So... After using the new editor for several months, my opinions have changed a bit. While I still stand by this post & it’s frustrations, there will be a new one coming soon that highlights some of my new favorite parts of the Gutenberg editor.Yesterday, WordPres 5.0 "Bebo" was released. ... Read More
Off-Site Backups: What They Are & Why You Need Them
Let me tell you a little story. A story about how keeping off-site backups of my site (and my client sites!) saved my skin. Recently, my host experienced a... cataclysmic failure. It was a complete freak accident that I don't think anyone could have seen coming, but it resulted in almost every ... Read More
Apps & Tools My Business Couldn’t Live Without
Working for yourself is hard, man. Even at the best of times, I often find myself floundering to keep everything on track. On top of actually, you know, developing websites, it's my job to schedule & attend meetings, write proposals, send invoices, and provide support. It's amazing, but at times ... Read More
The Difference Between WordPress.com and WordPress.org
When most people browse the web, I think they intuitively think that a ".com" website is going to be what they're looking for. If you need to look something up, for example, you're going to go to Google.com. Google.org will land you on the home page for their charitable foundation, and there's not a ... Read More
What Are Your Website Goals? (And How to Set Them if You Don’t Have Any)
In our everyday lives, setting goals is a great way to keep ourselves on track. We think of who we are now, and who we aspire to be, and we work to get there. We may aspire to lose weight, drink more water, run a marathon, or finally beat Fallout 4 - whatever the goal may be, working towards it ... Read More