Using Search Engines Effectively

Are you using search engines to their fullest potential? Do you find it easy to locate information that you are looking for? There are two basic steps in searching on the Internet: (1.) Match the search engine to the job, and (2.) Focus your search rather than taking a scatter-shot approach. Continue reading →

I’ve been asked by other web designers what I recommend for their clients to edit their own web site. I use Dreamweaver and there is a program called “Contribute” that allows you to set up the template and the FTP info and the client can go in and change content without breaking the template. The advantage of Contribute is that the client buys their own license and they go through Macromedia for support. Continue reading →

For years I have used QuickBooks memorized transactions to send out invoices to my clients. This meant printing, stamping, and mailing out invoices to each of my clients for every renewal. A while back another web designer I trust suggested I look at changing to FreshBooks. Because I had just lost my bookkeeper and wanted to revisit that idea anyway, I set up a trial account. Here’s what I found out (good and bad). Continue reading →