My friend is a teacher at our local high school and for the first time this year, she is going to be offering a computer science course. She's gone to two summer workshops to help her prepare. One workshop was basic, a bit more about how to teach it ('get in small...
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Tech Thursday: Data Breach
Hacks on hacks on hacks. You've probably seen the latest "big breach" in the news: Ashley Madison's user list got hacked and tons of people's emails were released to the public. Yikes. But, even if you're just trying to buy your college textbooks online, you never...
Hey, What’s the Blog Idea?
Told with some help from Will Ferrell. When people ask us if they should have a blog on their website, they aren't usually expecting to hear "Well, it depends." Do I think blogs can be beneficial to businesses and websites? Absolutely. But, not all businesses have the...
Tech Thursday: Podcasts
This Tech Thursday, Nicole is solo and talking about podcasts: one of her addictions. How do people make money podcasting? How has podcast popularity changed in the last few years? What are some of Nicole's favorites? It's all in this video! (Here's the link...
The Revolution Will Be On Video
I'm on video not because I'm vain but because that's where things area headed. We can learn a lot from video's less intimidating predecessor: photos. When I began my website, a fellow blogger (after seeing a picture of me on Facebook) told me I should add my photo to...
Changing Website Design Forever: The Grid and PageCloud
About six months ago, someone asked me what I thought of 'The Grid'. Started by some folks behind Medium.com, it was a promising startup. The membership model was simple: sign on as a founding member and lock in a low monthly rate. The idea is that artificial...
Tech Thursday: When To Pay
With lots of 'free' stuff online, how do you know when to pony up? Kassie and Nicole discuss things they've gladly paid for, and when free was really best.
Can Businesses Make Money on Instagram?
You know how people will ask you a really good question that you have to stop and think about? That happened to me last week, when one of our clients asked "How do businesses make money on Instagram?" In that moment, I realized I didn't have a good answer-maybe...
Welcoming The Tire Kickers
(I can now publish this blog post because we've had more paying customers in 3 weeks than the entire 3 month period before it... but I'll be honest, the last three months were a dark place that had me questioning my whole freaking life. More below.) April 1, I opened...