well-being.
If youβre a millennial in a leadership role, especially if you care about building something meaningful without losing yourself in the process, this oneβs worth your time.
Highly recommend.
Loved this book last year and still think about it.
When Weβre in Charge by Amanda Litman is one of the most practical takes on millennial leadership Iβve read. It doesnβt romanticize burnout or hustle culture. It gives real frameworks for leading well while protecting your own energy and
π€Β Hard Refresh Sick Dayβs from 2025!
Jarc is an incredible organization supporting people with developmental disabilities and their families. Bringing their new website to life online was an honor and the highlight of our year!
Filmed this a year ago and finally got around to editing! βMind blowing to be honestβ βInstrumentalβ βIβm PROUD of my marketing now!β βI donβt know where I would be without themβ - these are the words we like to hear from our clients! Thank you, Anna!
Throwback to March when I had a an audience to validate my unconventional self-care practices. Anyone remember what I said?
One of the most overlooked element in web strategy? Your H1 tag. I wrote a whole thing about it: https://hard-refresh.com/why-every-marketing-leader-should-care-about-h1-tags/
Makes me want to create a post addendum of some kind that can be re-used by anyone who cares about this type of thing. (You should care about this type of thing)
solid foundation for Walker to scale.
πβ¨ Just launched another web package for Walker Excavation.
Old site = spam magnet.
New site = 0 spam, 5+ real applicants, 3 business inquiries, and already outranking competitors on Google and in AI search within the first month.
When your website works, your business grows. This oneβs now a
Even the best marketing plan will fall flat if your website canβt keep up.
Speed, quality, and strategy all suffer without the right web partner.
What does a strong partnership actually look like? https://hard-refresh.com/strong-web-partnerships-stronger-marketing-results/
Will someone explain Skylight to me???
Nothing better than computers and coffee π€
https://hard-refresh.com/accessible-sites-rank-better-in-ai-search/
Web accessibility used to be a moral choiceβa way to support people using assistive tech. Now itβs what makes your site legible to AI and favored by search. Accessibility isnβt optional anymoreβitβs the foundation of visibility. Read more:
Up early on a Monday, scouring Reddit for any info on social media indexing and how it's impacting SEO strategy for marketers - anyone on Bsky have something to share with me??
If 100 people ask ChatGPT the same question, how many different answers will they get? π€
Drives me bananas there's no good data about this.
So... let's do it ourselves. Volunteer to help out here: forms.gle/xHuGQcBSPqX7...
place I call my home, and made a small pledge to myself to do better for this land like itβs first people did.
My team and I observed Indigenous Peopleβs Day on Monday. Personally, I took most of the day off and carved out some time to visit Lincoln Park in West Seattle - a place that used to belong to the Duwamish (dxΚ·dΙwΚabΕ‘) people. I took a moment to sit in the sun, feel the gratitude I have for the
AI search isnβt coming. Itβs here.
Back in April, I realized it would reshape how every brand gets found online. So I dove in, rebuilt our processes, and made sure Hard Refresh could help clients stay visible in the next generation of search.
Weβre now seeing every site we launch outperform
Ever wondered how to start when you just need a quick website for your new idea?
Weβve shared this advice with countless first-time builders over the years.
Hereβs the full breakdown: https://hard-refresh.com/how-to-build-your-first-website/
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hot take: what if shaming people for using AI because of its environmental impact is actually slowing down climate solutions? Instead, we should be encouraging our peers to get really, really good at using this tech to make more progress, faster. I could do a ted talk on this, I swear.
#ai #climate
read more in our latest blog post on web partnerships (if you're a CMO, this one is for you!) hard-refresh.com/strong-web-p...
Look at your last 3 campaigns.
β Did web delays block progress?
β Does the site reflect your strategy?
β Is your analytics setup clean and actionable?
If not, youβve got a web ops issue.
Strong partners:
β Create reusable systems
β Clean up your analytics
β Let your team focus on creative work
You get better rollouts *and* smarter decisions upstream.
Itβs not just about outsourcing tasks.
A great web partner:
β Builds for scale, not just speed
β Speaks marketing fluently
β Cares about long-term performance
Hereβs how to spot one β¬
Even the best marketing plan will fall flat if your website canβt keep up.
Speed, quality, and strategy all suffer without the right web partner.
What does a strong partnership actually look like?
A giant plume of smoke, carried away by northward winds, blocking the sunset. Itβs skies like these that motivate me. We shouldnβt have to live in a world thatβs burning, and thereβs still time to fix our future π€