Had a great time at the OC WordCamp yesterday! In my presentation I spoke about BuddyPress and how we used the software to build chekmrk, our project management application. I went back through and modified the presentation so that it’s easier to understand since when viewing the presentation now, people won’t get my narration. Here [...]
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Project apps suck – Try ours instead
After many years of using several different project apps, we determined that a lot of them suck. Introducing chekmrk – a simple project tracking hub! We are very happy to announce our long awaited simple project management application, chekmrk. For the last several years we’ve been harboring a pet peeve. We haven’t found a project [...]
The most important skill for an entrepreneur: believe
I have a saying regarding owning your own business, “It’s lonely at the top.” That’s why the most important skill for an entrepreneur is to believe. When you have an idea, you have to be your biggest cheerleader. It’s normal to get excited about an idea and want to tell everyone how cool it is [...]
We’re featured in the new CodePoet.com!
Automattic has come out with a new and updated version of CodePoet.com with resources for developers. We were interviewed for the debut and it turned out great! Thank you to Rebecca Collins for including us in this great event. The new CodePoet.com is a great destination for developers to get information beyond what most sites [...]
Choosing good work by turning down bad work
I remember a restaurant manager telling me when I was 19 years old, “You don’t choose your career, your career chooses you.” I thought, really, I’m not in control of the job that I choose? Someone else, with possibly self serving interests, will influence my destiny? That comment didn’t sit well with me. Not wanting [...]
welcome new clients to the website club
My second job in web development was with a full print and digital agency in 1998. This was fairly common as the web was getting started. Print houses would have their “web guy.” The company that I worked for was one of the first agencies in San Diego that started to reduce print and focus [...]
Understanding the value of a WordPress website
As a web developer I consistently see clients obsessing over the small things. The design isn’t quite right or this feature doesn’t perform exactly as they imagined it in their head. I once had a client completely lay out how they wanted their ecommerce site to function, including illustrations, yet we clearly outlined in the [...]
creating a simple sign up call to action
There is that saying, “it’s easy to make things hard, but it’s hard to make things easy.” When managing your web business you need to constantly take inventory to see if you are making things hard. It can happen quickly and you won’t even know it. Let’s go through creating a simple sign up call [...]
speaking at WordCamp Orange County
Very excited about speaking at WordCamp Orange County in June! I’m consistently impressed by the WordPress community in Orange County. Everyone I meet is helpful and always striving to make the community stronger and more knowledgeable. This is going to be a great event!
How to be productive
Being productive doesn’t mean you can get a lot done in a very short period of time. Being productive means you get what you wanted done during the time you allotted for it. There is a big difference. One of the fundamental challenges that we as a society face is how to do something. We [...]