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My AI Editor, Claudette, Knows Its Place

Let GenAI be your sparring partner, then take ownership of your thoughts. AI is your best or worst editor, not a lazy crutch.

cheap vs pro chart. Pick two: good and fast won't be cheap, fast and cheap won't be good and cheap and good won't be fast.

Building Your Website: Going Cheap vs. Going Pro

InAll, Content, Design, Tech

Building a website, you can choose between DIY website builders, cheap designers or professionals. There’s no one size fits all. You get what you pay.

You Need Content-First Design

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Without content, you don’t have a website; you’re not being heard. Without quality content, your website is a beautiful vessel that won't convert.

Why Use WordPress for Content-Rich Websites?

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Why WordPress? Because it fuels simple 1-page blogs AND it handles enormous fully-featured commercial and publishing endeavors.

Your Content and the Semantic Web

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Almost two decades ago, in 2001, the concept of the Semantic Web, aka Web 3.0, was first introduced. Has it succeeded? Are we better off?

Bad Form Design & Wasted Time: Resetting Passwords

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How easy is it to change passwords or delete accounts? Root canal is less painful. The reason: Poorly designed forms provide dismal user experience.

Dodging the Cashier Check Scam

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Ah, the cashier-check scam. Many freelancers and independent contractors become targets, and victims. Here's my story and tips how to spot—and fight—it.

A clustered work desk with many outdated tech gadgets in 1980 next to a clean work space with only a laptop and a phone in 2014

Sometimes, the shoemaker has no shoes. Being a web designer, you’d think I would take care of my own website first. Wrong. Twenty years after I hand-coded the very first iteration of my website, I finally brought it to the 21st century.

The Web’s Baby Babble

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Forkly, Mingly and Grovo. Twitter with its tweets and peeps. Digg, reddit, Bebo and Mixi. Tumblr, Flickr and folkd. Oovoo and Zoomr. Prezi and scribd. Badoo, Rapt, Mubi and Wooxie. Spotify, Blippy and Twilio. Zynga, Scribd and Tsy. Pet names? No, the Web’s Baby Babble startup names.