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Don’t Use DreamHost

Since I have some down time (read: I'm waiting for DreamHost to respond to my request for help) I'd thought I'd take the opportunity to say, don't use dreamhost to host your websites. Here are 2 quick reasons: Their control panel is NOT intuitive. Easy things, like setting up FTP accounts ...

Setting Default Index Page Using .htaccess File

Sometimes you may want to have a different page be the default index page for your site. This is particularly helpful when setting up a Wordpress install that you want to work on, but aren't ready to bring live to your site visitors. Simply go into your .htaccss file and ...

Ryan Burns Me

I have a lot of websites. One problem I often face is when commenting on people's blog, what website do I link to? Do I send them to Design Simple because I think they might be interested in hiring me? Do I send them to Going to Seminary because they ...

Wordpress Under Attack

I build all my sites on Wordpress. Therefore, today's news that older versions of WP are under attack is pretty important. If you're running an older version of WP (2.8.4 is the most up-to-date) then please upgrade today. Here are two important notes from Lorelle's post: 1. UPDATE NOW! Reports are ...

Making Money Online

Over the last couple years I've been trying to find different ways to make money online, besides doing web development. While I haven't struck it rich, I have found a number of ways to make money and have managed to bring in about $200-$400 a month through various outlets. I ...

Email List Management

Lately I've been working on some email marketing projects. While I've had an AWeber account for about 6 months, it wasn't until last month that I've really figured out what I wanted to do with it and now I'm LOVING it! If you are looking to build a email list, AWeber ...

WordPress Roles and Capabilities

If you have a blog or site with multiple contributors, this is a very helpful chart that shows the roles and capabilities each one carries. I often forget what all the roles can do and reference this chart often.

Entrepreneurs Can Change the World

Inspiration for the entrepreneurial soul: HT: Peter Shankman

Design Simple HQ in Bellingham WA

All the paperwork is finally in and Design Simple's headquarters are now officially (and legally) in Bellingham, WA. That is all...

“Simple” Flash Coundown Timer

I hate Flash. I've got more than a few reasons, but sufficed to say that it is one of the most unintuitive programs I've ever used. Regardless of that fact, I faced off with my web nemesis the other day when, at my day job, I began working on a ...