

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Web Design vs Web Development: What’s the Difference?

web design vs web development

A lot of people ask if Flax Digital does web design. The answer’s a little complicated, so here’s our explanation of the difference between website design and website development. What does a web designer do? A web designer has a background in graphic design. They may have studied visual arts, may have a background in…

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