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I promise, no later than Monday
I promise, two words all freelancers, small agencies, and the self-employed hear more than they care to. We all have had clients that when we hear those two words, we know we’ll be calling back, and quite often calling back, and calling back, week after...
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Typography; a wonderful world of typefaces for everyone
Typography; for some it is a mystery for others it’s a world of wonder. I fall into the second group. For as far back as I can remember, studying the different nuances of all of the typefaces out there has been a joy for me. I’ve always felt fortunate to have gone to...
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No, Facebook should not be your company’s website and here’s why
ou’re finally ready to start your new business idea. You have everything in order, but money is tight. Having gone over and over the budget you keep trying to find somewhere to cut back. While discussing it with friends, someone speaks up and says,...
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The client closet; is it past time to clean it?
With fall just around the corner, it’s time to clean the closet and switch out my summer clothes for fall and winter ones. Okay, I live in Florida I don’t really do this, but after the last couple of weeks, I do need to do it with my client closet....
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Non-profit a Divi Child Theme Design
Are you a non-profit in need of a website but don’t have a large budget? Or, do you have a Non-profit client on a limited budget? Then Big Max’s Studio’s Non-profit Child Theme is for you. This Child Theme is compatible with Divi Version 3+. Non-profit will work for...
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Ready.Set.Launch.! A custom WordPress website in a week
Ready.Set.Launch.! what is that? Ready.Set.Launch.! is a program where we work together and get the WordPress website of your dreams launched in five days. Who is Ready.Set.Launch.! for? A small business. A solo-preneur. Someone who has a website that needs an...
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My nightmare and why I’m back on Pinterest cautiously
In February, I starting using the WordPress plugin Blog2Social. All of my social media accounts connected with no problems except for Pinterest. For some reason, Pinterest absolutely would not accept the password I entered. I knew it was correct, because well, I’m not...
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Divi vs. Elementor and GeneratePress
I have been using Divi by Elegant Themes since late 2014. During that time I have developed approximately 80 websites, as well as developed and sold child themes. Last year, I authored the book “Dos and Dont’s + 30 + Divi CSS Snippets + Manually Moving WordPress.” I’m...
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Facebook and their new ad policies gone awry
I write and post blog articles on Facebook each week for a client. Often, I will “Boost” the post in the hopes of reaching more people. All of the articles are on the Florida Everglades and range from invasive plants and species to the fragile water...
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How long will it take to design or redesign my website?
The best and most honest answer, to the famous question of, "How long?" It depends, as there are many parts to put a website together, for both the client and the designer. When I first speak with a prospective new client I ask the following questions: For...
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Licenses keys, do you own them or does the website developer/designer?
The answer is, it depends on the developer/designers business model. For me, the answer is both. All of my WordPress designs are based on Elegant Themes’ Divi theme. If you are reading this and don’t know what a theme is, we discussed it in last week’s...
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Great, this WordPress theme comes with everything I need!
Or does it really? A few weeks ago I wrote about taking over the maintenance of a WordPress website and how in my initial review, I found numerous problems. I now know how the problems started, a WordPress theme that had everything included. Or so the...
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