Web Design & Development

I started building websites back in the dark ages of the internet. Back when dial-up access was still a thing. And Flash was all the rage. And that was when I first started getting curious about online business and was trying to figure out a way to earn money online. You see, I was a […]

Let’s talk about the question, “How much does a website cost?” Back when I was first getting started learning about online business I had no idea how much a website would cost to build and I had no money, so I just decided I was going to dig in and learn how to do it

Imagine this: You’re up early because you’re excited about finally cranking out that project on your website that you’ve been so excited about. You’ve got your coffee brewed and the aroma is filling the room; you’re super excited and ready to go. You sit down at your computer, ready to get to work and open

How do you design a good homepage? In order to create the best homepage you can, you have to understand that it’s a little bit “art” and and a little bit “science.” To create the best homepage web design you first have to define your priorities and align them with your target audience. You have

Should I customize a WordPress Theme I just bought? When you’re just getting started with your website it’s hard to know what you need. It’s easy to get distracted by the excitement about the possibilities and all the new and great things you can do with your new blog. But that can also be a

Today there are more choices than ever when it comes to choosing a content management system for your website project. WordPress is a great platform, but it really isn’t the right solution for every project. There may be all kinds of reasons you’d look for an alternative to WordPress: ease-of-use, functionality, technical level, features, and

Need to spin up a simple connection tool for a new WordPress project you’re working on? ACF Links (advanced custom field links) might do the trick. I’m working on a new site with a lot of really cool functionality. One of the things we’re doing is creating a custom post type for a “staff member”,

I recently found myself right in the crosshairs of a brute force attack on a couple of my WordPress sites by someone who was adamantly trying to login. I wasn’t really all that worried – I’ve made sure to follow my own advice regarding security. But it was annoying. The login attempts were coming from all kinds of

Modifying Framework for Genesis Custom Headers I’ve spent a lot of time trying to find a good solution for creating a Genesis custom header section for Genesis themes. So now that I’ve found a solution, I figured I need to make note of it to make sure that when I need to reference it again

How to edit your Mac hosts file (Mac OS X) Sometimes you need to view a site on a development server. It’s something that I use regularly to connect to a development server using the regular site domain but mapped to a development server’s IP address. This way you can maintain your DNS as it