Website management: ‘being in control’ vs. ‘having control’ of your site
This is a bit beyond the semantics of it: there is a big difference between being “in control” of your website and “having control” of it. Why is this important? Many people feel that if they have full admin access to their website that they in control of the site. But this is simply not true, and can lead website owners to falsely believe that they are in control of a healthy website. Here’s why.
How landlords can use MailChimp for better communications with their tenants
Here is how MailChimp’s Groups and List Segmentation can help you not only notify your tenants of upcoming alarm tests or rent meetings, but also be able to target certain floors, type of units, or rental situation such as month-to-month.
Social Media Companies and Media Literacy Don’t Mix
Social media today is teaching kids, students and grandmothers alike that they have the ability to copy and share anything with anyone, while news media and courts tells them that sharing certain documents, music, movies and even homemade videos of roommates is illegal and punishable. Why that and not this?
Comparing cheap website development to cheap cup of coffee
In this post, I will be comparing cheap websites to cheap coffee, or better yet, how the two have so much in common. Why? People understand bad, cheap coffee, but often don’t see that a cheap website is just as lousy and forgiving as that cup of Joe eating a hole in your stomach. And ...
Designer’s block: Five ways I jumpstart creativity
There are an uncountable number of posts written on the subject of how to break designer’s block. Many say the same thing: relax, go outside, go somewhere creative. And some of these work well for others. I have found more specific ways that tend to work for me. Not to say the others don’t work, ...
