May 16, 2020 | Branding, Web Design, WordPress
We’ve been home social distancing since March 13th and we’re starting to get tired of practicing our math. It’s also causing us all to gain a few pounds. Um, yes, we’re doing some baking around here! I love to bake. It’s a major stress... 
Apr 18, 2020 | Small Business, Web Design, WordPress
I’ve been seeing people commenting in Facebook groups in the past two weeks saying they’ve taken this ‘down time’ to finally start their dream business from home. Exciting isn’t it? A lot of them are announcing their idea, then using the... 
Apr 11, 2020 | Small Business, Web Design, WordPress
This morning my youngest and I finished the hardest puzzle I’ve ever done! We pulled the puzzle out the first weekend we knew we’d be home for a while. I loved that first week…we’d talk and talk as we sat there searching for pieces. I learned so much about his latest... 
Apr 4, 2020 | Web Design, WordPress
I’ve been blogging about blogging for several months now, and am excited to announce I’m now offering a Quick Start blogging package! I have to confess, I’ve delayed launching this due to everything that has been going on in the world, but have also... 
Feb 15, 2020 | Small Business, WordPress
We’ve touched on having a purpose for your blog, and coming up with categories and tags that support that purpose. That’s the start to building your blog with strategy, right? Yep! But there’s more to blog post strategy than just being strategic with... 
Dec 14, 2019 | Small Business, WordPress
This is the fifth post in the ‘Why Blog’ series. Here’s a list of the posts in this series:~ Why Blog When There are So Many Out There~ Blogging Helps You Be Found~ Be Trustworthy (because, shouldn’t we all be trustworthy?)~ What’s Your Take on That? ~... 
Oct 26, 2019 | Branding, Web Design, WordPress
The most recent project was a website redesign of three pages for Sheila, a local consultant who is a ‘professional learning’ expert in my opinion! Redesigning websites to be strategic and achieve a goal is always an interesting project and this was so... 
Oct 19, 2019 | Web Design, WordPress
I love sharing completed projects, to show off what my clients are doing and to celebrate with them as projects finish. I’m always excited to see how they are able to make a greater impact in their world with a website that was created specifically for them to... 
Sep 21, 2019 | Web Design, WordPress
I had an interesting past two weeks. I ran a DIY (WordPress) Website Challenge in my Facebook group this past week. The week before I ran a pre-challenge; I guided those taking part in the challenge through the process of gathering their website content via daily... 
Sep 14, 2019 | Small Business, Web Design, WordPress
Today we’re talking all about purchasing website hosting. But first let me tell you why! In the last post you learned about the Free DIY Website Challenge going on in the Simply Launched Facebook group. The challenge starts on Monday and I’m super excited... 
Sep 6, 2019 | Small Business, Web Design, WordPress
I’m all about tying up my trusty chucks and helping people. Most days you’ll find me creating websites to help entrepreneurs and small businesses get online in front of their ideal audience so they can in turn help others with their expertise. While... 
Aug 17, 2019 | WordPress
This post could be titled “How did I go from WordPress meetup attendee to WordCamp organizer?” I signed up as a volunteer for the second WordCamp I attended here in Rochester, NY seeing it as a great opportunity to get to know some of the people that... 
Aug 3, 2019 | Web Design, WordPress
This week I’ve been prompting my Simply Launched group members to think about their website visitors. Understand their feelings, their pain point and what they really need. Use that knowledge to create something super useful and offer it to your audience so they... 
Jul 20, 2019 | Web Design, WordPress
As I mentioned in the last post, I attended WordCamp in Ottawa, Canada this past weekend where I led my second ever panel discussion on Ethical Behavior in an Open Source World. You might remember I posted about my first experience leading this panel at WordCamp... 
Jul 16, 2019 | Branding, WordPress
I was at WordCamp Ottawa (#wcott) over the weekend to lead a panel discussion titled Ethical Behavior in an Open Source World. The questions I posed were slightly different than those I asked at WordCamp Buffalo. The panelists were different, too, and it proved to be... 
Jun 29, 2019 | Web Design, WordPress, WordPress Community
Last week I shared why I think my web design business is like my chucks. (If you missed that and are interested in how sneakers can possibly be like a business, read this article.) So this week I thought I would expand on that a little bit. WordPress is Consistent We... 
Jun 15, 2019 | Web Design, WordPress
If you’re reading this post you’ve no doubt noticed I use a lot of pictures of chucks (Converse sneakers) on my website. I’m sure you’ve wondered why a website designer seems fascinated by these. You’ve probably thought ‘she’s... 
Jun 1, 2019 | Web Design, WordPress, WordPress Community
Within the past few weeks I finished a quick-turn mini brand and website project for a friend. She is starting a podcast and came to me for help getting her website up quickly. Michelle had all of her content and images ready to go and the know-how to place them on... 
May 11, 2019 | Web Design, WordPress
Over the past few weeks I’ve encouraged you to get involved in your local WordPress community by attending meetups and going to WordCamps. It only seemed right for me to share with you how the panel discussion went at WordCamp Buffalo 2019 which is one of the... 
May 4, 2019 | Free Training Resources, Web Design, WordPress
You know you need to get your business online, but you aren’t sure how to find your way around a website once it’s created, let alone how to create one! Don’t worry, I’ve got you covered. I put together this 40 minute video walking you through... 
Apr 27, 2019 | WordPress, WordPress Community
I’m attending my third WordCamp today (WordCamp Buffalo) and thought I’d share my tips on how to get the most out of it as a first time attendee. You already know I love this WordPress community and I love learning, so combining the two at WordCamps... 
Apr 13, 2019 | WordPress, WordPress Community
One of the things I love most about working as a WordPress web designer is the WordPress community surrounding it. There are always Facebook groups that you can pop into and ask questions, or read blog post tutorials, but there’s a whole personal aspect of it... 
Apr 5, 2019 | Branding, Free Training Resources, Web Design, WordPress
Free Planning Your Website Accessibility and Branding Tips I was Live in the Simply Launched Facebook group talking about what we should think about when considering creating our brand elements. This training session was done in April 2019 and is a short video where I... 
Mar 16, 2019 | Web Design, WordPress
Earlier this week Facebook and Instagram were down and I saw a lot of people panicking. Or maybe some were just frustrated, but it sure caused a lot of activity! I was actually at a co-working day and just before I learned about what was happening heard “What... 
Feb 23, 2019 | Small Business, Web Design, WordPress
I remember when I was taking classes to learn the ins and outs of creating WordPress websites and the lessons on maintaining a website. It was like a lightbulb moment when I learned there was a specific order that you should make your file updates in. And today I... 
Nov 23, 2018 | Web Design, WordPress
***UPDATE: WordPress has announced this new editor will be released on Thursday, December 6th. Of course, in the past they have changed the date, but its never too early to be prepared since this change will happen at some point in the near future!**Edit: The same day... 