Posts by Cami MacNamara
Cafe Convo: WordPress Plugin creation Q&A with Alex Sirota
I recently learned that cafe member Alex Sirota was working on a plugin. I’ve never built a plugin myself and sent him a few questions to answer. Please share your name: Alex Sirota Tell us a bit about yourself: I live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and I have a family of 4, my wife Alla…
Read MoreHow to Make Sure You Always Get Paid as a Freelancer
At the end of last year, I had the unfortunate experience of having a new client say they wanted to cancel their project. They expected to have a website in 10 weeks and that didn’t happen. Now, not sending the web designer any content other than a logo file might have contributed to the delay,…
Read MoreWhen it rains, it snows
It’s been very quiet in the cafe since the first Monday of February. I had this terrific idea to fly home early so I could have a full day of work after a long weekend with Mom and Dad. I left my parent’s house at 4:15 am in a rental car with bad wipers and…
Read MoreHow to change a user password in a mysql database
One of the most frustrating things I remember about learning WordPress was losing my own password and not getting the password reset emails. I couldn’t log into the site, so I was stuck not knowing how in the world I would get in. A few Google searches lead to instructions. Here’s a quick video: Login…
Read MoreDo a TY/LY comparison of your sales monthly
You may or may not know that I had a previous career working in corporate retail. I often think back to the time and remember when Rachel on Friends got a job as a buyers assistant at Ralph Lauren. She would smoke just to hang out with her co-workers. I never did this, but the…
Read MoreHow much should you share about yourself on social media as a freelancer?
This is a tough call for many of us. We live in a divided, politically driven country. How do we navigate our own social media with so much divisiveness? We all come to the table as freelance service providers with our own personal lives and beliefs. We encounter many different types of business owners that…
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