Column Formats

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This whole website runs on WordPress. It also runs with a theme framework called Genesis with a child theme called Nitrous. This theme has been retired and I will be updating my own site to a mobile responsive version soon. Genesis makes it easy to put my content in columns. Two to six columns on Read the full article…

How I Get My Websites to Look Good – and Work Well

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I think one of the best investments I’ve made since I started to design websites is buying the Pro-Plus Package from StudioPress. StudioPress allows me unlimited use all the themes for any number of projects for commercial and non-commerical websites. They also have a fantastic support forum where I can go for help 24/7.

Web Hosting

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I often get the question: Where should I host my website? Should you go with the cheapest? Do you really need unlimited storage space? Should I just register my domain with the host since it’s included with the hosting?

Digging into WordPress

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There are so many great free resources out there.  I read many of them but this book is one that is worth paying for.  Everything you need to know about Wordpress is in here.

SEO – What You Need to Know

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Everyone wants their site to come up #1 in a Google search.  Is that even possible?  Actually with a lot of research and hard work you can get your site to come up on the first page of a Google search.  But it won’t happen overnight.  It takes time for Google to find your site. Read the full article…

Text and Code pre-written for you

ScreenHunter_06 Mar. 13 01.30

http://html-ipsum.com/ There is no reason to reinvent the wheel with every website.  Copy and paste this code and use your time for more creative endeavors.

Firebug and Fireshot

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Firebug is one of the best tools for web developers out there.  Firebug is an add-on for Firefox.  Add-ons help make Firefox look and function the way you want.  

Web Designers have to do it all

ScreenHunter_03 Mar. 13 01.14

Little did we realize when we started to learn web design that we would have to know how to do so much.