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Rejection – how it’s delivered matters
Rejection is something no one likes. Sometimes it stings and other times the comments are good for reflection. Could your work or performance have been better? With one group of people, you get awards, with another, they leave you feeling that perhaps you should...
Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Colors: Part Two – How Color Works for You
Did you ever wonder why your first box of crayons had only eight colors? It all started in 1926 when the maker of crayons Binney & Smith acquired the Munsell Color Company’s line of crayons. The Munsell company had based their product line on the color wheel and...
The Basics: Part One – How Color Can Work for You
The BasicsNo matter what color you chose, every color begins with the use of the color wheel. Created by Isaac Newton in 1666 the color wheel, even with all of its transformations is still the main tool today for selecting the correct color(s) for any project. How do...
Time well spent, at least I thought so and so did many others
Time, it’s something none of us seem to have enough of. When you talk about free time, for many that’s just a dream. So, when decided to not only purchase wreaths for my relatives who are buried in military cemeteries but to also volunteer to place them I hoped this...
ADA accessibility compliance; time to comply is now not later
ADA accessibility (Americans with Disabilities Act), we’ve all heard about it, and most of us have probably thought about it, but how many of us have actually done something about it? After a quick search through a number of websites from medium and small...
An image is worth a 1,000 words; or is it?
An image; how many times have you heard that it speaks louder than words? In most cases that’s true, but what happens when it’s not? When your client sends you an image that they firmly believe is, “Just what we need for the website,” and all you want to say is,...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...