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Freelance web designer in Spokane with 10+ Year expert experience. A.A. in Software Development and B.A.S in Business.
A Comprehensive WP Engine Review With 13 Reasons To Switch
As a freelance web designer who uses WordPress to create and manage my website and those of my clients—I am well-positioned to gauge WordPress users’ needs. When it comes to ensuring each of these sites functions well, one of the most important aspects I need to...
COVID’s Impact on Web Design
Even before the pandemic hit, our digital lives were advancing. In 2020, the time we spend online is at an all-time high. With fast-changing technology in an age of social distancing, the Internet’s usage is about more than just Google calendars and zoom meetings. It...
Add A Custom Image Icon To The Divi Social Media Module, EASY
Have you ever wanted to add a custom social media image or icon to divi but the social platform you needed to add wasn't something very popular or included in any of the font sets available out there? Well, guess what? There is a super easy way to add an image...
Kill Your Website’s About Page. Do This 1 Simple Change Instead
The about page is such a neglected page on most websites. It's pretty lame. Ask yourself, Is the information that is there, really there for your visitors? Depending on your type of business, truth is, most people will never venture into your about page. But we want...
How To Bulk Edit Images for SEO Improvement
Proper naming conventions for the extension of your images has the ability to improve your SEO on your website. This tells google and search engines what the image actually is (auto-body-paint-job.jpg) versus the generic naming convention that your camera might apply...
Cash & Grant Resources for Small Businesses To Help During Coronavirus Epidemic
I know this will be one of the many messages you get regarding corona, but I hope this post reaches you in the event you might need help. I have felt the impact of this virus thru many of my clients who work in food service, hospitality and the like. I'm not...
How to create a temporary public notice on your wordpress website
Wordpress has many options for enabling notification bars for the use of temporary messages, public notices, flash sales and cookie notices you want to make stand out on your website. Because of the ease of use, my preferred plugin is Apex Notification Bar. It works...
9 Accessibility Design Tips for Credit Union Websites
Credit Union Website Accessibility Why do credit union websites need to adhere to accessibility standards? There is a civil rights law that says private and public businesses must make accommodations for Americans with Disabilities. This is called the Americans with...
STOP! These 8 Disastrous Website Design Mistakes
1. Interactive Sliders Sliders have been proven to engage very little activity from visitors. They are also a very annoying feature. Have you ever seen a slider on an eCommerce website and saw a deal you wanted to click and missed it? So, if you were lucky, there were...
ULTIMATE GUIDE to Debugging Divi and Other WordPress Themes & Plugins
Do you have a broken Wordpress website from an update or what seems to be no reason at all? I'm going to let you in on a little secret from an expert in Wordpress repair and maintenance. In my 10 years of work, I've been able to fix or at least identify a broken...
Custom Reports in Google Analytics for Your Clients
Being that i'm a freelance web designer it's important that I spend time in the mornings looking over my Google analytics custom reports for each of my clients. I need to know the effectiveness of the on-site SEO in my website designs. It is also important to be able...
22 Methods to Increase Reputation, Credibility and Trust Online
Do you want to persuade people to buy or subscribe to your cause online? Good luck. Weary of a thousand "calls to action a day," internet readers are an extremely skeptical bunch, According to the Nielsen Norman Group, a web page user designer group How Long do Users...
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[Solved] WI-FI Connection Not Allowed – Android
Recently I had an unfortunate, life altering, first world problem. My LG Android phone refused to connect to the internet. In fact, it told ME that a wi-fi connection was not allowed. Not allowed? Who says? That's funny, because I've had this phone about 2 years now...
How To Fix a WordPress 5.0 Broken Website (Gutenberg Block Editor)
The new Wordpress 5.0 Editor (Gutenberg) is here and a lot of websites are going to feel the pain! But sometimes going thru a a little pain can be pleasant in the end, right? 😉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72xdCU__XCk&feature=youtu.be What Should You Do About...
Make Your Website GDPR Compliant in 4 Steps
What is GDPR? GDPR is a new law that was passed by the European government in an effort to protect individuals rights to their personal data and privacy. Simply put, they want everyone in the world to comply with this new law and make client data accessible and...
2018 – SEO Tips and Tactics List
Often I get calls about doing a website for a small business and the number one question on the potential clients mind is always, SEO. They want to know what SEO is and how I implement SEO into the website I am to build for them. Although I do follow an SEO guideline...
How to Change Portfolio or Project Gallery Image Sizes for Divi
Unfortunatly, you cannot change the sizing of gallery images for the portfolio grid in the CSS file. In this particular case, it's just a few lines of PHP code you're going to throw into your child themes functions.php file. Just make sure the featured images you add...
SOLVED: How To Make GoDaddy work with Gmail, Gravity Forms & Other WP Forms
The following article is one solution of a few to fix problems you could be facing when trying to make Wordpress form plugins work on GoDaddy servers(using either gmail or hosted email). In this case, the solution required that GoDaddy make the change on their end. So...
How To Bulk Optimize Video for Website Backgrounds
The Best Video Compressor and Converter My favorite place to optimize videos for website background use would have to be Converter Point. It's an online tool that doesn't require that you sign up to use it. You don't have to download some special program. Just upload...
The Rise of Coin Miner Viruses, Trojans & Spam
Staring in about November, I noticed a shift in the Matrix. There was a flood of attacks on websites that were being hacked by those goons behind the curtains. Horrible for website owners, an annoyance for web developers, and probably pretty fun for the hackers...
Heather Valencia
Heather is a freelance web designer from Spokane, WA who offers powerful and affordable web design for your business needs.
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