I'm a freelance web developer specializing in WordPress and PHP.

New Business Cards, Conversation Starters

My New Business Cards

My new business cards arrived this past weekend. On the front they have my name, a listing of four areas of my expertise, and my email address. This is plenty enough information for someone to get in touch with me; however, given my dealings on the … [Continue reading]

Sharing Your Expertise

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In their 1993 paper, made famous in Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers, K. Anders Ericsson et al argue that to become an expert at something (think violinist, concert pianist, etc) you must log 10,000 or more hours of practice1. And, they don't mean just … [Continue reading]

Summer Reading Highlights

Summer Reading - Amazon Kindle

I realize it's a lost pastime in our culture; however, in the hopes that the right material will inspire some of you, here are some titles that I've either read recently or am currently working on: Unbroken - A WWII Story of Survival, Resilience, … [Continue reading]

An In-Depth Introduction to my First Commercial WordPress Theme

POD to Pictography

Two Mondays ago I put my first commercial WordPress theme, Pictography, on sale to the public. Preparing that theme for release has consumed much of the mental capital and time I use for blogging here. So, today I'm going to give an in-depth … [Continue reading]

Links of Interest – 7-21-2011

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Most of my writing during the past couple of weeks has been about my new WordPress theme, Pictography. Today, I'm taking a turn writing about other things, highlighting some Links of Interest for you to enjoy: John Mayer 2011 Clinic - “Manage … [Continue reading]