Web Development Category

Should content be considered as royalty?

Friday, August 20th, 2010

Confused about the differences between online content and online copy? Join the crowd. Merriam-Webster’s* defines content as “the principal substance (as written matter, illustrations, or music) offered by a World Wide Web site.” The Web Content Style Guide (McGovern, et al.), says that content is knowledge that’s been formally produced into media (text, graphics, video, [...]

Great web host offers special: $20.10 for year’s hosting

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

I’ve used Tiger Tech for years, and have always had 24/7 support and it’s been excellent. I just got an email that, until January 15, they’re offering new hosting for $20.10 for a year. Terrific New Year’s special. Here’s what they say:
To celebrate the new year, we’re offering a special deal: a full year of
Web [...]

Failing as a Web Designer? Specialize!

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

By Judy Vorfeld

Did you struggle to create your own business Web site, deciding along the way to become a Web designer? Or did you plan on becoming a Webmaster from Day One? Are things working out as you’d hoped? If not, read on.
Mari Bontrager, a graphic designer, works with her husband, Will, a programmer. [...]

Put Your Online Text to Work!

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

By Judy Vorfeld
Do you struggle through a maze of Internet words, acronyms, and phrases, wondering if you’ll ever learn enough to successfully operate your online business? Is your brain buzzing with thoughts of associate programs, e-commerce, conflicting statistics, just-in-time transactions, B2B, B2C, B2Whatever, and branding?
A marketing expert once said, “The problem that most web site [...]

Martell interviewed by Wall Street Journal

Sunday, September 6th, 2009

I met Karma Martell through my long-time internet pal, BL Ochman. Karma’s work as a powerful web developer and savvy businesswoman was just covered in the WSJ, and I wanted to share it. She found what the customer needed and ran with it. And everyone’s happy. What a nice combination of Internet and phone support [...]

The Social Reef, an Industry Perspective

Saturday, April 25th, 2009

Dynamic presentation of the social web by Jeremiah Owyang

Social Reef: An Industry Perspective
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Ward Web Works now Digital K

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Kelly Ward, who helped me build 4 Paws for Ability and Christmas Hills Tree Farm, just changed the name of her business to Digital K. She says:
To better symbolize my expanding range of services, I have recently changed the name of my business from Ward Web Works to Digital K.
There has been no [...]

How reliable is your customer feedback?

Sunday, November 9th, 2008

This is a question Gerry McGovern asks in today’s article on Giraffe Forum. It’s something we all need to ask ourselves, no matter what size of business we operate.
McGovern asks if the feedback you’re getting for your website truly reflects the needs of the majority of your customers. He goes on to ask if [...]

Christmas Hills Tree Farm sells from the Web!

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

What warms the cockles of a Web developer’s heart more than almost anything else? Results! And I just got word that John Burton’s Christmas Hills Tree Farm of Mossyrock, Washington, whose site I developed earlier this year with the help of Kelly Ward, has made several sales strictly because of the new website.
This is the [...]

How to keep balanced while helping Katrina victims

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

My friend, Martha Retallick, of Western Sky Communications, recently returned from her third trip to part of the area devastated by Hurricane Katrina. I asked her a few questions:
With your third visit to help the International Relief Teams (IRT) re-build homes for Katrina victims, what did you come away with? That asked, what did you [...]