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The Geeks went on a road trip (sorta)! 🚗 🤓 A few of us represented at Acquia Engage Denver a while back, and we had our minds blown. 🤯

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One of our favorite talks was by Paul Roetzer (Founder and CEO of Marketing Artificial Intelligence Institute) who provided a roadmap for navigating the paradigm shift of integrating AI into business.

The talk wasn't recorded, so we can't share that with you, but that doesn't mean we came back from our "trip" empty-handed! You can learn more about what Paul knows on his company's blog. https://www.marketingaiinstitute.com/blog/author/paul-roetzer

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Apparently, we forgot to take team selfies, but we did snap these pics of some of the featured speakers. 📸

Did you know ... CodeGeek offers Monthly Accessibility Plans (MAPs)? ✨

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Web accessibility is an ongoing process, and our plans are the most effective way to continuously improve your website through monthly accessibility audits and remediation.

Our MAPs help you chart a path forward so that your website is as accessible as possible for everyone by:

1. spreading out the cost of investing in accessibility
2. accelerating accessibility fixes
3. being able to start making your website accessible right away

Psst – #3 is especially important if you're facing the upcoming federal deadlines of April 2027 or 2028. (More info on these deadlines here: https://www.ada.gov/resources/2024-03-08-web-rule/)

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We'd love to help make your website as accessible as possible. 🙌

Learn more about our various Monthly Accessibility Plan (MAP) options and get all the details at: codegeek.net/maps

Our latest newsletter is here! It's our summer issue, and it's chock-full of super cool updates. ☀️😎

In this issue of The Geek Beat:
– A sizzling roundup of some of our favorite blog posts
– It's ( ) adventure time! 🙌
– Did you know we offer Monthly Accessibility Plans?
– Project Highlights ✨ Summer sites to see

Check out our latest issue here: https://mailchi.mp/fb7e7ebcfd5d/the-geek-beat-codegeek-july-2026

Photo details: Chris and fam recently canoed around Nelson Reservoir in Fort Collins.

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Building an accessibility culture isn’t easy, and there’s no clear playbook.

And as iOS engineer Dani Devesa Derksen-Staats says, "accessibility is a cross-organizational responsibility, not the task of a single person or team."

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So, how do you successfully foster an accessibility culture?

Fortunately, Dani offers accessibility culture insights from his own journey in his post for Smashing Magazine, where he's learned that small, consistent habits made a big difference. https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2025/04/fostering-accessibility-culture/

Fostering An Accessibility Culture — Smashing Magazine While there’s no definitive playbook for building an accessibility culture, Dani shares lessons from his experience in shaping it through habits rather than mandates.

It's time for a Project Highlight! ✨ And this one features Grace Bio-Labs, a globally recognized developer and manufacturer of tools for life science research.

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FUN FACTS:
One of the top priorities for Grace Bio-Labs' website redesign was to improve so that visitors could more quickly find the sections and products they're looking for.

We accomplished this by:
– simplifying the homepage to make products more prominent
– streamlining the hierarchy of product pages
– removing confusing content
– adjusting navigation menus

Together, these updates helped visitors find the right information faster, navigate the site more confidently, and improve the overall user experience.

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WANT TO SEE MORE?
Check out Grace Bio-Labs at: https://gracebio.com/

As our Head Geek Ron Zasadzinski reminds us often, the only constant is change.

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A few weeks ago, Jamie let us know that after 10 years with CodeGeek, he was ready to set off on a brand-new web dev adventure.

When he shared the news, Jamie said some of the sweetest things about our team. Our response? Ditto. 🥹

"I’ve learned so much working with this great group of developers, project managers and designers. Ron has put together a team of intelligent, hard-working and selfless people.

"Every single one of you has always been willing to help no matter what is asked of them. I really will miss you all. I've never worked anywhere where everyone gets along this well. CodeGeek is a special place."

