TECHNOLOGY TRANSLATED, Making IT Makes Sense
Own your content, your domain name, your links….In Fact, Own Everything I have worked with a number of clients that didn’t own their domain names, hosting account (didn’t even know their credentials), many of you don’t own your own content or some of the assetts related to your online presence, and that’s a big mistake. …Read More
You want to make content creation easier right? Sometimes you have a lot of ideas, sometimes …. writers block. Do phrases like “content strategy” make you a little nauseous? Then check this out… I’d been reading about the Editorial Calendar Plugin on a few prominent blogs like Copyblogger and Chris Brogan.com, talking about how it’s streamlined things …Read More
If you’re in your mid-30′s or older you probably remember the Florida Orange Juice commercials, “It’s not just for breakfast anymore.” (note: I couldn’t locate an actual ad). The 6 word tag line told the story perfectly and you don’t need anything else to get the message, drinking orange juice shouldn’t be thought of as …Read More
To cut right to the chase, here is SEO writing done wrong (opens in a new window). There is an abundance of information explaining how to write well for search engine optimization. Not just how to optimize in the technical sense, but how to write well for people while maximizing search exposure. Tonight as I …Read More
All too often when we start to build a site (or rebuild one) the inclination is to begin with design. But the content we populate the site with is the true foundation, whether it is purely informational, geared toward selling, entertaining or serving whatever purpose your site has. The video tutorial below is a high-level …Read More
I don’t frequently “plug a plug-in” but I just uncovered one today that I can only classify as absolutely essential and almost life-changing if you live and breathe WordPress… “Additional Image Sizes” by Walter Vos. First off I’m embarrassed that I didn’t know about this sooner (I’ll get over it). In a nutshell this plugin …Read More
Over the last week or so I’ve started playing intensely with custom taxonomies in WordPress, and the geek in me is in love with the possibilities. Now, before you go running off thinking this is only hardcore “geek stuff” let me explain what taxonomies are, why they are important and provide a basic example of …Read More
Custom Fields have a ton of uses and can be a great way for a theme designer to augment the functionality of a theme. Unfortunately, custom fields can feel a little intimidating to “non-techies” and those new to WordPress. The following video provides a simple explanation of what custom fields are, how they work, and …Read More
The following video provides an explanation on how to use sort order so that you get a scalable and organized approach to managing your navigation in WordPress. While geared at WordPress sites, this approach should work for any content management system that provides an automated or semi-automated way of creating navigation. This tutorial assumes that …Read More
