NoBorder: Our Quest to Innovate Remote Work in 2016 & Why We Need You
It’s Springtime here in San Diego – one of the most beautiful and treasured times of year for both residents and visitors. The flowers are blooming; the sea shores are now packed with people, and save...
View ArticleHow to Hire an Exceptional Front-End Developer
Since 1990, Theo Jansen has been creating his most famous works of art: the Strandbeest. By employing both art and engineering, Jansen transforms an intricate assembly of recycled plastic tubes,...
View ArticleTips for Effective Mobile App Design Testing
The testing phase of the mobile app design process is one of the most crucial parts of an app developer’s work – for both short term and long term success in the profession. In fact, the testing phase...
View ArticleWhy You Should Consider WordPress Development for Your Website and Mobile App
Last weekend, we attended WordCamp 2016, right here on the shores of San Diego. The event was brilliant! If you’ve never been to WordCamp, you should really look for one near you! Not only will you...
View ArticleProtect the Future of the Global Workforce with Fair Remote Work Compensation
Picture this: A freelance developer moves his family to a new Northeastern city. He’s excited and optimistic about new opportunities – that is, until he receives a short but crystal clear email from...
View ArticleHow to Effectively Market Your Digital Products
If you are a business owner at the helm of your company’s branding and marketing strategies, you may feel as if your digital products (like your app, software products, and company website) are...
View ArticleWhy Your Company Should Consider a Website Redesign
In today’s digital world, businesses are always on – and competition is high. It’s important, then, that your company increases engagement on your website, by providing your target audience with the...
View ArticleWhat Can a Front End Developer Do for My Business?
What is a Front End Developer, and how is it different from a Web Designer? Most importantly, how do you know if and when you need a Front End Development Expert for your business’s website? You’ve...
View ArticleGamify Your Remote Employee Onboarding and Save Yourself A Headache
Your remote hire is ready to go; they’re eager to start their first day. They log in, jump into a call with you and… Promptly throw their expectations out the window when greeted with a stack of...
View ArticleWhich Skills Does My Front-End Developer Need?
If you run a business and need to interview front-end developers or a front-end development team – how do you know that your candidates are qualified, especially when you don’t speak their “language?”...
View ArticleThe Do’s & Don’ts of Mobile App User Onboarding
So – you’ve built a beautiful, innovative, user-friendly, crispy speed fiend of a mobile app – and you’re ready to start signing up some users! But wait – do you have an actual plan for new user...
View ArticleManaging Cultural Differences in Remote Work
Remote-based development and design teams certainly possess advantages: an ability to hire professionals in a variety of geographic locations, the opportunity to employ a workforce around the clock,...
View ArticleBlurred Lines: Three of the Biggest Misconceptions Behind Today’s Web...
By now, we’ve heard it as many times as a hot summer single – Is she a front-end developer, or a back-end developer? Or, I think he’s an expert in front-end, but not the back-end. The truth is, the...
View ArticleThree Steps to Planning a Project
“If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” Benjamin Franklin was right – at the very least, when it comes to team design and development projects. Come on, NoBorder, what’s the fun in planning...
View ArticleRemote (Work) Control: The Top 5 Digital Workplace Trends for 2017
It is undeniable that working remotely benefits employees as well as employers. From technology gurus to those who are writers, freelancing truly benefits everyone involved. I have been...
View ArticleWhat to Expect in Joining a Brand New Tech Startup
Over the last 10 years, movies, television, and the news media managed to paint a dramatic, rather seductive picture of startup success – a quick rise to the top; much more sensuous and sparkling than...
View ArticleWhat Programming Languages Should Young Padawans Learn?
The year is 2018 – you’re surrounded by a mind-boggling number of programming language. Which one do you choose? It’s a tough one, for sure. There’s a lot to think about, because ultimately...
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