I remember a new toy I got at Christmas that was exactly, EXACTLY, what I had asked Santa Claus for. It was the GI Joe Jeep. I remember the excitement and the …
WordPress Websites for Small Business in 300 words
A WordPress website for small business is a process. And it’s not really Design as we know it. It’s more of a selection process with the visual design as the last …
Choosing a WordPress theme
Choosing a theme for WordPress can be exciting and fun! I don’t know about you but I’m like a kid in a candy store with $40 to spend! Big dramatic …
WordPress, Google Analytics, and RavenTools. A killer combination.
I love Google. There, I said it. I love the general direction they’re headed in even if I don’t like (sometimes loathe) how they organize their content and navigation. But …
Birth of a University Mobile App
One of the first projects I was handed after I started at Norwich University was responsibility for a mobile app. The conversation with my boss at the time went something …
SEO plugins for WordPress
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked “what’s the best SEO plugin for WordPress?” My immediate reply (trying to keep the look of exasperation off my face) …
NU Update Online Campus Maps
For the past year my team and I have been working on replacing our outdated static campus map. On Friday April 4, 2014 we made our new online campus map …
Norwich University Website Rebuild: update #3
It occurs to me that I should probably give this project a name other than “University website rebuild”. Bob comes to mind but… For now I’m going to refer to …
Building faculty profiles
A little background on the current state of affairs. During the move to stabilize our sites (see Rebuilding a university website. Step one.) we moved legacy content to WordPress and didn’t take …
Rebuilding a university website. Step one.
I’m about to embark on a BIG construction project and I thought it would be fun to document it as I go. Plus I need a place to write down …
Don’t be a donkey killer
There’s an old farmer’s parable that goes something like this. If you place a donkey equal distant from two delicious looking bales of hay, he’ll starve to death. The reason …
Our words make our world
Words. I’m humbled by great writers and orators. Did you know Abraham Lincoln wrote the Gettysburg Address twice before he delivered it? Two different copies written by hand. The speech …