As great as technology is, when it comes to finding the time to completely immerse yourself in your work, let’s face it – the same technology we depend on can just as quickly turn into a major hindrance. Being a web designer, the very nature of my job requires that I spend the majority of […]
How to use WordPress as a Truly Customized CMS
WordPress is incredibly versatile, in that although it is primarily known as a blogging platform, it can be used to run a non-blog web site as well. The more I use it – especially for my own projects where I have full creative reign – I am constantly amazed by just how much it is […]
Taking The Plunge – I Am FREE!
Author’s Note: I wrote this post on Saturday, May 31, 2008. Something I couldn’t publish right then, but had to get down “on paper” to be sure I remembered my thought process. I hope it will help some of you reading, who might be going through a similar dilemma – wondering if or when it’s […]
What’s Your Small Business?
Last week, Naomi over at Itty Biz posed a thoughtful question to her readers: Let’s Play a Game – What’s Your Home Business? Some might call this a meme, but she doesn’t specifically call anyone out to answer, so it’s NOT a meme, LOL. Not as Obvious as You Think… Naomi received a question from one […]
6 Phases of the Web Site Design and Development Process
When putting together the main business portion of this site, I wrote an article that outlines the Six Phases of the Web Site Design & Development Process. As an integral part of my own company web site, the article is slanted to how I personally help clients through the process of creating their own site. Here […]
Time Management – Setting Deadlines
The number one bit of advice I can offer? Be REALISTIC! I cannot stress enough how important it is to be realistic when setting deadlines for yourself and especially for clients. I have a new prospect and had to fight hard to resist the urge to tell them that I’ll have a proposal for them […]