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Will Immersive Education Lead To A Generation of Developers?

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February 12, 2016

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So, I was reading news online the other day and I came across a story about this new toy from Fisher-Price that’s designed to give preschoolers their first introduction to coding. “Say what?” I thought as I clicked through to read it. Apparently, the Think & Learn Code-a-Pillar is a toy that’s meant to introduce 3 year olds to the concepts behind coding including problem solving and sequencing. It’s super basic, but that’s the point. Each segment of the Code-a-Pillar has a different function like turn left, turn right, flash lights, or make a sound. Depending on how you plug […]

Working With Responsive Images In WordPress Core

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January 29, 2016

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Responsive design has been around for quite many years by now. And with the advent of WordPress 4.4 in December last year, responsive images became a part of WordPress core. What does this imply for WordPress users and developers? In this article, we will be discussing what is meant by responsive images in WordPress core, and why you should be happy about it. Working With Responsive Images In WordPress Core Background While responsive images have only recently found their way in WordPress core, the concept of responsive images in itself is not new to the world of WordPress. Prior to version […]

What I’ve Learned From Writing WordPress Proposals For Over 8 Years

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January 21, 2016

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Over the last eight years, I have written hundreds of proposals for WordPress website projects. In the early days, most of them were terrible. Then I started paying attention to what I was putting out and the feedback I was receiving. I started making small incremental changes to my proposals until I found a formula that worked for me. In this article, I’m going to share everything I’ve learned from writing proposals over the last eight years to help you write better proposals for your prospects and win more projects. Disclaimer: my clients are predominantly small to medium-sized businesses. If […]

Lessons From The Rise of WordPress

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January 18, 2016

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Today, WordPress is the world’s most popular Content Management System, and is used by millions of websites. Supporting the likes of MTV, UPS and Blackberry, WordPress indeed is a global phenomenon, and its popularity on the internet is unparalleled and unmatched. However, even though today WordPress is the best in its league in terms of popularity, it had humble beginnings and it was once just a modest blogging tool. In fact, the success story of WordPress is like no other. So, what lessons can one learn from the monumental rise of WordPress in a short span of a little over a decade? […]

How Being Like Jessica Jones Can Help Your Online WordPress Business

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January 15, 2016

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When it comes to business advice, a lot of it is pretty generic. “Don’t air your dirty laundry on social media” is one I hear all the time. Another is “always use professional language.” Now, this is typically good advice to follow but there are times when generalizations like these can actually hurt your business. When you think about it, there are tons of examples of businesses that don’t follow this advice at all. In fact, they scoff in the face of it and shout a hearty expletive, to boot. A great way to frame this idea is to think […]

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