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WordPress vs. All DIY Website Builders

Over the past couple of years, I've fielded many questions from prospective clients about the difference between WordPress and all…

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Don’t Put It Off: Get a Password Manager

Confession: I spend more time than I'd like helping people retrieve their website passwords. For, let's say, 15 years, I've probably received 2-3 "Heeyyyy, sorry to bug you, but I can't log into my website" emails per. . .
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Tutorial: Optimizing Images for the Web

All website owners should optimize all of their images before uploading EVERY SINGLE TIME.

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Is It Mandatory to Encrypt Your Whole Site?

Several months ago, I wrote a blog post outlining good reasons to encrypt your entire site with an SSL certificate.…

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Project Management: “Tumanian Lists”

After being in this field for almost twenty years, I decided in 2017 to conduct my first-ever client survey to…

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Why Do You Need Your Own Website?

For most organizations and projects, it may seem 15-20 years too late to ask the question "Do I really need…

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Reliability in Website Architecture

There are lots of different factors to consider when using the word "reliability" in reference to website design and consulting.…

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Trader Joe’s (vs. Costco, Whole Foods, Co-ops)

My family has a California connection, so I've been going to Trader Joe's for a loooooong time. I was thrilled…

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At Last: Square Integration with WooCommerce

It's always puzzled/annoyed me that it was so difficult to integrate Square with WooCommerce. Now, at last, that situation seems…

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Is It Worth Securing Your Entire Site?

As an afterthought to my recent post about improving search results with minimal effort, I thought I'd add a few thoughts…

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Better Search Results with Minimal Effort

Sounds too good to be true, right? It's not, but it's not a magic bullet that will have an enormous…

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Wright Architectural Millwork

Bill brings a great knowledge base and is a real pleasure to work with. He drills down to understand our…

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Clarity in Website Development

Clarity in website development is sometimes perceived to be in opposition to creativity, but it doesn't have to be. A…

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Creativity in Website Design Projects

Here are two phrases every website designer hears with regularity, often during the first meeting or call with a prospective…

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Crooked Stick Pops

Full disclosure: the Popmaster of Crooked Stick Pops is my amazing wife, Julie Tuman, and I have an ongoing role with the…

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Mark Shaw Photographic Archive

Since creating the original post, MSPA asked me to give their site a cosmetic refresh. I didn't change much—just inverted the…

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OXO

When people talk about companies that offer really great value, a few familiar brands come up again and again: Southwest Airlines…

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Vote Lisi

Rebecca Lisi has been a strong voice for progressive politics in Holyoke for some ten years now, and it has…

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Value in Website Design + Development

I’ve been working as a website consultant and designer since 1998. Over that period, I’ve seen many technologies and design…

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