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Blog – Try to post once a week, or if that’s too often, at least once a month or so. Think of case studies – the client came to you needing this, we put together 3 designs for our client based on their needs, here are photos of the before and after, and here’s a…
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I’ve had an ongoing problem with my email recipients receiving winmail.dat files when I send them emails from Outlook using my Microsoft 365 email account and I’ve tried multiple ways of fixing the problem. I read that the problem is caused by Outlook sending emails in Rich Text Format (RTF). It includes the winmail.dat file…
I recently learned that Google provides eligible non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations with $10,000 of in-kind AdWords advertising each month through their Google Ad Grants program. This can be a fantastic way to spread the word about your organization and aid in fund-raising. Text-based ads will be shown in Google search result pages in positions below paying…
Specialist vs. General Practice. Would you go to a general physician who has a lot of knowledge in many areas of medicine when when you know you’re having a heart attack and need a heart surgeon? A company that focuses on web design does one thing well and chooses to focus its efforts on building…
I’ve built well over 400 websites in my career and have been working in Wordpress as my primary platform for the last 3 or 4. I’ve tried out probably hundreds of plugins, but there are some that I go to over and over for various needs of my clients’ sites and my own. Here’s a list of my most-used Wordpress plugins.
Live by the Golden Rule So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. Matt. 7:12 Tithe A tithe of everything from the land, whether grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the LORD; it is holy…
I’ve been blessed to be able to offer my web design services on an ongoing basis for numerous nonprofit organizations. This past Spring when I was freshly out of a job after 10 years at the same advertising agency, I began my own web design company in Tomball, TX with only a few clients of…
1) I get to work when I’m at my creative peak. I’ve always been a night person and though I get a lot done during the day, I am clearer and more able to focus on brain-intensive activities at night. Working for myself means I get to set my own hours. 2) When a client…
Generalists don’t like to specialize in any one task. I find myself getting bored when I delve too deeply into any one interest. I end up knowing a little about a lot of things, rather than knowing a lot about a few things.