No different than a contractor who uses many tools of their trade to work on projects, so do WordPress developers who are efficient and proficient. I realize when I get with other devs to talk shop that I'm not the most efficient dev with the … epic content - follow this link
How HGTV Helps You Be a Better Developer
There is a right way to do webdev stuff - usually several "right ways" - and many more wrong ways. Knowing the difference between the two is what separates the newbies and the seasoned veterans and why experience commands a higher price. A reader … epic content - follow this link
Changing the Genesis Minimum 2.0 Banner Image – GMIE
Introducing Genesis Minimum Images Extended - GMIE One of the first things I fell in love with in the new Minimum 2.0 child theme was the large banner image on the homepage. Then I was sold on using it more and more (I'm running it on 2 of … epic content - follow this link
The Answer Is Simple
The answer is simple. It's the question that is tough. Sometimes life is a lot like Jeopardy: the answer is staring you in the face, but you need to come up with the question. Sort of, though it's more like needing to pick the right question … epic content - follow this link
Thoughts on Competition Among WordPress Developers
One of the observations I've made in the past 5 years as a WordPress developer is that there appears to be very little competition among those who directly interface with clients to provide services. Theme houses and plugins are in a very stiff and … epic content - follow this link
Introducing the Success Concept of Win-Win-Win
A win-win situation is as good as it gets, right? The world-renowned Stephen Covey (7 Habits of Highly Effective People) states that Habit 4 is to think "win-win." Who am I to argue with him? I don't know, but that's not success in my book. I strive … epic content - follow this link
The Genesis Framework Is the Only WordPress Theme You Need
I've been using Genesis since its inception in February, 2010. I honestly can't remember if I was part of the beta testing, but it wouldn't surprise me to find an old beta copy in my WordPress archives. For the next 18 months, I alternated projects … epic content - follow this link
4 Tips to Speed up Your WordPress Site
Speed is crucial in those precious first seconds someone visits your site. If you can't satisfy someone's basic desire to get content quickly, they won't care how good your content is and won't stick around to find out if it was worth the … epic content - follow this link
2 Steps to Defining Success
Success — the term, the place — means many things to many people. A certain degree of wealth or income, living in a particular neighborhood or city are on the material end of the scale. On the intangible end are things such as a position at … epic content - follow this link
Hire the Expert, not the Jack of All Trades
A few years ago, I thought that I'd find more success and fulfillment by learning about everything I could wrap my mind around. I grew up around men in my family who fix everything from wooden things to mechanical things to electrical things. As a … epic content - follow this link