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How to Add References to Your Website

April 2, 2020 By Stephen Lee Leave a Comment

If you want to add some credibility to your website, an easy way to do that is to add some academic references. Here is a simple process you can use to do that.

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Filed Under: Technical Stuff

Get Free Pictures for Your Next Project on Pexel.com

May 18, 2018 By Stephen Lee Leave a Comment

As a creative netizen, you know that you can’t just download pictures from anywhere and use them on your own project. Whether it’s clearly posted or not, content online is copyrighted or licensed such that most of the time you must purchase or at least ask for permission to reuse it. Thus the evergreen challenge: where to get free pictures. If you haven’t already found a legal supply, here’s a suggestion: try Pexel.com.

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Filed Under: Web Design

Get Free Pictures for Your Next Project on Unsplash.com

November 17, 2017 By Stephen Lee Leave a Comment

As a creative netizen, you know that you can’t just download pictures from anywhere and use them on your own project. Whether it’s clearly posted or not, content online is copyrighted or licensed such that most of the time you must purchase or at least ask for permission to reuse it. Thus the evergreen challenge: where to get free pictures. If you haven’t already found a legal supply, here’s a suggestion: try Unsplash.com.

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Filed Under: Web Design Tagged With: design, free

Nginx 413 Request Entity Too Large

March 1, 2017 By Stephen Lee Leave a Comment

Are you having trouble uploading files to your website running on an nginx web server? If you are getting the nginx 413 Request Entity Too Large error, there is probably a simple fix. Be sure to check these items to resolve the problem.
Nginx 413 Request Entity Too Large
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Filed Under: Technical Stuff Tagged With: nginx, PHP

How to Edit Your Hosts File on a Mac

February 16, 2017 By Stephen Lee Leave a Comment

If you’re running a local development server (which you should if you are developing for WordPress) and you are on a Mac, it can be a very useful skill to know how to edit your hosts file on a Mac. I don’t do it all that often, so I thought that I’d share it here so that when I inevitably forget how to do it again, I will be able to find the steps again quickly. Also, if you are looking for how to do it, you can be helped as well.
How to Edit Your Hosts File on a Mac
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Filed Under: Technical Stuff Tagged With: Mac, terminal

The 20 Best WordPress Twitter Feeds to Follow

March 22, 2014 By Stephen Lee Leave a Comment

One of the best ways to pick up or improve a skill is to learn from people who are already experts. Thanks to the internet, it’s especially easy to find and follow these experts. If you are learning WordPress, want to keep up with the industry, or just want to connect with the community, here are 20 Twitter feeds that you should follow intently. [Read more…] about The 20 Best WordPress Twitter Feeds to Follow

Filed Under: Technical Stuff Tagged With: Andrew Nacin, Audrey Capital, Brian Gardner, Carrie Dils, Genesis, Joost de Valk, Justin Tadlock, Lorelle on WordPress, Mark Jaquith, Matt Mullenweg, Nathan Rice, Paul Underwood, Paulund, Peter Westwood, Smashing Magazine, StudioPress, Tom McFarlin, Treehouse, Tuts+, Twitter, WordPress, WordPress Beginner, WPCandy, WPMU DEV, WPTavern, Wptuts+, Yoast, Zac Gordon

6 Ways to Make People Love Your Brand

February 17, 2014 By Stephen Lee Leave a Comment

6 Ways to Make People Love Your Brand

“People don’t buy things for logical reasons,” Zig Ziglar once famously said. “They buy for emotional reasons.”

Which means: In order to gain customers—and keep them for life—you’ve got to do more than introduce them to your brand, business, or product. You’ve got to make them fall in love with it.

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Filed Under: Marketing Tagged With: brand, infographic

How to Install WordPress on 1and1 in 5 Minutes or Less

February 7, 2014 By Stephen Lee 3 Comments

So, you have signed up for hosting with 1and1 and want to install WordPress. The good news is that it’s a very easy process, and by following this guide on how to Install WordPress on 1and1 you can have your website up and running within 10 minutes. [Read more…] about How to Install WordPress on 1and1 in 5 Minutes or Less

Filed Under: Technical Stuff Tagged With: 1and1, WordPress

5 Surprising Ways Bootstrap 3.1 is More Refreshing than New Socks

February 3, 2014 By Stephen Lee Leave a Comment

Bootstrap 3.1
Last week (January 30 to be exact), the folks over at the Twitter Bootstrap project released a new version of their framework: Bootstrap 3.1. The latest release includes several new features, bug fixes, and general improvements. Keep reading to learn about the five best changes in Bootstrap 3.1. [Read more…] about 5 Surprising Ways Bootstrap 3.1 is More Refreshing than New Socks

Filed Under: Web Design Tagged With: Bootstrap

How to Make Your Genesis Logo Responsive

January 24, 2014 By Stephen Lee 4 Comments

If you’re using a Genesis child theme and want to use a full-width header, you’ve probably realized it’s not as responsive as you’d like it to be. The good news is that there is way to make it your Genesis logo responsive that isn’t too terribly difficult, and this post will show you how.
Make Your Genesis Logo Responsive

Get your logo to stretch

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Filed Under: Web Design Tagged With: Genesis, WordPress

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