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This is a big milestone for me. A couple of months ago I decided to try and create 30 pieces of content. I kept hearing from successful people I follow that when they started creating useful content for their audience every day that it changed their lives. This made sense because the more content you…

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I’ve been watching a new building go up across the street and I’m amazed at how many different groups of people have come to work on their part of the project. There were people who came to clear the land, dig up the dirt, pour concrete for the foundation, frame out the first story, then…

It’s not uncommon for someone to forget where they registered their domain name or set up their web hosting. This can happen if someone else set up everything for you or if you inherit a website at a new job. I get new clients all the time who need help remembering where they set up…

Google gives you a free way to get to the top of their search results without having to pay for ads or get really good at SEO. It’s through their service called Google My Business (GMB for short). Just for Locals If you have a local storefront or service-based business then you can create a…

WordPress turned 17 yesterday and I completely missed it. Thought I would take some time to share what WordPress has done for me since I discovered it back in 2003. I don’t remember the first site I made with WordPress, but I do remember it being an answer to a problem I had been having.…

Just like everything in WordPress, when it comes to adding a custom form to your website you have plenty of options to choose from. Here’s a list of form builders I’ve used in one way or another.. Google Forms A free tool for making a custom form quickly and collecting submissions into a spreadsheet. Good…

Websites are never “done”. As soon as you launch the first version of your website and get it in front of a user, they will inevitably find something that needs to be fixed or adjusted. Or you’ll start noticing that you’re getting visitors, but no one is joining your mailing list or buying your product.…

A “font” is a design style that is used to make letters consistently look a certain way on a screen or in print. Deciding what fonts you’re going to use on your website can be a challenge. I want to share some tricks and shortcuts I’ve found to make it easier. Where to Find Good…

Use a dark gray color for paragraph text instead of solid black. It’s easier on the eyes. Resist the urge to fill all of the empty space. Give your words and pictures some room to breathe. Put most of your paragraph text on light colored backgrounds. It’s harder for people to read a lot of…