Hey everyone, how are you? I’m back in Portland after 6 weeks in Thailand. It’s lovely to see my wife and kid, but I think I’m ready to be a digital nomad. It was so liberating to live out of a backpack and have almost no responsibilities. Now, I’m back …
Sushi has been popular in the Western world since the 1970s, when it was introduced to diners in the U.S. You probably have a strong opinion about it – either you love it and are always looking for ‘the best’ sushi in your neighborhood, or you absolutely hate it and …
Study after study talks about how distractions affect our business and how we waste so much time. Think about it — if you can just save four minutes a day, over the course of a year, that’s approximately 24 hours. A whole extra day! It’s time to really start taking …
On this new episode of “Everything Borrowed,” Andrew welcomes Randall Buchman. Founder and CEO of Emerald Growth Partners, Buchman joins the Everything Borrowed roster in episode 18! Emerald Growth Partners is responsible for the cannabis company, Pleasantrees. Buchman is committed to creating a premium cannabis brand that is focusing on …
In this article, we’ll explore Deno, a relatively new tool built as a competitor/replacement for Node.js that offers a more secure environment and comes with TypeScript support out the box. We’ll use Deno to build a command-line tool to make requests to a third-party API — the Star Wars API …
As a web designer or developer, your goal is to deliver results. If your clients want to sell products online or increase sales, these tips and tricks are designed to help increase product visibility using WooCommerce. The combination of WooCommerce and WordPress is a powerhouse of eCommerce goodness. Get started …
When building a website, it’s important to find efficiencies wherever you can. Those little tricks that save you time without sacrificing quality are always welcome. The WordPress Gutenberg block editor has plenty of hidden productivity gems built-in. Features such as keyboard shortcuts and UI enhancements that can help us get …
To kickstart your week on a positive note, Jeff shares uplifting news about the drop in unemployment claims, boost in retail sales and overall optimistic outlook from local entrepreneurs. Tune in to this morning’s WJR Business Beat to hear more from Jeff! “Startup entrepreneurs I speak to regularly are indicating …
The following is excerpted from “The Harvard Business Review Family Business Handbook: How to Build and Sustain a Successful, Enduring Enterprise” by Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer (Harvard Business Review Press, 2021). It may seem counterintuitive to those who are neck deep in building their business, but if you want to …
Starting a business is an exciting journey. For many entrepreneurs, starting a business is their chance to take their product to market, to become part of their local communities and to start making income from their own ventures. Many entrepreneurs choose a limited liability company (LLC) as a preferred vehicle …
Your boss is about to do something stupid. You know the routine. They make a terrible decision that ends up costing the company money. When they realize they’ve dug themselves into a deep hole, they’re upset, blaming you or your co-workers. “Why didn’t anyone tell me?” It’s a catch-22 many …
On this morning’s edition of the WJR Business Beat, Jeff chats with Guy Gordon about the average age of successful entrepreneurs. The two discuss findings of a recent Harvard Business Review study, which may surprise you! Tune in to the Business Beat, below, to learn more about entrepreneurial success by …
Content Marketing The Benefits of Social Media in Thought Leadership David Tile, Founder & Director @ Article-Writing.co Posted On: March 02, 2021 As an expert in your industry, is your voice loud enough? Your work fuels you, and through years of committing yourself to it, you have learned unique insights …
Once I build the client’s site, I’m done. I don’t offer maintenance — it’s a huge hassle, clients break the site all the time, and the money is not nearly as good. Back in my freelance days, I steered clear from ongoing site maintenance contracts; it was simply too much …
This morning, LogMeIn, a provider of software as a service and cloud-based remote work tools for collaboration, IT management and customer engagement, released a study on how to evaluate remote work solutions. The report, “Ensuring Productivity & Security in the New Remote Work Era,” details how businesses have handled the …
The Small Business Administration’s second round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding is open through March 31, 2021, and President Biden just announced a series of program enhancements to ensure that underserved small companies hardest hit by the pandemic have the best opportunity to apply for the PPP funds. The …
Streamlined workflows designed to make WordPress run faster and more securely — so you can sidestep routine admin tasks and focus on building your sites. All the power and simplicity, even less effort With hosting environments built specifically for the world’s most popular CMS, Managed WordPress has the tools you …
Finding and Using Your Own Design Voice – Creative professionals of all stripes struggle with developing their own unique way to express their ideas. SmolCSS – Copy and paste these minimal snippets for modern CSS layouts and components. Design Trends 2021 – Some predictions on the trends that will rule …
The following is excerpted from “From Suck to Success: A Guide for Extraordinary Entrepreneurship” (Tulip Media, February 26, 2021). StartupNation exclusive discounts and savings on Dell products and accessories: Learn more here Branding yourself When I work with entrepreneurs about building stronger, more successful businesses, one of the first concepts …
Lizzy VanPatten began She Moves Mountains in order to confront the lack of female presence in the world of climbing and professional guiding. Today, we’re speaking with Lizzy to discuss entrepreneurship and the impact her business has on female empowerment. This interview has been gently edited for length and clarity. …