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Let's raise a glass as we wish Jamie all the best in his next great adventure. Cheers, Jamie! 🍻

Our latest newsletter is here! June's so hot right now, so why not check out some of our cool updates. ☀️

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In this issue of The Geek Beat:
– On the blog: that's solid 🏎️
– Cheers to Jamie's new adventure 🍻
– Project Highlight ✨ Grace Bio-Labs
– What We're Geeking Out About 🤓
– Where in the world are the Geeks? –> Bird watching

Check out our latest issue: https://mailchi.mp/e9854f70f527/the-geek-beat-codegeek-june-2026

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Need to subscribe to The Geek Beat? Sign up here! https://www.codegeek.net/the-geek-beat/

Join us NEXT WEEK on Tuesday, Jun 16 @ 6pm MT for a special Fort Collins Internet Pros Meetup—virtually and in-person at Innosphere Ventures! ✨

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Website Spotlight @ FCIP is a special Meetup event where a panel of digital marketing and website professionals will review and provide on-the-spot feedback for two websites.

(We're super excited that our very own Geeks Ron Zasadzinski and John Patzman will be on the panel!) 🙌

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The website submission deadline has already passed, but you’ll still be able to take away tons of tips and techniques that you can apply to your own website.

All the details are below, so check them out and RSVP today! 🤓 ⬇️

Join us on Tues, Jun 16, for a super duper special Fort Collins Internet Pros (FCIP) Meetup event! 📣

This meetup is for anyone who has or works with websites—and YOUR website could be in the spotlight. ✨ (Submission deadline is Jun 1.)

Get all the details, RSVP, and submit your website for this in-person and virtual event today! https://www.meetup.com/gofcip/events/314402369/

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WHAT IS WEBSITE SPOTLIGHT @ FCIP?
Website Spotlight @ FCIP is a event for Fort Collins businesses and professionals, business owners, developers, entrepreneurs, freelancers, and agencies.

For 60 minutes, our panel of digital marketing and website professionals will review and provide live feedback for two (2) websites. The panel will review and critique:

– SEO including AI Search Optimization
– Content Strategy and Marketing
– Design & User Experience
– Accessibility (WCAG and ADA compliance)
– and more!

Learn about each website’s strengths and weaknesses and get recommendations and expert information on ways to take your digital marketing to the next level.

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MEET OUR EXPERT PANEL:
1. Cecily Crout | SEO, AI Search Optimization, Conversion Rate Optimization
2. Cameron O'Donnell | Digital Marketing and Content
3. John Patzman | Design & UX
4. Ron Zasadzinski | Accessibility

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HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR WEBSITE:
Want to get feedback on your website? FCIP would love to support you!

Submit a short form (found in our event details on Meetup) for your website to be considered by midnight (MT) on Monday, June 1, 2026.

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OUR VALUES: CONSTRUCTIVE, PRODUCTIVE & KIND
FCIP's goal is to help all attendees discover ways to improve their websites and overall online presences to increase leads and sales.

This event is intended to be a supportive and constructive environment from which all attendees can benefit.

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BECOME A SPONSOR 🙌
We still have sponsorships available for this event, including opportunities to provide food and drink. Reach out to us if you're interested!

*NEW on the CodeGeek blog* ✏

From utilizing Solid State Drives to CDN delivery, CodeGeek + WP Engine website hosting helps make sure your is super solid.

In our latest blog post, we share a quick peak under the hood of some of the things that help make the sites we host load as quickly as possible. 🏎️

Check out "Site Speed That's Solid" on the CodeGeek blog: https://www.codegeek.net/site-speed-thats-solid/

Site Speed That's Solid | CodeGeek From utilizing Solid State Drives to CDN delivery, CodeGeek + WP Engine website hosting helps make sure your site speed is super solid.

We're so honored to share that the Yampa River Botanic Park website received a 2026 Silver Award from the Vega Awards for Diversity & Inclusive Design! ✨

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Yampa River Botanic Park’s new website was a super fun project for our whole team. 🤓

1. Their site features a fully custom design using our CodeGeek theme. The supports the unique, serene character of the organization with the additional goal of making the site easy to use for as many people as possible.

2. Yampa's new site was built from scratch to be WCAG 2.2 conformant. In fact, we coded the fully accessible calendar functionality ourselves, making it unique from most calendar plugins. 🗓️

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Learn more about Yampa River Botanic Park and check out their website at: https://www.yampariverbotanicpark.org/