I had the privilege of meeting Lisa Sabin-Wilson at WordCamp Chicago 2009. She is the author of WordPress for Dummies and BuddPress for Dummies. I found her quite friendly and just a real inspiration. The other day I sent her a message asking for an interview and she graciously allowed me to. This comes as
[Continue Reading...]What Is The Best Resolution For Designing?
In the past, I have been known to say 800×600, but remember the days when there were smaller resolutions. There are still people out there with much smaller resolutions, whether with the small netbooks, or older computers. I have been designing for 1024×768 and above, even though my own computer screen is suited best for
[Continue Reading...]5 Ways To Become a Better Freelance Web Designer
Here are some things I have found to work the past few years to become better as a freelance web designer. 1. Connect with others in your niche. You can learn and teach. Also, you never know when a colleague might think of you for a client they might not be able to complete a
[Continue Reading...]Your Own ‘Tweet This’
Personally, I think the Tweet This plugin while ingenious, is a bit annoying as it limits you where you want to put it. Instead of going through the plugin jargon code, you can put your own code. Really, all you are doing is telling Twitter your update with the link of the post. This is
[Continue Reading...]News: Tweetmeme Retweet Button Now Validates
When I first started using Tweetmeme on my own personal site, I ended up blogging on how it was not validating. In fact, Mike Little pointed that out too when visiting the site. Tweetmeme plugin developers eventually validated another earlier version that I reported (and I am sure others did too), but somewhere alone the
[Continue Reading...]How to Build a Website Fast, Easy and Low Cost or No Cost
There are people who I talk to a lot from my local area that ask me this question…. well a variation. I have seen some blog posts out there that blog about this, but issue their affiliate links to webhosts and such. Of course, I webhost at Host Solutions and I believe even as a
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