TextDrive is doing another round of lifetime hosting deals. This is a huge package – 15 domains and more space than I can imagine ever using. And I can't commend these guys enough for their support. … [Read more...] about TextDrive venture capital, round 2
Web Design
Contests and freebie sluts
A quickie while I get back up to speed: why contests are not effective promotional tools for authors. … [Read more...] about Contests and freebie sluts
What to look for in a professional web designer
Knowledge of web standards. A good, recent portfolio. Make sure that at least one site was done within the last calendar year. Someone you arenÃ¢â … [Read more...] about What to look for in a professional web designer
On hiring designers, FrontPage, and your 12-year-old nephew
[For those coming in from Ma.gnolia, it might be helpful to know, until I get my category tags fixed, that this is part of my web design for authors series.] The choice between designing a site yourself or hiring someone to do it for you is a lot like the choice between … [Read more...] about On hiring designers, FrontPage, and your 12-year-old nephew
Why web standards matter
In my cost overview I nattered on about Dreamweaver's standards compliance and Frontpage's lack thereof. There are a number of reasons this is important, and The Dollars and Sense of Building to Standards summarizes them nicely. Jeffrey Zeldman lays it on the line in 99.9% of … [Read more...] about Why web standards matter
Belated intro
What qualifies me to tell you anything at all about web design? I am a professional web designer. I'm not a freelancer, though, so I'm not out to make my paycheck — or in fact any money at all — off authors. I'm a full-time in-house webmaster for a university, where … [Read more...] about Belated intro
Hosting and domains
As I mentioned yesterday, you should pay no more than $10/month to host a typical, modestly successful site. Start with a basic package; you can always upgrade if you need more disk space than you anticipated or your site draws an unexpected amount of traffic. Basic packages, … [Read more...] about Hosting and domains
How much does a website cost?
Last fall, my friend Sarah and I gave a talk on web design for her RWA chapter. We sent out a little survey ahead of time to find out what people wanted to know — and, implicitly, how much they knew about web design in general. (I didn't think I was going to find much web … [Read more...] about How much does a website cost?
On the other hand…
Why do I read Chez Miscarriage when I am not, have never been, and have never tried to be pregnant? On the other hand, women who conceive via gestational surrogacy are selfish. They're perversely exploiting the vulnerability of some other woman who's clearly incapable of giving … [Read more...] about On the other hand…
WordPress
The move to WordPress seems to have gone pretty smoothly. You might have seen a couple of old articles pop up three or four times, but they've been shoved back in the archives where they belong. The "topics" link in the nav won't work for the moment; I'll sort that out … [Read more...] about WordPress
