Last week, I posted a poll on my Facebook page asking if you would like me to write a step-by-step blog showing how to create a website for a fictitious organization using WordPress. So, I’m planning to write it, but I need your help. I’ve got five choices of fictitious organizations for you to pick [...]
Today, I tried tracking bugs and changes for my WordPress themes using Google Doc Spreadsheets. So far, I find it a great method of tracking changes without staring mindlessly at my computer, trying to remember what changes I wanted. On another note, I’m also working on a way of handling version control for WordPress themes. [...]
Yesterday I wrote about why I preferred WordPress over Blogger. Most of my decision was based on how at the time, WordPress allowed for dynamic web pages, whereas Blogger was limited to static web pages. I’m going to try explaining static vs. dynamic web pages by comparing them to how a pizza parlor makes pizza. [...]
If your small business frequently appears at farmers markets, you can use email marketing to grow your business. Plan how you’ll use email marketing First, plan out how you’ll use email marketing to benefit your customers. You can start by simply reminding your recipients (the people who choose to give you their email addresses) about [...]
If your small business frequently mails out promotional material like newsletters and doesn’t provide an electronic alternative, it makes sense and saves cents to start exploring email marketing. One of the first benefits of sending out email newsletters is that it saves paper which, while it does grow on trees, can cost a lot of [...]
I’m finding myself really enjoying the WordPress TwentyTen theme. It pretty much does all I want it to do, except a few things like show a post thumbnail and has that massive header on the top of each page. Thankfully, there’s always child themes where I can make changes without screwing up the entire theme. [...]
“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house… or anything that is your neighbor’s.” Exodus 20:17 I think that includes gifts. I find myself coveting other people’s gifts – particularly other graphic designers. “I wish my portfolio looked like that… Check out that HTML 5 trick!” I’m a coveter. In the process of coveting others’ gifts, [...]
