I slept a little late today, and forgot to eat breakfast. I was reminded when I got to the lobby and smelled it. :) Today was Foundation Day at WordCamp Pune, where there was a single track for beginners. There was demo time, some knowledge exchange, etc. It was during this time that I learned…
I’m writing this from my hotel room in Pune, India. This is my first time outside North America, so everything is new and interesting and exciting. I left home about 30 hours ago, going from Grand Rapids to Chicago to Frankfurt, Germany to Pune. Because of delays due to weather my layovers were cut quite…
When Topher approached me to contribute my story on HeroPress, I was overwhelmed. I felt that I had lots to learn before I could even think about contributing. I decided to decline. As I was preparing to write to him, I decided to browse through the site and that’s when I came across a line…
I set out to to build HeroPress into something that would help people. My goal was to help the readers. Over time it has felt like the contributors are getting more out of it than the readers, and it’s felt like I personally am getting more out of it than anyone. I get to talk…
WordPress has changed my career. It has helped me achieve financial and personal independence. It has given me confidence and notoriety. It has enabled me to travel the country. It has completely changed my home, my friendships, my romantic relationships. It has transformed my entire life. But let me back up a minute. Ever since…
48. After 25 years in the working world as a showroom manager, office manager and doing IT helpdesk and purchasing work, I was at a crossroads. I’d stopped taking care of a husband years earlier, my kids were grown and almost out of the house. For the first time in 25 years of working and…
There are lots of web developers out there, so what does really differentiate a good web developer from a bad web developer, and most importantly, how can you help clients see the difference? To me, it all boils down to one thing: Being ready to do whatever it takes in order to become successful. Seeing…
Due to some unforseen circumstances (life) there won’t be a new HeroPress essay this week. Instead I’m going to tweet quotes from past essays throughout the day. In order to do that I’m re-reading each essay. I had forgotten how really amazing these are. Each week I get so focused on the new one and…
It’s been a couple weeks since the GoFundMe met its goal, so I thought I’d give an update. We raised almost $400 more than I was looking for, which is great, because there were some unexpected expenses. I got my plane ticket, and instead of $1400 it was about $1570. I also didn’t realize ahead…
I’ve been aware that my web site needs to be accessible to the blind since almost the beginning of my development career. Back then web sites were all text anyway, and that kind of accessibility was pretty simple. With the advent of images, tables, and frames, things got pretty crazy, making web sites completely unusable for…
