Takeaways from WordCamp Lancaster 2016

WordCamp Lancaster 2016 scarf, nametag, WordPress stickers, BlueHost t-shirt, and Jetpack cards/notebook

Last weekend I joined a couple hundred other bloggers, designers, and developers at the WordCamp Lancaster conference to learn and talk about WordPress.

This was my first WordCamp of the year and I had a wonderful time! I heard about WordCamp Lancaster last December at WordCamp US, and thought I might attend.

And when I discovered WordCamp Lancaster was the same weekend as the Philadelphia Flower Show, I knew I was going! Continue reading Takeaways from WordCamp Lancaster 2016

3 Ways to Build Trust in Your Website

Trust engraved on a granite park bench, grass and trees in the background.

My friend Jeff posted on Facebook about a new kid-friendly visual search engine, commenting the search engine was launched by Google.

I was intrigued. And wanted to learn more.

Years ago, I worked in my son’s grade school library. Despite restrictions by the school district’s technology department for certain Internet sites, there were always searches that came up with questionable results for our students.

Off I went to explore the new site my friend talked about. Continue reading 3 Ways to Build Trust in Your Website

Photo of the Week: Explore America at the Philadelphia Flower Show

Explore America entrance at Philadelphia Flower Show 2016, surrounded by flowers and floral arrangements

Imagine you’re in a place where everywhere you look, there’s a rainbow of colors around you.

A cornucopia of bright reds, deep oranges, buttercup yellows, royal blues, pastel pinks, forest greens, pale purple, and brilliant whites are not only at eye-level, they’re 20 feet above you as well as at your feet.

And now imagine, it’s not a dream. What an amazing sight to see! Continue reading Photo of the Week: Explore America at the Philadelphia Flower Show