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How To Handle Control Freaks

Someone has hired you to do a job for them. Based on their goals and other factors, you've decided a way to do it and they've signed off on your plan. Or so you thought. Suddenly, they want to be involved in every little detail of the process. (Why are you using 14...

One Day Website Workshop: The When, The Why, and The How

Last Friday, we gave our twice a year 'One Day Website' workshop. Our reasoning is that there are people who have the time/interest in learning website software but not the funds to pay us to do it for them. The reason we do it only twice a year? Honestly, it's a ton...

How To Handle Tragedy On Social Media

So when something crappy happens, what are we supposed to do online? The same things we do offline actually. Here's what I'm talking about. There was a historically huge Bangladesh factory collapse that killed over 1,000 people recently. My friend David posted a link...

Managing Expectations For Your DIY Project

My hairdresser Shaina is a great person who not only does amazing hair but also has one of those witty personalities. She posted this awhile back: I will say right off that I don't do anything hair altering (especially related to hair color) by myself. The whole...

My 6 minutes and 40 seconds of [local] fame

People think that I am an extrovert, and they couldn't be more wrong. I'm quite simply an introvert who has gone great lengths to hide her fear of speaking in public. Make it till you fake it, as they say. So when I was asked to participate in a Pecha Kucha Night here...

Your Guide To Bar Harbor Barter and Swap (And Websites Like It)

Your Guide To Bar Harbor Barter and Swap (And Websites Like It)

To some people in our area, there is an epic Facebook group called 'Bar Harbor Barter and Swap'. It's a closed and small group, mainly of people getting rid of random stuff (SCUBA fins!) or looking for random stuff (universal car seat stroller). Two examples from the...

Hiring Someone To Write Your Blog: The If, The Why, and The How

Many people are surprised when I tell them we ghost write for other blogs. Despite the fact that this blog is fun and kicky, we can be serious when we need to be. Some of our clients have been tech companies (since we have that knowledge anyway), some are just regular...

New Website Launch: National Park Sea Kayak

When Robert approached us about a website redesign, we could see that while the information on his site was current, he needed a visual refresher. Robert wanted to use a logo that Z Studio had made several years ago. He also wanted it really obvious how to make a...

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