Resources and Tutorials

So You Want to be a Graphic Designer

Posted on March 20, 2012 by swolock

NOTE: The following was written for a high school career fair. What does a graphic designer do? Along with writers, clients, and other creative people who decide on what the content or message should be, graphic designers make the content … Continue reading →

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Convert Your Business Website to WordPress

Posted on August 19, 2011 by swolock

A Powerful, Flexible Website for Less? We’ve been doing quite a few websites lately. Some new ones for new clients and some redos for older clients. Without exception, saving money was a big consideration for everyone who has asked us … Continue reading →

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How to Integrate a WordPress Blog Into An Existing Website

Posted on August 10, 2011 by swolock

Want to host a blog at your own website without redoing your whole site? You’ve come to right place. Here you’ll learn how to add a WordPress 3 blog to your existing website. There are a few conditions: you should … Continue reading →

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WordPress Plugin: Stop WordPress from Changing Code and Scripts

Posted on August 2, 2011 by swolock

How annoying is it to paste some code or a script into a WordPress post or page only to have WordPress change it, or worse, delete it altogether? Pretty annoying. Maybe you want to paste in a Facebook Like script … Continue reading →

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10 Essential WordPress Plugins

Posted on July 20, 2011 by swolock

There are 100s of lists with the top 10 or 15 or 20 WordPress plugins on the Internet and here’s mine. These are plugins I use on pretty much every WordPress installation. They all work with WordPress 3. You may … Continue reading →

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How to Work with a Website Designer

Posted on December 14, 2010 by swolock

So it’s finally time to finish that website that’s been ‘coming soon’ for an embarrassingly long time. Or the one you’ve been meaning start when things slow down a bit. Or, how about the one you already have but you … Continue reading →

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How to Work with a Graphic Designer

Posted on May 7, 2010 by swolock

Here is a great article by a client/friend, Janis Burenga, of the Bailiwick Company. The original article is on the Bailiwick website but it’s so on-the-money I received permission to post it here too. Thanks to Janis and the Bailiwick … Continue reading →

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