CMS

  • Website Maintenance: the Least You Can Get Away With

    Website Maintenance: the Least You Can Get Away With

    At a meeting once I was talking casually with a businesswoman. She told me, as people often do, that her website just didn’t do anything at all for her. I’ve never seen her website, but she told me that she had access to it — that is, she could update it herself. “Updating it regularly…

  • The Limitations of Your CMS

    The Limitations of Your CMS

    I’m working on a live refresh for the Walton Arts Center, a local arts organization. It’s making me think of the Diocletian Baths, now the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels and Martyrs.

  • Writing Product Descriptions at Your Website

    Writing Product Descriptions at Your Website

    We’ve been working with Andrea Pascale of Word Decor ‘n’ More on her forthcoming baby products website, Rock a Baby Wall Quotes.

  • The Myth of WordPress

      I attended and enjoyed WordCamp Fayetteville this weekend. I had the opportunity to hang out with people I often work with only online, I won a fine book, and I learned about some useful WordPress plug-ins. I plan to volunteer next year.

  • What’s That Button For? Blockquotes

    What’s That Button For? Blockquotes

    If you use a content management system (CMS) to post your blog or update your website,  there are probably buttons you’re very familiar with — and maybe also some things you haven’t taken the time to figure out.

  • First Thoughts on Typography for Your Website

    First Thoughts on Typography for Your Website

    The subject of typography at your website is a large one, and I’m not trying to cover it. I’m assuming here that you’re not doing the design work yourself, and that what you need is enough information to recognize whether you have a problem, to choose a designer who has the skills you need, or…