or What I Learned From Caine and His Cardboard Arcade

This is still a relatively new story…so there is a chance that you might not have heard about the wild cardboard and packing-tape imaginings of a certain nine-year-old boy from East Los Angeles.

It has been said that children teach us more than we teach them. The amazing, beautiful, perfectly wonderful thing about children is that they teach us without ever intending to. Their unwavering commitment to their own imagination and curiosity takes front seat, Continue Reading…

or Where I’ve Been When I Haven’t Been Here

I’m guessing that my lack of blogging hasn’t kept anyone awake at night. I mean, I’m not exactly a prolific writer/blogger/commentator. That said, I want to get better at it. I thought I’d start down that path (or at least in the general direction of the path) with an update post. Write what you know, right?

From what I understand, the ‘in’ thing these days is transparency. But there is also a lot of fear surrounding personal privacy. So I’ll Continue Reading…

or Why I Switched to a Different Web Host

First and foremost, I want to be clear: I am not writing this to put down any specific companies or mindsets. I just want to share my thought process and business ideals with you.

This story starts out many years ago when I was just getting started online. I needed a domain name and hosting plan, so I shopped around for the best deal – and I got exactly that.

I ended up with the web host Continue Reading…

or How to Choose a Domain Name

It can be a bit confusing with all of the choices we’re given, but selecting a domain name doesn’t need to be a stressful event. There are thousands of articles written on this topic, so I’m going keep this post short and sweet.

Thanks to the popularity of the web, it can be rather tricky to find a domain name that is both available, and representative of your brand.

The basic rules I follow when choosing a domain name are: Continue Reading…

or How to Get Online with WordPress.org

Well, we know how to move a blog from WordPress.com to WordPress.org, but it’s kinda hard to do that without a domain and hosting. So…let’s go back in time a bit and figure it out!

I won’t be showing you screenshots of the process, but I will point you in the direction of some pretty nice host specific instructions and tutorials. Each web host is different so it’s best to hear it from the horse’s mouth.

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