I get a lot of requests for help with WordPress lately (which I am happy to answer), and I’m making a good chunk of my money through my knowledge of the content management system. I thought today I’d give you some background on why I’ve made WordPress my go-to platform when designing author websites.
Category Archive for ‘Graphic Design’ 
Forcing Creativity
Some will tell you that it’s not possible to force creativity, or that the results from “forcing” creativity are sub-par to the work that “just happens.” I’m here to argue the opposite. For some creative folks, such as myself, sitting around waiting for inspiration to strike, for the mood to be right, and for the […]
Crucial Freelancer Skill: Estimating Your Time
In my business as a web designer, the first thing a client often wants from me, after we discuss their project, is an estimate. For me, this is purely a matter of estimating how much time a proposed project will take. But that’s not as easy as it sounds. As I advance in skill, some […]
The Hidden Spring and the Abandoned Hog Farm
My stepfather Mike drives me out into the country to show off some discoveries he made while walking through the woods looking for cast-off deer antlers. He and an older man by the name of Chester often go looking for such things. We drive nearly up to the Missouri border and park in an area […]