Developing a website, especially large website, often requires a team. However, WordPress now has many themes, plugins, and features that have helped to reduce the work required to the point that a single person can develop high quality websites, making it possible to...
Web design and development are among the fastest and best careers today. The Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that web development will grow 27% through 2024 with an average wage of over $66k per year. The typical entry position only requires an associate’s degree....
When most people consider buying something they usually search for reviews online. For many products there simply aren’t enough reviews, or not detailed enough reviews, to help readers make an informed decision. This opens an opportunity to create your very own...
Divi has recently gone through a series of updates and one of those updates added some interesting background features including gradients. As you may know, I'm partial to gradients (see the article WordPress Design Trends 2017 – Gradients) and I see them becoming...
Elegant Themes recently updated Divi with an interesting feature for their front-end builder (called Visual Builder). One of the reasons I like building with Divi is the Divi Builder makes it easy to create a layout fast. You can place sections, rows, and modules,...
Footer are often ignored when it comes to website design. Often, they're just left as the default footer of the theme. Sometimes they get some sprucing up as an afterthought. Most visitors never scroll down that far, so any hard work you put into it will probably go...
The header is often the first thing your visitors see when they land on your website. This means your header is your website's first impression for your readers. You know what they say about first impressions. This is your first chance to wow your reader, capture...
The days of WordPress being just a blogging platform are long over. WordPress can now be used to create practically any type of website you can imagine. With all of the themes and design tools available, and the ability to expand WordPress even further by adding your...
The day of websites not formatting correctly on mobile devices is over. The majority of reader’s access websites on mobile devices. If today’s layouts don't work perfectly on mobile the website will lose traffic and readership. For this reason many designers are...