Each week I visit hundreds of Web sites. I see some great ones and I see some that need a lot of help. There are also many sites somewhere in the middle that need some tweaks to improve drastically. As I spend my days building sites for clients, I thought it would...
A few years back, I wanted to accomplish a couple of goals. First, I wanted to secure the domain name of my own name. Second, people were asking me for a way to purchase some of my photos. This led to the birth of the Foster's Photos Web site. Now that time has...
I think every Web designer is guilty of uploading an image that is a high resolution than what is needed on a Web site. Yes, I've done it more times that I can count. There are some mistakes that are far more costly than others. Today I'm going to go over just...
The Carefree Cave Creek Chamber of Commerce recently held a beach party for local businesses. Unleashed was happy to be one of the featured businesses at the event. We may have gone a bit overboard with flamingos, but we wanted to go along with the beach theme as...
I know that when some people hear the GoDaddy name that it doesn't always bring a positive response. It could be the risque commercials of the past or maybe it was an experience with their products or services. Yes, GoDaddy is aware that some have a less than...
WordPress is a very popular platform for Web sites with nearly 28% (and growing) of all sites built on the WordPress platform. This also means it provides the biggest target for the bad guys. Occasionally they will target a specific site, but that is fairly rare....
On February 7, 2017 I'll be teaching a class where I build a live WordPress Web site as part of the 2017 International Awards & Personalization Expo. I'll admit it is a bit scary to build a site live, in front of a group of people. Why? Because it relies...
Recently I met with a local business in hopes of helping them with their Web site or other online content. While they were interested in having my help, there was nothing I could do because a former friend had taken their accounts hostage. First I mentioned that...
As a Web designer, I'm constantly talking with clients and potential clients who haven't updated their sites in years. Sometimes it extends beyond a decade. Think about your own business and ask yourself if there have been changes in the last decade? What about the...
Even a large entity such as the U.S. Postal Service can have graphics that are sub-optimal. Compare the difference for how the logo appears as of July 1/2016, relative to how it should look: Why does it look blurry? The logo is a fixed dimension PNG file, but it's...
Building a great Web site in a minimal amount of time is always the goal. I become a bigger fan of using WordPress every day that I use it and it is important to Choose the Perfect WordPress Theme. One of my favorite themes is Divi because it is both powerful and...
Last week I wrote how Google Tag Manager Simplifies Code, Speeds Site and the various techniques we used in Shaving 66% Off WordPress Web Site Loading Speed. Sure you can just visit a site yourself as a way to test the speed, but it isn't the most accurate measure....
Loyal readers know that I've really been focused on making our Web sites load faster. First I wrote The Many Elements of Web Site Speed and then Google Tag Manager Simplifies Code, Speeds Site. Now that I've completed a number of tweaks, I want to describe the...
One of the most important elements of our Vehicle Templates Unleashed Web site went missing last week and quite a few customers let us know about it. This sent me searching for a solution to bring it back. Let's first go over what was missing and how it is...
When someone comes to our Web Design Solutions Unleashed site and has interest in having us build or makeover a site for them, the first question is always about the cost. It is also one of the hardest questions to answer without knowing a lot of details about the...
A few weeks ago, I was approached by a reporter from the Phoenix Business Journal. He was a long-time followed of Unleashed and had purchased some of my CorelDRAW books. As a follower, he was aware of some of the changes we've undergone in the past couple of years...
Over the years, I've found that readers love to read about makeovers. While some of you are very interested in Web design topics, others are not interested. For that reason, I've started a new Web Design Solutions Unleashed Blog where I will cover Web design...
I'm going to introduce a new feature to the blog with today's post. In these posts, I'll feature information on how a Web site was designed. Some of you do Web design and others simply have a site for your business. With each post, I hope you will learn more about...
Whether you have no Web design experience or you are an experienced developer, there is always something to learn to improve your skills. Part of the learning involves the tool or tools used to build a site, but there is also a lot of knowledge about making a site...
I know many of you don't want to hear this and some will even dismiss what I have to say. Corel Website Creator (X5 or X6) is just not a good choice for designing a Web site. I'll go over the pros and cons so you understand why I have such a negative opinion....
