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Notes from the studio — strategy, design, and the things we're learning along the way.
More than half of global website traffic now comes from mobile devices. In Australia the share is often even higher. People expect your website to load quickly, feel intuitive and look good on every screen. If it fails in those first few seconds, they leave. Mobile optimisation i
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A practical guide to choosing the right platform Choosing the right website platform is no longer as simple as picking the one with the nicest templates. In 2025, each of the major players has grown more sophisticated, more specialised and more opinionated about the type of sites
Made By Beings began as an offshoot of Advantage Agency and was created with a simple purpose. To focus on high-end, creative website design and development without carrying the extra weight that often slows down larger teams. Founded in 2025 by myself (Sam Petrusma) and Cameron
Looking for a hero background that feels alive, not just a flat gradient or a stock video loop. In this tutorial we will build an interactive liquid gradient background with Three.js and a custom shader, complete with cursor driven distortion, film grain, and color schemes you ca
2025 DisclaimerThis guide has been updated for 2025 and remains a valid approach for modern WordPress, Elementor and Gravity Forms setups. Since these platforms continue to update their asset handling and performance features, consider this a technical reference rather than a one
As a website specialist agency, Beings offers a suite of comprehensive services tailored to your business needs. However, it can be overwhelming trying to navigate the digital landscape, especially when terms such as “support”, “bug-fixing”, “projects”, and “maintenance” are thro
Our website support service is preferably offered as a monthly retainer. This is so we can allocate the resources to ensure your service is covered and our response times are met. Where website support services are offered as needed (ad-hoc), we can’t guarantee that our terms of
Ecommerce has accelerated far beyond its pandemic spike. Online retail now represents a significant share of purchasing behaviour and the competition is only increasing. More brands, more products, more ads and more noise. In this environment, conversion rate is one of the cleare
The digital landscape changes quickly and it can be difficult to navigate without the right guidance. At Beings, we work closely with clients across many industries and levels of digital maturity. What consistently leads to the best results is not just the quality of the work its
Welcome to this comprehensive guide on using WordPress and the Gutenberg editor with the Advantage Minimly theme. Whether you’re new to WordPress or looking to enhance your editing skills, this guide will walk you through the essential steps to log in, navigate the dashboard, edi
When adding a video background on a section in Elementor, you have the option to upload a fallback image. Unfortunately, Elementor displays this as a background image on the section rather than a poster attribute on the video. Why is this an issue? If your users’ devices are set
As you probably know, Shopify will take care of hosting your online store, but it host your email. There are some free options out there, but here’s one simple way to have a custom domain for Shopify and then have custom emails using that same domain. For example; let’s say my Sh