On this morning’s WJR Business Beat, Jeff shares details of the Motown Musician Accelerator Program, an education and grant initiative designed to help local aspiring musicians and music managers break into business. The program takes in 10 aspiring artists and 10 aspiring managers who will begin a six-week program and …
Welcome to another edition of StarutpNation Radio! On today’s show, Jeff welcomes Tom Berman, president and CEO of Nano Magic. A merger of two formerly two different companies, today, Nano Magic is a leader in creating and bringing to market cutting-edge nanotechnology powered applications made in the U.S. with special …
As an entrepreneur, it’s crucial that your business model and your personal core values are aligned in order to achieve long-term success. The truth about entrepreneurship is that each of us gets to create our business in a way that works best for us, yet many entrepreneurs leave lousy workplace …
If you’re a business, your brand identity is your personality. Just like with people, we can’t really connect with those who hide their personality. But if they show us what they are like, they can become our friends. The same goes for businesses and their brands. Now, if faces are …
We’ve all been there: a client really, really wants to make a change to your design that, as a designer, you can immediately tell will result in disaster. It happens to every designer, and, as far as I can tell, there’s no real way to avoid it. However, there is …
The following is adapted from “Fireproof” by Mike Morse Have you ever wondered why some lawyers excel at attracting and keeping clients? How some have a knack for communicating or consistently make ethical decisions? The answer is that they have high emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is a person’s ability to …
When it comes to choosing the right side hustle, is it possible to pick a gig based off the business model you wish to explore? Absolutely. A business model is the method in which a business plans to make money. And in order to define your business model, you need to …
When you’re hustling, time is money and that money comes in coins, not bills. It’s why we made our Website Terminology Glossary for web pros. This free resource for designers, developers, marketers or anyone else makes it easier explaining technical stuff to clients. Rather than a lengthy back-and-forth, quickly find …
The perfect side hustle fuses passion, expertise and a prototyping mindset. Hustling comes naturally to entrepreneurs, and during the pandemic, it has become even more essential to get out there and make a buck. To naysayers who fear a side venture might divert them from an amazing startup or great …
HTML5 Canvas and SVG are both standards-based HTML5 technologies that you can use to create amazing graphics and visual experiences. The question I’m asking in this article is the following: Should it matter which one you use in your project? In other words, are there any use cases for preferring …
Patterns are a great way to make your entire design cohesive as well as bring your finished project to life. Creating patterns in Illustrator is not hard, once you master a few basic principles. In this roundup, you’ll find the best tutorials from around the web that will help you …
Web developers love the Sass CSS preprocessor. According to the Sass opinions in the State of CSS Survey, every developer knows what it is, 89% use it regularly, and 88% have high satisfaction. Many web bundlers include Sass processing, but you may also be using PostCSS without realizing it. PostCSS …
The continued growth of WordPress is something to behold. It seems like just yesterday that we were watching it surpass 30% market share (it was at 29.2% on January 1, 2018), according to the W3Techs survey. Now, the versatile content management system (CMS) has reached a whopping 40%. While there …
Web designers tend to learn something new with each project. It may be something minor (but helpful) like a new CSS property. Or it could be something more significant, such as a whole new content management system (CMS). That is both exhilarating and just a tad bit scary. It’s great …
When I was trying to quit working full-time, I spent an inordinate amount of time modeling our post-retirement finances. If you retire at 40, your retirement will be 20 years longer than normal retirement. It’s really difficult to predict how your investment will do over 50 years. I don’t want …
It’s a myth that only the top startups and the best startup jobs are in Silicon Valley or New York City. As a Midwest company built for Midwest startups, we know that’s just not true. In 2020, Glassdoor came out with a list of the top 25 U.S. Cities for jobs. And …
The following is excerpted from “Launch Your Inner Entrepreneur: 10 Mindset Shifts for Women to Take Action, Unleash Creativity, and Achieve Financial Success” by Charlene Walters (McGraw Hill, February 2021). One day, you will be happily working for someone else: exceeding monthly goals and growing their profits. And then, another …
Welcome to an all-new episode of “Everything Borrowed,” a podcast hosted by Andrew Blake! On this episode, Andrew welcomes Burton Heiss, CEO of Buddy’s Pizza. Burton joined Buddy’s Pizza as CEO in July 2019, with over 20 years of experience in the restaurant industry. During the show, Blake and Burton …
In 2000, e-commerce primarily took place on individual websites. Today, it happens in marketplaces. In early 2020, Bank of America analyst Justin Post released an update on the latest e-commerce market share trends, and it indicates Amazon alone dominates the e-commerce market with 44% market share and growing. Tomorrow, however, …
Sponsored content Before the COVID-19 pandemic, stress was already costing Australian businesses upwards of $10 billion every year. Anxiety levels have worsened, with COVID-19 proving to be hugely disruptive to corporate wellness. There is no one-size-fits-all solution to workplace stress and other related health problems. However, it could potentially be …
