Kobayashi + Zeitguys Web Design & Development

08/10/2026

Taste of the Danforth was busy this weekend, and so was the website!

From August 7–9, tasteofthedanforth.com saw 41,587 sessions while maintaining 99.99% uptime, and 839ms Largest Contentful Paint.

When thousands of people are looking for event information at the same time, a fast and reliable website matters.

We’re proud to be the website partner of Taste of the Danforth and to help keep things running smoothly throughout the weekend.

06/08/2026

Embrave’s website is an important resource for people looking for support, information, shelter details, education, and ways to connect with the organization.

KZ helped redesign and rebuild the site on WordPress with a focus on accessibility, security, performance, mobile usability, and easier content management.

After launch, the site saw measurable improvements:

Security grade: F → A+
Performance score: 74 → 98
Accessibility score: 76 → 100
Google Search Console CTR: 6.8% → 9.0% in the available reporting window

We are proud to support mission-driven organizations with websites that are not only easier to use, but stronger behind the scenes.

Read the case study: https://kobayashi.ca/embrave/

05/22/2026

A lot of AI advice starts too big.

“Transform your whole business.”
“Automate everything.”
“Use these 100 prompts.”

But sometimes the best place to start is much simpler:

pick one task you already do often, give AI the right context, review the result, and save what worked.

Our team member Gurcharn Birdi wrote a practical beginner’s guide to AI workflows you can use today, from writing and summarizing to data cleanup, image generation, and brand voice.

It’s a useful starting point if you want to use AI in real work, not just experiment with it.

Read the full guide here:

05/07/2026

AMA Toronto’s new website is live!

This project was about more than updating the look of the site. We focused on making the website faster, safer, more accessible, and easier for the AMA team to manage.

A strong website should work well for visitors and for the people updating it behind the scenes.

Proud to have helped bring this project to life.

Video description: Animated case study showing before-and-after website improvements for AMA Toronto, including performance, accessibility, security, and editing workflow.

04/28/2026

Is GA4 connected to your website the right way?

A lot of websites have Google Analytics installed, but the setup can become messy over time, especially when tracking gets added through plugins, direct code, and different platforms.

We put together a simple guide on why Google Tag Manager is usually the cleaner way to manage GA4 and future tracking needs.

Read it here:

One of the most common issues we see when taking over websites is GA4 that’s installed, but not in the best way for long-term tracking. Too often, it’s connected directly to the site or routed through a plugin, which can add unnecessary complexity and make tracking harder to manage over time. We...