Where does inspiration come from?
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how creative people are inspired. And at the same time, how consciously I seek out inspiration in my own life. I may be a self-proclaimed SuperGeek, but I would actually describe myself more as a jack-of-all-trades. WordPress consulting is just one of these “trades.” Most of my other […]
Read MoreAsk a SuperGeek: What is FTP?
For this Ask a SuperGeek, I’m tackling a question that comes up pretty frequently when I’m working with clients who aren’t familiar with internet jargon. That is, most of my clients. Because who would be familiar with internet jargon if you didn’t have to be?? Anyway, that question is: What is FTP? In most cases, […]
Read MoreHow I use Things to get stuff done
Do you ever lie awake in the middle of the night, thinking over all the things you need to do, and worrying that you’ll forget them all in the morning? Are you stressed out trying to keep track of all your projects? I can empthasise, because that was me. More on WP SuperGeek: How I […]
Read MoreHow to enable infinite scrolling on a Genesis child theme portfolio page
From time to time, a client requests specific functionality on their website that I have never implemented before. In the case of the Spoonful Publishing website, owner Anthea wanted her portfolio to look amazing. For an artist or designer, this is completely unsurprising! But what was a little unusual is that she wanted the portfolio […]
Read MoreWhen I got the $20,000 question wrong
I was too embarrassed to tell people, so only my closest friends and family knew I was going to be on Who Wants to be a Millionaire. I wasn’t sure I really wanted them to watch. I didn’t want them to know that literally, I was asked a $20,000 question. And I got it wrong. […]
Read MoreAsk a SuperGeek: WordPress.com vs WordPress.org
There are some questions about WordPress that I get asked all the time. One of the most fundamental ones is: What’s the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org? I can see why this is confusing for many people. You have heard all about this awesome WordPress thing, but when you Google it, you see results from […]
Read MoreHow I use Asana to manage WordPress projects
Have you ever used an online project management tool? I didn’t really even consider using one, until I realised that there must be a better way to work. I used to manage WordPress projects pretty well via email, or so I thought. But some projects became a little too complex, requiring a lot of back-and-forth […]
Read MoreHow I created a multilingual WordPress website
One of the best things about working on WordPress projects is that I’m constantly learning new things. Each website has its own particular needs and challenges, so new techniques often need to be learned in order to develop the website to its full potential. I recently implemented a plugin for the first time, so I wanted […]
Read MoreEmbrace your mediocrity by helping others
In my WordCamp US talk, I suggested three different strategies to embrace your WordPress mediocrity. My last two blogs have contained some more in-depth thoughts about two of those strategies – being authentic and working together. For this article, I want to explore the third strategy to embrace that feeling of not being “good enough” at WordPress: helping others. I know […]
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