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Misleading Fonts & the Results
Almost every week I'm involved in creating a deck (PowerPoint set of slides) of some sort. Because I'm regularly cleaning up slides designed by others, it's not surprising that one of the first things I do is clean up the fonts. Normally, however, I don't explain why I'm doing what I'm doing. Here's why.
Higgs Boson: 5 ways it's related to WordPress
It's likely you've heard about the recent buzz and potential announcement related to the Higgs Boson. Well, what you haven't heard is how it's related to WordPress. You can only get that here. So here they are - 5 ways they're related
Hierarchy of WordPress Hosting Decisions
How do you make a decision about where to host your WordPress site? If it's just about the money, you can always go for WordPress.com - where things start at $0. But over time you may decide it's right to move. So what's next? And does your site only move once?
Your Outbound Marketing Sucks!
I've visited more than once. We've seen each other a few times. But let's be clear - we're not friends or family. I have no loyalty to you. So let's get one things straight: me getting a lot of emails from you doesn't constitute a relationship.
A WordPress Real Estate Solution: A Single Theme, A Single Multisite
We created a real estate offering that not only uses WordPress, but uses a single theme and a single WordPress multisite instance.
WordPress And Appcelerator: Innovation without the Cash
I just recently spoke at a WordCamp (San Diego) on how a small business or start up could use WordPress for more than just a blog or web site, and referenced one particular case of product innovation but didn't get into the details...so here they are. Not all innovation requires that you start from scratch.
Membership Site Troubles? Three WordPress Solutions
At least three times a month I'm on the phone with someone who thinks they need a membership site but doesn't have the time to make it work. I don't know if it's that they're looking to develop the world's best membership site, or if they just don't know how easy it is, but let me show you the three options you have to get something up and running quickly.
Excitement: No need for Goals
I have recently noticed something - and maybe you have to. It's related to the work I do on the evenings and weekends which is different than the work I do during the day. During the day I manage creatives and developers to create software products for very targeted markets. I'm mostly solving tough technical problems, leading people, and spending time on phone calls.
Sticky Teaching
In early March I'll be presenting some material to teachers who volunteer at North Coast Church. Coaching those who present information - in or outside the church - always comes back to what we now know about the brain. So I decided to create an infographic to help communicate some of the main information. I call it sticky teaching.
Which 27 WordPress plugins would you choose?
The process of setting up a WordPress site isn't just about hosting and getting a great theme in place. It's not just about adding your own design elements and it's more than just writing great content. There's that one other bit, the glue, that you need in order to bring the whole site together.
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