Web Design and Technology Tips

If you're in business and you have a website, you simply must get control of all the accounts related to it. This is not an option. It's a BIG deal. I recently asked for some critical account info from a … Continue reading →

I don't use Windows anymore. In fact, I haven't used Windows for nearly six years. And I don't use a Mac, either.   "Well, how do you get stuff done," people ask. Easy. Here's how I gave Windows the boot: … Continue reading →

WordPress is an excellent website platform for small business, and one of my clients is a great example of how to put it to work.   Fried On Business is a weekly business radio program on AM 880 The Biz … Continue reading →

A young marketing director recently told me that my new web site design for her employer had "too many words." Being a former newspaper man, I didn't know quite how to take this. After all, I think words are important … Continue reading →

So you're in the market for a better web site, and you've heard a lot about this WordPress thing. You think you like it, but then someone pipes up and says, "WordPress? If you want a serious web site, you've … Continue reading →

Several weeks ago, I was contacted by a potential web design client. They wanted help with site updates, but the site was so old and poorly built that I recommend a complete overhaul in WordPress.   I submitted a proposal … Continue reading →

We hate vendor lock-in as much as you do. At Web Designs by Robert G. Pitts, that's why we encourage our clients to secure their own web hosting plan independent of us. You should do the same for your web … Continue reading →

The normally awesome WordPress has an annoying limitation. When first installed on a new server, it caps file uploads to 2 megabytes.   That's fine most of the time, but what if you want to upload a video or a … Continue reading →

Now that WordPress powers more than 70 million web sites across the Internet, it stands to reason that a certain number of myths would grow up around it.   But myths are made to be busted, so let's put these … Continue reading →

I get that a lot as a WordPress designer – the question, "So, how much for a web site?"   Asking me, "How much for a web site?", is like asking a builder, "So, how much for a house?" There's … Continue reading →