How many times have you heard the phrase “You get out what you put in?” If you’re anything like me, it’s probably enough times to makes your eyes roll. But here’s a bit of common sense that most people don’t stop and consider: This same logic applies for your website too! The success of your […]
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WordPress Performance Optimization for Slackers
OK, so first off I don’t actually consider myself a slacker when it comes to WordPress, but you probably got here because you’re looking for a quick and easy way to speed up your WordPress website. If that’s the case, you’re in luck because I’m about to share my one-two punch for speeding up my […]
Thoughts on WordPress Genesis Framework Evolved
tl,dr version Genesis is a lean, mean, flexible and powerful framework for building WordPress websites – once you’ve mastered it – and unfortunately that takes a lot of time. However the abundance of elegant Genesis child themes available with a codebase that can be trusted gives you a great head start on new projects. Slightly […]
Genesis Theme Framework vs. _s (Underscores) Starter Theme
NOTE: This post describes my initial experience with Genesis. I’ve written a newer post which describes my thoughts on Genesis after using it on several projects throughout the course of 6 months. I’ve spent around 4 hours of the last 24 in my life reevaluating my WordPress development workflow. Previously, I had been developing all of my WordPress […]
WordPress for Lawyers
On January 14, 2014 I will be giving a presentation to students graduating from Thomas Jefferson School of Law. I will be teaching these students how they can set up a website on their own, and will be covering the following topics: What makes a good website? What’s possible to accomplish on your own, and […]
What is good design?
Note: I actually wrote this article on September 30, 2009 and it has sat as a draft post for the past 2 years. I never had enough conviction in my words to hit the “publish” button, and it became one of the many things I in my life that I had forgotten. However I re-read […]
Why Content is King
I wanted to dedicate my first real blog post to the single most important piece of advice I can give anyone interested in making a website: Create good content. That’s it. Providing visitors with good, relevant, engaging content is the absolute best thing you can do to ensure the success of your site.
Why am I blogging?
I figured it would be a good idea to talk about why I am actually blogging and address my goals with this blog. After all, there are already tons of professionals out there who have been writing about the same topics I plan on covering for years. At some point it makes me wonder, does […]