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Keep your WordPress Website Updated
You can prevent your WordPress website from getting hacked by keeping the plugins and WordPress version up to date.
Read MoreCustom WordPress Development VS Premium or Free Themes
When building a new website using WordPress, your web designer can either start with a pre-built theme or build a new one for you. Depending on your situation, one or the other may be a better fit for your website. Here are some things to keep in mind when choosing which is best for your business.
Read MoreLynda.com Tutorials Now Available Through GVPL
The Greater Victoria Public Library is now offering free access to Lynda.com and their thousands of video tutorials. All you need to do is sign up using your library card number and pin, and either create an account or connect your old account. This is a great resource for anyone wanting to learn WordPress, Web Design, HTML, or other computer , business, or creative skills. These courses are great for adding skills to your resume, or for training staff.
Read MoreNew Website for Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine
The Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine is a meditation garden and spiritual oasis located near Santa Monica, California. The Lake Shrine is home to a Gandhi World Peace Memorial, a shrine containing Mahatma Gandhi’s ashes, as well as a meditation temple, windmill chapel, houseboat, and a lake surrounded by beautiful gardens. I started working with the
Read MoreHow to Learn Web Design (Part 1)
A while ago someone asked me where they should begin if they wanted to learn how to build websites. They had built a site using a WordPress theme, but they didn’t know how to make changes to the design. Depending on where you live, there may or may not be a college or university offering
Read MoreNew Website for Seattle Center of SRF
The Seattle Center of Self-Realization Fellowship contacted me to re-design their website. They were looking for an updated design that matched Self-Realization Fellowship’s existing branding. They also wanted the website to be mobile friendly.
Read MoreNew website and logo for BCFoodSecurityGateway.ca
The BC Food Security Gateway website is a resource portal for information on Food Security in British Columbia. The BC Food Security Gateway website a project of the Public Health Association of BC and the Provincial Health Services Authority of BC. Their new website is hosted with a secure, cloud based WordPress host in Canada. WordPress
Read MoreNew Website for Seaview Beach Resort
Seaview Beach Resort’s new custom designed website is mobile friendly, and built using WordPress. New photo galleries showcase their cottages in Qualicum Beach, as well as wildlife photography taken by guests (look out for the bunny with the beard).
Read MoreCanadian Web Hosting
If your business or organization is based in Canada, and you have concerns about privacy of information, you’ll want to have your website hosted on Canadian soil. This is a short list of the Canadian web hosts that I’ve worked with who are awesome at what they do.
Read MoreWebsite and Logo Redesign: PHABC
The Public Health Association of BC (PHABC) was desperate for a new website. Their old site was an eyesore, difficult to navigate, and ran on an outdated CMS system. The new website is built on WordPress and is mobile friendly. With a simpler navigation system, search, and less out-of-date content, it will be easier for their
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