What’s in a Name? Every company name has some type of origin story. The name 1st Scribe came from two simple ideas: Before Google was even a thing, Yahoo! dominated. Yahoo! started as a directory featuring a Linux alphanumeric sort, meaning numbers came first. Naturally, 1st Scribe showed up at the top of the category…

As we enter springtime and (joyously) leave another Minnesota winter in the rearview, the Perrill team continues to grow across a wide range of departments and skillsets. We’ve added seven new team members in the past couple months, each of whom bring their own unique specialties to the table – in addition to providing a…

As of February 1, 2019, Perrill’s hourly rate increased.  As a company committed to transparency and honesty, we discuss below the rationale and benefits behind this decision. Why our rates have increased The decision to raise prices is never an easy one. It’s a delicate balance between profitability and client retention. After thorough analysis, we…

Last Wednesday was a full-fledged day of team-building here at Perrill. We started by sending our team on a scavenger hunt followed by an architectural challenge and a classic game of Pictionary. Days like this help us become better communicators and collaborators and ultimately contribute to better websites for our clients. They’re also a lot of fun…

At long last, the snow has melted and temperatures are rising in Minnesota. With springtime comes a long list of things we hope to accomplish this summer before fall arrives and we’re relegated back to darkness once again. The warm months are rather limited in our beloved state, but when they are here, they’re glorious….

Over the past couple months, Perrill has added five new team members across a wide variety of positions and specialties, further rounding out our capabilities and better equipping us to provide full-scale service to all of our clients. This continued expansion has brought in outstanding individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and solidifies us…

2017 marked another great year for Perrill. By just about every metric, it was the best year in company history, which is saying a lot for a web design company that’s been around for just shy of 25 years. Here are some of the highlights: Projects we designed/developed/launched: 63 Sites we made more secure with…

Minneapolis, MN (November 2017) – Perrill, a full-service web design, development and marketing agency based in Minneapolis, announced its partnership with Accessible360 (A360) in an effort to improve website accessibility and help businesses become WCAG compliant. Over 57 million Americans have a disability that can affect their ability to use a website. For businesses, this…

No Minnesota summer is complete without a trip to the ballpark to cheer on the Twins. The Perrill team took a break from building websites and brought the hometown team good luck on our first trip to Target Field. It was a beautiful day at the ballpark with plenty of Minneapolis sunshine and temps in…

At Perrill, we’re committed to a lot more than simply building and marketing great websites. We’re dedicated to doing great business. That means more than trying to sell as many new websites as possible so we can improve our portfolio and our bottom line. In fact, the heart of the company isn’t about selling websites…

Throughout the Twin Cities, Perrill is known for designing and building incredible websites that convert at impressive rates. What’s much less known is how much fun we have when we aren’t designing, developing, and marketing.  Last week the Perrill team took a brief break from the internet to kick off our shoes (literally for many…

Hours before billions of people around the world tuned in to watch the opening ceremonies of the 31st Olympiad in Rio, a much smaller crowd gathered for the inaugural Perrill Hoverboard Olympics in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  While not quite as popular as the official Summer Games, the Hoverboard Olympics was a highly anticipated event that exceeded…