Thea Howell is The Artist’s Concierge, providing an array of digital services to artists throughout the U.S. Catch up with her on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter. The who: Given a business name is so central to a brand, we tend to put a lot of importance on it. How …
As we start 2021, ecommerce is going to lead the way this year, as the pandemic continues to drive a boost in online shopping. In fact, ecommerce sales from April to May have already exceeded sales during the 2019 holiday season by 7%. With record-breaking online shopping expected to continue …
HTML5 Canvas and SVG are both standards-based HTML5 technologies that you can use to create amazing graphics and visual experiences. The question I’m asking in this article is the following: Should it matter which one you use in your project? In other words, are there any use cases for preferring …
Business has forever been changed by the COVID pandemic, and business owners are now challenged to learn about best practices and tools to help us conduct our businesses in what is now a digital-first world. To help us get up to speed, our friends at Dell have partnered with Microsoft …
Business leaders like to say time is money. Based on that valuation, time management has become a booming industry. Global sales of workflow software and time-tracking apps will eclipse $22 billion by 2025. Consultants charge premium retainers to streamline operations across industries. Leadership speakers provide their insights in keynotes and …
Blog Writing | Content Marketing | SEO Copywriting SEO Strategies for Thought Leadership By: David Tile| @ Article-Writing.co Posted On: February 17, 2021 When we think about Thought Leaders, people that spring to mind are influential experts like Seth Godin, Tim Ferriss, and Simon Sinek. Why are these the …
The best way to learn a tool like React is to build something with it. Next.js is a powerful framework that helps you build for production. In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to build a clone of Twitter using Next.js and Prisma. Our app will have the following features: authentication …
In this article, I describe how I developed a JavaScript “Wheel of Fortune” game to make online meetings via Zoom a little more fun during the global pandemic. The current pandemic has forced many social activities to go virtual. Our local Esperanto group, for example, now meets online (instead of …
This sponsored article was created by our content partner, BAW Media. Thank you for supporting the partners who make SitePoint possible. For almost everyone, 2020 was a bummer. Many businesses were forced to take creative measures just to survive. Consumers had to make adjustments as well, and even the Web …
The Jamstack (JavaScript, APIs, and Markup) is increasingly becoming the development stack of choice on the Web. The title on the Jamstack website suggests that the Jamstack is “the modern way to build websites and apps” and that it “delivers better performance”. Performance is certainly one of the benefits the …
25 Free Magazine & Editorial Layout Templates for Adobe InDesign – Get your publication off the ground with these outstanding free InDesign templates. The Never-Ending Job of Selling Design Systems – How to convince executives not just to fund the initial push of design system work, but to keep funding …
Your design voice – or design style, if you will – is how you choose to relay information to your audience. That sounds simple, but for the uninitiated, it can be incredibly confusing. I have a confession to make: when I started writing this article, I was stumped at how …
Hey Everyone, I’m in Chiang Mai and it is great here. Mrs. RB40 reported that they had record snowfall in Portland and all kinds of problems followed. Lots of people lost power, a big branch broke off our neighbor’s tree and almost hit our house, our gutter froze and our …
Once a website gets launched, security can be an afterthought. According to a report last year from Sucuri, about 15% of people who build websites for clients don’t ever mention website security. Some 6% don’t bring it up until after the site gets published. Recommending website security can fall by …
Today we’re speaking with Maya Penn, a fashion entrepreneur and environmental activist. Her company, Maya’s Ideas, is focused on sustainability in order to combat the damaging impact of fast fashion on the environment. Maya is a keynote speaker, sustainability consultant, three-time TED speaker, artist, global activist, animator, filmmaker, social entrepreneur, …
Judith Kallos runs The IStudio, a support and consulting service specifically for WordPress websites. You can find Judith on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Pinterest. Tell us about yourself. Who are you? Where are you based? I’ve been “doing online” since 1995. I’m an accomplished, good-humored, surprisingly non-geeky WordPress consultant and …
New York fashion model and Broadway fire-eater Carol Perkins began hand sewing dog beds, robes and toys while recovering from a life-threatening brain tumor. “She was homebound and looking for a positive distraction,” marketing director, Sarah Lovingood, says. “She started caring for her neighbor’s dogs while they were away and …
In this article, I’ll walk you through building a full-stack, real-time Harry Potter house voting web application. Real-time apps usually use WebSockets, a relatively new type of transfer protocol, as opposed to HTTP, which is a single-way communication that happens only when the user requests it. WebSockets allow for persistent …
Stan Lee, the comic book legend and creator of iconic superheroes such as Spider-Man, Iron Man, the Hulk, and the Fantastic Four, died at the age of 95 on Monday. While Stan Lee was easily the world’s most famous comic book writer and editor, he might not be as rich …
Responding to online reviews on sites like Facebook, Yelp, Google and TripAdvisor is extremely important to stay connected with your customers and protect your online reputation. However, many business owners have questions about responding to their reviews. They want to know how and when to respond, what tone to use …
