Dan Spratling

Working with backend teams is a challenge, especially when they’re from a different org. Here’s how we simplify the process of developing with other teams

Next.js is a powerful framework that has gained a lot of popularity among developers in recent years, but what is it and how can it help your business grow?

The web is changing. Frameworks like Next.js & Astro are moving away from shipping lots of JavaScript by using Server Components. Here’s why that matters

We’ve helped enterprise businesses save thousands by improving internal systems with modern technologies. This is why we refocused Skyward for that niche

Simplify font loading for your NextJS site using next/font. Automatically import your fonts in the most optimal way, loading pages faster & streamlining updates

Fetching data the right way boosts your websites performance, giving your users a significantly better experience, and it’s easier than you realise

How to start using Next/Image to automatically optimise your images, boosting website performance and improving user experience without losing image quality

If DIY website builders aren’t cutting it, a custom solution built with your specific needs in mind might be just what you’re after.

Headless CMS. Traditional/Monolithic CMS. What are they? This complete guide will answer all your questions (and no, we don’t have a CMS to sell).

Freelancers make up a core part of how we work at Skyward. Here’s why we value our external partners so much and how we choose to hire employees vs freelancers.

Website performance is critical for delivering a great user experience. Here’s our checklist that ensures we get great performance for the sites we build.

With so many choices, how do you pick the right headless CMS to suit your team’s needs and scale with your business as it grows.

Skyward recently celebrated its first birthday. And a lot has happened in those first 12 months. We’ve evolved, adapted, grown. We’ve even shrank strategically (more on that later).

Headless websites are best for SaaS businesses that need to scale quickly, have complex needs and want a flexible, performant and future-proof solution.

Jamstack is a modern approach to web development that makes building and scaling easier by decoupling different parts of your technical stack.

Outdated websites can be harmful to your business's bottom line, but when is the right time to replace your website?

A short guide and a small addition that massively improves how your users will interact with your content

Skyward has officially turned 1 🥳, (back in June) and this year has been a rollercoaster. We’ve had some great months working on amazing projects and we’ve also had some not-so-good months (it can’t always be perfect I suppose!) but even despite that this year has been incredible.

Let’s give the Storyblok CMS a try for the first time and see what it does right, wrong, and if it’s something we’ll use in the future!