Don’t let your work become your hobby
Every web designer needs a hobby. I have long known this deep down, but I haven’t had any hobbies for years. Work is constantly on my mind. I think about my project work, my blog posts to clients, my blog posts here, my workflows, setting up automation, training, client communication, deadlines, etc. It never ends.…
Read MoreWebCami Cafe, One Year Later
My WebCami Cafe anniversary date came and went in early February. I planned to post about it, but then it snowed like crazy in February and my month was thrown into scheduling chaos. I wanted to do this post with a little time to reflect on what I’ve learned over the last year. My intentions…
Read MoreCafe 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…
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