Geenen Homes: geenenhomes.com Kyle Geenen of Geenen Homes is a Realtor® at Coldwell Banker who specializes in West Michigan real estate. Kyle wanted a website that made it easy for people to search for properties and contact him. We used a plugin and service that pulls property listings into WordPress from a local MLS (multiple [...]
Disclaimer: I’m not a security expert. The advice in this post is based on recommendations from security researchers and consultants. I use two methods for creating passwords: Use software to create and store passwords. My favorite is LastPass. Use a scheme to create and remember passwords myself (without software). The rest of this article tells [...]
I had the privilege of speaking to students of Covenant Christian High School for their Career Day 2013. First, Drew Looyenga spoke about IT support and software development. Next, I gave the presentation below. How could I improve this presentation for next time? Tell me in the comments.
I’ve been using an adjustable height standing desk (AKA stand-up desk) since October 2012, and I love it. I feel more energetic, and it helps me maintain better posture. I’ve been sitting only 0-5 working hours per week, and standing the remaining time. I started hearing about standing desks a couple years ago. I remember [...]
HTML5 For Web Designers by Jeremy Keith My rating: 3 of 5 stars I found this very short HTML5 primer too shallow. It barely scratches the surface of HTML5, but I suppose that was the intent. I enjoyed the fact that it describes the creation of HTML5 in more detail than other HTML5 books I’ve [...]
A web designer friend recently asked what resources I used to teach myself web design. I sent her the following list of resources which I used (and still use). She wasn’t interested in WordPress (a shame, but I forgive her), so I excluded my WordPress-specific resources. If you have any favorites I didn’t include, please [...]
Susan Compagner: susancompagner.com Susan Compagner is a licensed Real Estate Consultant who specializes in West Michigan waterfront real estate. She asked me to redesign her website (see screenshot of original design below) to tell her story, provide social proof, and direct people to contact her. To tell Susan’s story, I included one of Susan’s videos [...]
I’ve recently been writing about my favorite podcasts about the business of web design. Here are my favorite business podcasts that aren’t about web design, but do have great business content. I’ve listed these from most to least favorite. If you like these, you should read my other posts about podcasts. I’m always looking for [...]
Last week I wrote about my favorite podcasts about the business of web design. There are a lot of web design podcasts that aren’t specifically about the business of web design, but that occasionally discuss web design business topics. I’ve included my favorites below, ranked according to frequency of business content. If you like these, [...]
These are my favorite podcasts about the business of web design. They frequently cover topics including marketing, pricing, project management, productivity, client relations, entrepreneurship, freelancing, proposals, and contracts and other legal issues. If you like these, you should read my other posts about podcasts. I’m always looking for more, so please add your favorites in [...]