WHY WORDPRESS?

Where do I start?! I've been in this business in one capacity or another (and by "this business" I mean I.T.) for about a thousand years. I'm oldschool. I won't bore you with stories of how excited I was about my fast, powerful new 386 in the early 90s, but anyway, suffice it to say, "we've come a long way, baby". Nowadays, it's truly astonishing to me what GREAT VALUE I can offer my clientele by creating a WordPress website, starting with an AWESOME studiopress.com premium theme, and then customizing it to the point where it is exactly what the client wants. I can offer ...

HOSTING: THE ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT APPROACH

When it comes to all-you-can-eat restaurants, I generally look askance (OK - one exception: Robson Sushi - hmmm, they need a website - and the food is great!)! When it comes to hosting, I see things a bit differently. Here's why I like webhostingpad.com: $59/year for unlimited space/bandwidth/domains/databases has cPanel & Fantastico (super-quick WordPress setup) 24/7 support by phone or email Their mailservers work great, that is for anyone who's not switching to google apps anyway I'm not going to lie, I've had occasion to email them about slight downtime, and there have been some bigger crashes on their servers which have left me with hours and ...

CRM + SOCIAL MEDIA = THE FUTURE

This video from ZDNet about the new SalesForce Chatter pretty much describes the future as I see it. Personally I use the absolutely fabulous (and free...

HOSTING: THE ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT APPROACH

When it comes to all-you-can-eat restaurants, I generally look askance (OK – one exception: Robson Sushi – hmmm, they need a website –...

WHY WORDPRESS?

Where do I start?! I’ve been in this business in one capacity or another (and by “this business” I mean I.T.) for about a thousand...

SELLING MUSIC ONLINE – PART 1

iWannaRock! I was looking into some different ways to sell CDs and MP3 tracks online for a new client, my first musician website selling music online. First...

DUMB IT DOWN

When considering website layout, navigation, usability, pageviews, etc., it is important to remember one thing: DUMB IT DOWN. Yes, it’s true. If...

ADSENSE DELUXE

Not that it’s the only great AdSense plugin for WordPress out there, but today I really wanted to tinker with AdSense Deluxe. Well, I ran into a...

WORDPRESS BACKUP

Generally speaking, total backup = total peace of mind. Anyone who has had a website wiped out by hackers or a hosting company failure, without adequate...