Last week, I made one of those mistakes that instantly makes your stomach drop. I was cleaning up a WordPress website and removing an old user account. It was a routine task, one I’ve done hundreds of times before. But this time, I clicked the wrong option. Instead of transferring the user’s content to another…
When you think about your website, you probably focus a lot on how it looks. But behind the scenes, there’s a lot happening that keeps your site safe, functional, and protected. There are a lot of websites that are just hanging around the internet without a safety net. No security measures. No backups. No maintenance…
Images make your website beautiful. But if you’re uploading photos or images straight from your phone or from the marketplace where you bought them (and you should absolutely invest in your images), they might be impacting your website speed. Here’s the deal. Big images slow your website down. Slow websites frustrate visitors who could leave…
You launched your website. That’s a huge achievement, and you should be super-proud of it! You check it off your to-do list and move on. But here’s the thing… A website is never truly “done.” If you built your site yourself, you’ve probably experienced the frustration of technology trying to win at all costs, and…
Why your WordPress contact form is not sending You built a beautiful website. You added a contact form. You even tested it once… and it worked! But then, a potential client fills it out and you never get the email. Sound familiar? Here’s the not-so-fun truth: WordPress isn’t great at sending emails by default. The…
As a website designer, I always strive to provide the most value to my clients while maintaining a sustainable business model myself. One area where this balance is often misunderstood is the use of premium licenses for plugins and themes. While it might seem generous to include the use of license keys as a courtesy…
You’ve probably noticed that simplicity is one of the cornerstones of my business. I believe we get overwhelmed when things are too complicated. I love white space. I love clean, beautiful design. But today, I want to talk about the side of your website that isn’t client-facing — your WordPress dashboard. A clean website is…
Congratulations! Your new website is live and you’re feeling like a million bucks. Now what should you do? Having your website built is just the first step. There are still two pretty big buckets that need to be filled every month. But before I get into that, a little story… As I launch my new website, …