I can't believe it has already been a month since I was on the FIU Campus for Wordcamp Miami conference. I feel like it was just last weekend that I was learning with almost 800 people from all different experiences and backgrounds, while connecting with others in the industry. I met other website designers, content writers, marketing professionals, developers, and just average people who use WordPress as a blog. Speakers included plugin developers, WordPress Core Platform for software and coding, hosting companies such as Bluehost and GoDaddy, … [Read more...]
Keeping Your Brand Fresh and Appealing
I recently attended a event by American Advertising Federation Suncoast. Marty Kohr was the speaker and he shared with us how to keep your brand fresh and appealing to your audience. Keeping your brand current with today's views will help you succeed or fail in business. Marty reviewed some of the big brands that have pushed the envelope. To name a few, Geico started the creative insurance campaigns, beer industry are always a standard, and after Old Spice was not doing so well they came back with a strong campaign. In the beer industry Marty Kohr … [Read more...]
What is RWD?
So you're wondering what RWD is? We each have our own guess the first time we see those letters. When I first saw them I thought it stood for Rear Wheel Drive. RWD > Responsive Web Design. Web design has always been moving forward since the internet started, which their wasn't much design aspect to it in the beginning. As technology progressed we started to design for desktop computers. Several years ago as mobile phones came onto the market with internet browsing it created a web designer problem. Desktop design was not displaying properly on … [Read more...]
What are the Benefits of Learning Code?
In this technology world that we live in everything revolves around code. Computers Email Power Bill Banking Information Phones GPS Tablets TV/Home Entertainment Systems Public Transportation Government Systems Military Operations Those are just to name a few... We have new systems being developed everyday for a better life tomorrow. Those systems also need updating and fixing. If you think back 10 years ago to 2003, did you have a online bill for you utilities, TV, and internet. As we develop and have more and more every … [Read more...]
11 Items Needed in Every Website
There are several things that are necessary in every website to make it successful. You should strive to have these items on your website to make it successful. The 11 items needed in every website: Graphic Animation - This can be displayed different ways through a slider on the home page to showcase the brand, to as little as a rollover to show a button. Graphic Element - Having a graphic elements through the website will help break up the text. Portfolio - The portfolio is one of the most important items of the website. This will display … [Read more...]
Why is Web Maintenance Important?
What is the purpose of maintaining a website? If you want successful website to improve your company you have to work on it. Three main items are important when talking about web maintenance: Security Functionality SEO (Search Engine Optimization) Security against spammers and hackers is crucial to protecting your website and also any information that is coming through your website. With no maintenance of your site, it will become out date from software updates over time. Newer versions will include the lastest security update, meanwhile, an … [Read more...]
Paypal for Small Business… What can it do for you?
Do you have a good steady website? Is your company continuing to grow but your products but have not had online sales? Either you have updated a new website less then a year ago and its not compatible with a 3rd party shopping cart or it's too expensive. Maybe you just don't have the funds for an SSL, a dedicated IP, a complete shopping cart system, or everything that comes with getting a online shopping cart ready. All of this may seem overwhelming but fear not, PayPal to the rescue! If you are not familiar with PayPal, it's a great, easy and secure … [Read more...]
What is IPv6?
340 undecillion, 282 decillion, 366 nonillion, 920 octillion, 938 septillion, 463 sextillion, 463 quintillion, 374 quadrillion, 607 trillion, 431 billion, 768 million, 211 thousand and 456 Say what? Yes that is how many IP address we have now. After the upgrade form IPv4 to IPv6; we went from 4 Million to that HUGE number. Why should we get excited about IPv6, it isn't like an Apple release, those are really exciting. IPv6 will affect each one of us that use the Internet. When you use the Internet to search for something what do you … [Read more...]
Future of Instagram
What is the future of Instagram now that Facebook has bought it. Will Instagram change or change Facebook? Everyone is hoping that the app stays the same and hope this will only increase Facebook picture taking and integrate Instagram into the Facebook application. It has been only 17 months and Instagram has gone up to a value of 1 million dollars; doubling overnight when it value was 500,000 when Facebook came into the picture to acquire them. I believe this couple benefit both companies and be a great thing for the future of sharing photos. … [Read more...]
Pinterest… How legal is it?
Are you pinning yet? Daily users have increased 145% since the start of 2012. WOW. I can't even imagine that! Why is Pinterest such a big deal? People have been pinning or bookmarking things for forever. Making lists of websites and items on their own computer. If I look at my web browser I can tell you things I found, things that I like, and things I use all the time. How is Pinterest different from bookmarks? It's not different at all. Well... maybe a little. They just turned bookmarks into pinning and threw on a graphical twist to the look of … [Read more...]