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 website they host going offline. Unfortunately, it took them quite a while to get back online - they went down Friday evening and my server wasn't restored until Tuesday morning. Not only were the websites down, but nobody could access their hosting account at all. No FTP, no cPanel ... Keep Reading
New Year, New Rates
Happy New Year! Thank you for helping me have an amazing 2017. I hope you had a wonderful NYE, and are excited to see what 2018 will bring. I know I am! Now, down to business. 2017 was a really transformative year for me & my business. I'm working more (and more efficiently) than ever before. And it's awesome. But there's one part of my business that I haven't touched or updated since 2015... my rates. You probably know where this is going... I'll be brief: I'm raising my hourly rate from $35 to $50. Holiday and rush work is $75 per hour. As always, there's a one hour minimum, ... Keep Reading
Service Launch: Web Hosting
I am so excited to announce my latest service - self-serve web hosting! Why did I jump into the hosting game? Simple. I want it to be as easy as possible for my clients to get online. And managing hosting/domain registration is always a pain. Often, getting a website online involves chasing down three different logins for multiple services; a domain registered in one place, a hosting account in another. Throw in email and SSL, and launching a website becomes a stressful experience for both the client and developer (me!) There had to be a better way to manage website launches. And ... Keep Reading
Moving from WordPress to Tumblr
In the process of moving away from having a bunch of websites scattered all over the web, I reached an interesting problem: I didn't know what to do with my old blog posts. I didn't want to lose over two years worth of blogs, but I didn't know what my options were. One option I researched was moving all of my posts from Qwirkie, which is powered by WordPress, to Tumblr. While not a fan of the platform, I thought it would be a quick and easy way to ensure the safety of my blog. I quickly found, however, that it's not easy to move from WordPress to Tumblr. A quick Google search yielded ... Keep Reading