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May 23, 2022 By Debbie Leave a Comment

Enqueue CSS2 Google Fonts

You may find that some of the themes you choose call out google fonts in the “old way”, but when you go to grab your fonts, it looks a tad different. One would think it was as simple as adding the “css2” to the front and the new family codes in the middle. That’s not… [Read More]

Filed Under: Code Tips, Just Because, TechTalk, Website Design, WordPress

April 5, 2022 By Debbie Leave a Comment

Behind Your Website

Domain Names and Web Hosting As a website designer and developer, the first questions I ask are “Do you have a domain name, web hosting provider, and SSL.” The clients’ initial reaction is a puzzled look. Many people don’t realize there are several different pieces that, together, make up the way your website works. In… [Read More]

Filed Under: Domain Names, Google Ranking, Just Because, Search Engine Optimization, Web Hosting, Website Design

August 30, 2021 By Debbie 1 Comment

I Have a Website – Now What?

Do you remember the last time you updated your website? If not, then this article is for you! An outdated website can be more harmful than not having a website at all. If a visitor lands on your website and sees the News & Events page has things dated 2002, what does that tell them?… [Read More]

Filed Under: Custom Blog, Google Ranking, Small Business, Website Design, Website Maintenance, WordPress

April 7, 2021 By Debbie Leave a Comment

Unique Websites Deserve a Unique Login

After designing and building a custom website, there’s one thing that has always bothered me. It’s that big WordPress W that hits me in the face when I login. It’s just a pet peeve, but for whatever reason, I never bothered to look into changing. Come to find out, it’s super easy and it only… [Read More]

Filed Under: CreativeCorner, Custom Blog, Website Design, WordPress

September 9, 2018 By Debbie Leave a Comment

10 Reasons You Need a Custom Website

As a business owner you are always looking for ways to save money and make your business more profitable. So using a free generic website template may seem like a great option to save on your bottom line. You put care into the quality of the products and services you provide – wouldn’t you do… [Read More]

Filed Under: Small Business, Website Design, WordPress

October 1, 2014 By Debbie 18 Comments

Cool Hover Effects Using CSS In WordPress

Go ahead … hover over that black and white cog image! I DARE YA! Do you want to do this on your WordPress website? It’s pretty simple with a little bit of code and CSS! PART 1. Here it is the code behind the images looks like: <div class=”effect”><img class=”bw alignnone wp-image-2410″ src=”https://designmecreative.com/site/wp-content/uploads/cogservicebw.jpg” alt=”cog bw”… [Read More]

Filed Under: Code Tips, TechTalk, Website Design, WordPress

December 12, 2012 By Debbie Leave a Comment

Does My Small Business Need a Website?

Question: Does my small business need a website? Wrong Answer: No, it’s too small. Correct Answer: ABSOLUTELY! It is a frequent misconception that your small business is “too small for a website”. Quite the contrary: If you own or operate a small business in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New England, or anywhere, for that matter,… [Read More]

Filed Under: TechTalk, Website Design

November 4, 2011 By Debbie 1 Comment

The Changes Don’t Show On My Website

Having been involved in designing websites since 2000, there are many times when I’ll make a change on a website, load it live, let the client know the changes have been made, only to receive an email moments later in a panic “the changes are there”! What’s happening here is that the browser has cached… [Read More]

Filed Under: Firefox, TechTalk, Website Design

October 31, 2011 By Debbie 1 Comment

Exporting SQL from MAMP to Live

I finally found something that helped me upload from local to live. These area not perfect, but thanks to the “Students of Parsons“, I found this enough to help me. FROM LOCAL TO LIVE: EXPORTING WORDPRESS FROM MAMP View more presentations from Parsons

Filed Under: Custom Blog, Dreamweaver, TechTalk, Website Design

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