Over time I have worked with folks who insisted on my building them a website before they had a clear action plan and goals for their business. The felt they needed a website "to get started" on their business, as if a website would generate income without figuring out ahead how people would find … [Read more...]
How to add a Gradient to your WordPress Site Background
I found the code for how to add a gradient to your WordPress Site background in reference to the Twenty Eleven theme, but changed the color to blue (see below wherever #5586CD is listed). I used this in the Executive Pro Genesis Child Theme and place it in a custom CSS file (via Jetpack). Here is … [Read more...]
Blow it up with Eric Meyer
I did not take as many notes of Eric Meyer’s presentation at AEA/Boston as he mentioned that he would be posting them as a zip file, however here are a few tidbits that I jotted down.First, Eric is a very funny guy. He has lightness to his step and always seems to be smiling. When he says that CSS3 … [Read more...]
An Event Apart, Boston, Jeffrey Zeldman
So many great speakers at the AEA conference, "Design, Code and Content," organized by Jeffrey Zeldman and Eric Meyer. The topics were, for this web newbie, the major draw, but I would attend again as much for the content, as for the approachability of all the speakers. So nice to be able to chat, … [Read more...]