Websites & Business
Still learning and going strong after 20 years in business
It’s hard to wrap my head around the fact that I launched my business twenty years ago today. It doesn’t seem very long ago that I wrote What I’ve Learned in my First 10 Years of Business! My business has continued to evolve since I wrote that post, and I’ve continued to grow both personally…
Read MoreColorcinch: A powerful yet easy-to-use photo editing app
As a blogger and web designer, I’m always looking for ways to make the process of resizing photos less labour-intensive for myself and my clients. So, when someone from Colorcinch told me about their image resizer, I was eager to take it out for a spin. I confess that as a hobby photographer, I was…
Read MoreBuilding your own website? Save time and stress by reading this first.
If you’re facing a lot of start-up costs, you might be thinking about creating your own website rather than hiring a designer or developer. Before you make that decision, I encourage you to read Your First Website: Are you ready to dive in? After reading that, if you’d still like to give it a go,…
Read More10 Mistakes to avoid when creating a WordPress site
As a website caregiver, I’m often asked to take over a site created by my client or their previous service provider. In both cases, I’ve found a lot of mistakes which could easily have been avoided. Here are a few I’ve seen recently. 1. Using admin as your username Using admin as your username is…
Read More10 Ten-Minute Tasks to Keep Your Website in Top Shape
When you have a website, there’s always something that needs to be done. You may not have a solid chunk of time to devote to website tasks, but that’s no reason to just let things go. Here are 10 website tasks you can do in ten minutes or less to keep it current and running…
Read MoreIn the Spotlight
It’s always an honour to be mentioned in someone else’s blog, and it’s one that I received three times last month. My Thoughts on Life Balance First, Linda Samuels of Oh! So Organized asked me and 11 others to respond to and elaborate on this prompt: If I had less ________, I’d feel more balanced.…
Read MoreYour Business Year-End Review
With the end of the year in sight, you’re probably starting to think about your goals for 2022. Me too! But first, we need to see how we made out this year. In this post, I walk through the process of conducting a year-end review in your business. 1 – Review your goals and outcomes I…
Read MoreCan an E-learning or Membership Site help you grow your business?
As a consultant or coach, you naturally want to help people. You can’t help everyone though! There’s only so much of you to go around – and not everyone can pay your fees. Online courses and membership sites allow you to: offer an affordable option to clients with smaller budgets support clients who prefer to…
Read MoreHow important is email to your business?
As a professional, you probably rely heavily on email to communicate with clients, prospects, colleagues, suppliers, and many others. It’s therefore essential to have a professional email address and a reliable email hosting service. This article includes tips to help you with both decisions. Choosing Your Email Address The Internet has made it easy to…
Read MoreWebsite Hosting: Are you giving your site a good Home Sweet Home?
In the excitement of planning the content and design for your website, it might be easy to think choosing a hosting service is a minor decision. It’s not. Your hosting service is your website’s home! When you chose your home, you probably considered things like security, whether everything was kept in good working order, and…
Read MoreYour First Website: Are you ready to dive in?
Are you excited about creating your first website? You should be! With all the great website building tools out there, you may be tempted to jump in with both feet. Please don’t. Take the time to make some important decisions first, so you don’t get in over your head. Be specific about things like: Who…
Read MoreDo your plugins make your website shine?
One of the best things about WordPress is its flexibility. Thanks to thousands of plugins, you can add just about any function to your website that you can imagine, without needing to write custom code. With so many possibilities, it’s easy to get caught up in shiny object syndrome, but don’t let that happen! Before…
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