Posts by Cami MacNamara
Plugin Plug: Webcraftic Disable Admin Notices Individually
Dashboard notifications have been driving me crazy. For the most part, they are harmless, but occasionally they are exposing my sources for client services if any of my clients login to their sites. Namely, since ManageWP and GoDaddy became one in the same, I see this lovely message on the top of client dashboards: This…
Read MorePodcasts I love: #HappierLaborDay by Gretchen Rubin
Who’s working on Labor Day? Well, I forgot to block out my calendar, so I have one phone call scheduled. Still, I plan on putting my out of office holiday message (even though I’ll be in here). We aren’t a big Labor Day traveling, camping or get-out-of-town family. We live by a public beach, so…
Read MoreWhy I Design Websites On WordPress
I remember when I first started adding blogs on WordPress.com for my clients. It was around 2007. At that time, I was creating websites from scratch. Coding in HTML, CSS and Javascript with each website built as a custom design. “Blog” on the menu was an outside link. A had a couple of clients that…
Read MoreHow to be more confident in client meetings
Yesterday, I had a first time client meeting that included a company CFO, the marketing person that recommended me for the job and a graphic designer handling the logo makeover. As I left the meeting, I had to reflect on the lack of nerves I had during the entire experience. Just a couple of years…
Read MoreWhy I just say no to ThemeForest themes
ThemeForest seems like a great idea. A huge website selling WordPress themes. I know when I first got started, I was like a kid in a candy store browsing all the different themes to choose from. Some were so cool and versatile. I have purchased 17 themes from ThemeForest since 2010. How many clients are…
Read MoreHow much should you charge for a website?
This question does not have an easy answer. After all, each website we design is different. All clients have different needs and wants. Websites can take different lengths of time to build. We all have different amounts of money we need to make to live on. I do remember when I first started my business…
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