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This presentation will feature the spotlight on first time website owners and the mistakes they make when starting out. We will go over how to create your outline for a project, discuss function vs features, and success measured in two … Continue reading Think Before You Install – A Call to Action →

Kevin and Chad will present a comparison of shopping cart options for designers looking to add secure payments to non-traditional eCommerce sites. In the age of the responsive web, HTML 5,and device independence, traditional eCommerce plugins are failing designers and … Continue reading Clean eCommerce Solutions for the Responsive Web →

As a designer, there is a lot you can do to customize the look and feel of WordPress themes. But to really customize a website so it suits the needs of the site owner and site visitors often requires customizing … Continue reading Making the Leap from Designer to Designer/Developer →

Basics+ of website design elements (discuss visual hierarchy, font choices for readability, color choices for readibility, general layout elements, html tags, css basics and how to use to your advantage). How to choose a theme with the end user in mind. What … Continue reading Choose and Modify a Theme with the End User in Mind →

Geodata’s popularity and use is rising. If you can’t find your way with your smartphone, does the location exist? We’ll cover WordPress and responsive design with Google Maps app integration, as well as learn why people are switching to the … Continue reading WordPress and Mapping →

Web designers often need to move a site from one host to another. Some poorly-understood aspects of DNS, such as TTLs and caches, can have a big impact on how smooth (or rocky) a website migration goes. We’ll discuss Registrars, … Continue reading DNS and WordPress Website Migration →