Deborah Edwards-Oñoro

Deborah Edwards-Oñoro enjoys birding, gardening, taking photos, reading, and watching tennis. She's retired from a 25+ year career in web design, usability, and accessibility.

West Metro Detroit WordPress: February 2020 Pricing and Strategies Business Roundtable

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Business Roundtable on Pricing and Strategies

Note: Since our January 2020 West Metro Detroit WordPress business roundtable meetup was canceled due to low registration, I’ve rescheduled the event for our February 2020 meetup.

When I first started creating websites, I did pro-bono design and development work for nonprofits and local faith organizations.

Transitioning to a pricing model was a big step for me.

And I had a lot of hiccups along the way.

I remember one prospective client from years ago who asked for a website with new logo design, multiple forms, photo gallery, and online forum, but only wanted to pay $100 for their site.

By that time, I had learned about pre-screening my prospective clients.

I didn’t take that project.

That’s why I’m excited for our business roundtable discussion at our West Metro Detroit WordPress meetup. Continue reading West Metro Detroit WordPress: February 2020 Pricing and Strategies Business Roundtable

Eventbrite and Accessibility

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Eventbrite

Last week, when I wrote about moving our Refresh Detroit event registration from Meetup.com to Eventbrite, I explained the main reason was to create a more usable and accessible experience for our members.

I talked about how the Meetup.com design released in late 2017 resulted in a frustrating and less accessible experience for organizers as well as people registering for events.

As Refresh Detroit co-organizers, Nick DeNardis and I talked about event registration alternatives to Meetup.com and ultimately chose to use Eventbrite.

Why? Continue reading Eventbrite and Accessibility

Photo of the Week: Trumpeter Swans Return for Winter

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black-billed white swans swimming in the open water.

I was thrilled to see Trumpeter Swans swimming at our nearby marsh this month. Though partially covered with ice, there was open water in a couple sections of the marsh. The four swans looked at home as they lazily swam with the Mallards in the open water at the south end of the marsh. Why… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Trumpeter Swans Return for Winter

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