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A Developer’s Guide to Brutalist Web Design

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Tom Rankin

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Community

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October 29, 2018

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If you give even a quick glance to any popular web design blog, you’ll see tons of gorgeous and easy-to-use designs that appeal to readers and developers alike. However, there’s a growing trend of turning back the clock (in a manner of speaking), to an age where web design was in its infancy and web-safe fonts ruled the online world. On paper, ‘brutalist design’, takes the worst elements of web design and showcases them to the fullest. However, that’s not the complete story. Much like minimalism, brutalist adopters have clear goals in sight with their designs. At the same time, […]

How to Turn Your WordPress Blog Into a Book

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Kayla Matthews

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Business

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October 26, 2018

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You have a lot to say, so you’ve put it all into a blog, pouring out your heart, soul and knowledge. Then, you notice that some bloggers have books as well. That seems like the natural next step to get information into the hands of readers. WordPress is an excellent choice for content creators, and it’s one of the most popular content management systems (CMS) around. WordPress is an inexpensive option, which makes it accessible to all. It’s a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) environment, so learning to use WP is as simple as using any word […]

How to Stay Focused While Working From Home

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Ann Brown

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Beginners

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October 26, 2018

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Almost all freelance bloggers suffer from lack of inspiration from time to time. It happens for many reasons, but very often, we simply neglect some rules. For instance, an uncomfortable workplace may leave you no motivation to work. Or, you may simply feel tired in uninspired after working for several hours with no breaks. Here are four main things, which will help you to stay motivated and inspired. Surroundings It’s very important that you like the room or part of the room you work in. That’s why, in order to stay motivated for work, you need to create a place […]

How to Use an RSS feed in 5 Different Ways

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Silvia Woolard

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Community

Published

October 25, 2018

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If you are running a WordPress website, RSS feeds are a great way for you to reach out to your audience. Sure, most people follow news and updates from their favorite websites and blogs via social media or by directly accessing the site, but there are also plenty of those which use services like Feedly in order to receive web feeds. The great thing about WordPress is that it’s so complementary with other platforms, be it social media or cloud storage services, and RSS is no exception. In fact, every WordPress site publishes RSS feeds automatically, which means your target […]