Photo of the Week: Set Your Goals on Fire!

bright red sculpture of metallic flames brightens up campus lawn.

The brilliant red steel, aluminum, and mirror sculpture can’t be missed as you walk the southwestern section of Schoolcraft College’s campus. Created by Marilyn Strandt, Set Your Goals on Fire! is a five-foot tall metallic spiral of interweaving red flames reaching to the sky, with a mirror in the middle of the sculpture. According to… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Set Your Goals on Fire!

January 31, 2020: My Weekly Roundup of Web Design and Development News

In this week’s web design and development news roundup, you’ll find a handy guide for moderated vs. unmoderated usability testing, learn about future of image lazy loading in WordPress, discover how to optimize SVGs, and more. Continue reading January 31, 2020: My Weekly Roundup of Web Design and Development News

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

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