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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/

Give a hearty "hello" to our newest Geekmate, Arden Bring! ✨

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Arden is a seasoned marketer and digital artist, and we're totally stoked that he'll be infusing his love of creativity and collaboration into every web project he manages.

When he's offline, Arden stays busy with his three favorite things: hockey, guitars, and cars. You can also find him every summer at the Colorado-based music retreat Rustic Roots.

Welcome, Arden! 👋

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Psst – Wanna see some of Arden's digital art? Check it out on his website! https://ardenbringdigitalart.com/digital-art/

Have you wanted to get expert advice about how to take your website to the next level? Now's your chance! 🙌

Submit your website for a chance to be one of the two sites chosen to be reviewed by an expert panel of and website pros at the next Fort Collins Internet Pros Meetup on Jun 16.

>> Act fast because the submission deadline is Mon, Jun 1! 🗓️

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WHAT GETS REVIEWED?
1. SEO including AI Search Optimization
2. Content Strategy and Marketing
3. Design & User Experience
4. Accessibility (WCAG and ADA compliance)
5. and more!

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WHAT'S THE EXPERIENCE LIKE?
Megan Locke, Executive Director of Able Kids Foundation, said this after having their website reviewed: “The experience and information gleaned exceeded my expectations.” 🥰

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HOW DO I SUBMIT MY WEBSITE?
Complete and submit this Google Form (only 6 questions) by midnight on Jun 1, 2026: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeSabxEW0o5FLvFRBDjx8wXFyhLgiHrQSXIGSgJTG-QtUPNWw/viewform

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CAN I GET MORE EVENT DETAILS?
Yes! All the information about Website Spotlight @ FCIP + how to RSVP can be found on the Fort Collins Internet Pros event page: https://www.meetup.com/gofcip/events/314402369/

Website Spotlight @ FCIP: Actionable Insights From Digital Marketing Experts, Tue, Jun 16, 2026, 6:00 PM | Meetup **Join us on Tues, Jun 16, for Website Spotlight @ FCIP,** a special event where a panel of digital marketing and website professionals will review and provide on-the-spot

Our latest newsletter is here! Between all the summer-fun planning and a surprise Colorado snow storm, we're in somewhat of a springtime daze. (It's a good thing we have amazing web work to keep us focused!)

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In this issue of The Geek Beat:
– Join us on Jun 16 for Website Spotlight @ FCIP. 🗓️
– Say "hello" to our newest Geekmate, Arden! 👋
– Project Highlight: Yampa River Botanic Park wins Silver at the Vega Awards ! ✨
– What We're Geeking Out About 🤓
– Where in the world are the Geeks? –> Walking our gecko with Leah 🦎

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Check out our latest issue here: https://mailchi.mp/9fd062296f0f/the-geek-beat-codegeek-may-2026

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

Should there be AI prompts ... for humans? (Yes, yes there should be.)

According to engineer, prototyper and Harvey Mudd College professor Josh Brake, one of the greatest challenges with is that "judging a good or bad use of AI is very context-dependent."

To help guide us in our AI usage, Josh created four human prompts to consider before turning to AI, also called the AI Wisdom Matrix.

The Prompt You're Missing Four categories of task that you should consider before turning to AI

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!

Tomorrow (May 1st) is National Space Day! 🚀 And since our team of web geeks is also full of space nerds, we've put together a short list of space stuff to help you get ready. 🤓

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1. Our National Space Day blog post
Each year, we update our blog post celebrating this space-y day. See what's new! https://www.codegeek.net/celebrating-national-space-day/

2. Cosmic Odometer
Ever wondered how far you’ve traveled through space since you were born? Simply enter your birthdate into the Cosmic Odometer and it will calculate (in miles, kilometers or light) your celestial distance. https://www.cosmicodometer.space/

3. Stream Artemis II
Want to catch up on the historic journey of (or see it all again)? Check out all the mission highlights, including astronaut interviews, on NASA's Johnson Space Center YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/

4. video
Back in March, Geek Jamie shot an amazing video of the moon passing through the frame of his Nikon P1100. https://youtu.be/h45Kh3tfy_U?si=EYXWZ0I6jUciyVeI

5. Bonus bits!
- Official NASA recap of the Artemis II launch: https://youtu.be/_eeZQw9PBc0?si=paijGkYrqB-vnqYt
- Artemis image gallery: https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-ii-multimedia/
- Honoring Carroll: https://www.npr.org/2026/04/07/nx-s1-5776440/artemis-moon-crater-carroll-wiseman

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From all of us at CodeGeek, we hope your Space Day is absolutely stellar—and that you keep looking to the stars. ✨

It's time for another Project Roundup! ✨ We had a GREAT time working on these awesome website projects that provide:

- a patient-centric healthcare network
- exquisite custom-made doors
- innovative training that makes complex concepts seem simple and relevant

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Who's up in this Roundup:
1. Summit Health Oregon
2. Sun Mountain Custom Doors
3. Custom Training Innovations

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Get all the deets about these web projects in our latest Project Roundup on the CodeGeek blog. https://www.codegeek.net/project-roundup-march-2026/

CodeGeek Project Roundup – March 2026 | CodeGeek Welcome to CodeGeek's latest web project roundup! Today, we're featuring Summit Health, Sun Mountain Doors, and Custom Training Innovations.

At CodeGeek, we love to see our teammates grow, whether it's with us or somewhere else.

That's why we're 100% excited to share that Geekmate Graden Sikes is starting a new career adventure! (Okay, we're 1% wrecked and 99% excited.) 🧡

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Per CodeGeek tradition, we showered Graden with oodles of kudos, and here are some of our favorites:

– "You're so kind and helpful and wicked smart."
– "We will miss your infinite calm and mad skills."
– "You've been an absolutely amazing teammate."

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We invite you to raise a glass with us as we toast to Graden's next great adventure.

Cheers, Graden! 🍻

Our latest newsletter is here! This month, we've got AI search, lots of space stuff, and saying goodbye to an awesome Geekmate. 🧡

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In this issue of The Geek Beat:
– How to gain competitive advantage in the age of 🤖
– Graden Sikes is off on his next great adventure!
– Our latest Project Roundup, feat: Summit Health Oregon, Sun Mountain Custom Doors, and Custom Training Innovations
– What We're Geeking Out About: Space edition! 🪐
– Where in the world are the Geeks? –> Moon watching (thanks to Geek Jamie)

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Check out our latest issue here: https://mailchi.mp/a1969f2b5fbe/the-geek-beat-codegeek-april-2026