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Posting Attractive Blog Posts – Back To Basics

Posted by Jon Bishop on August 5, 2010. -- Blogging, How To, Social Media, Web Development, WordPress

Most bloggers stick to paragraphs and an image or two when writing new posts. This is fine for some however you may want to broaden your horizons and learn more… Read more »

Tags: Accessibility, HTML, Wordpress, WYSIWYG

ningalts

9 Free Ning Alternatives And Some Open Source Solutions

Posted by Jon Bishop on April 20, 2010. -- Social Media, Web Development

Many people have started communities on the popular network creation site Ning since its inception. On April 15th they announced they would no longer offer their free services.

Tags: Ning, Open Source, Social Network, White Label

wordpress-html

How To Convert an XHTML Website Template into a WordPress Theme

Posted by Jon Bishop on March 16, 2010. -- How To, Themes, Web Development, WordPress

So you have an XHTML valid website template and you would like to put it on top of WordPress. Whether you are starting from scratch or moving your existing website… Read more »

Tags: Blogging, Template, Template Tags, The Loop, Theme, Wordpress, XHTML

needsite

Does Your Business Need A Website?

Posted by Jon Bishop on February 17, 2010. -- Digital Marketing, How To, Web Development

A couple years ago I would have said it depends. Now it is a necessity. It doesn’t matter how big your business is or how much money you bring in…. Read more »

Tags: Business, CMS, Google, Hosting, Marketing, website

WordPress CMS

WordPress As a CMS

Posted by Jon Bishop on October 12, 2009. -- Blogging, Web Development, WordPress

Rather than reinvent the wheel here I’m going to share some articles I both agree with and have found helpful in the past. WordPress is extremely powerful in its simplicity… Read more »

Tags: CMS, Plugins, Wordpress

16 Useful Blogs for Web Design and Inspiration

Posted by Jon Bishop on June 8, 2009. -- Web Development

Part of keeping up to date with industry trends is knowing where to look for good quality web resources. Some sites stick out in this category more than others. I… Read more »

Tags: Design Inspiration, Site List, Web Design

AddThis

Using Custom Social Bookmark Icons With AddThis Analytics

Posted by Jon Bishop on May 12, 2009. -- How To, Web Development

(Note: This code is meant to be put in your WordPress Template. However, it should be easy to modify it for other uses.)

Tags: AddThis, Customization, Javascript, Social Bookmarking

Too Much Trash In Your Sidebar

Woah! I Can’t Read Your WordPress Blog

Posted by Jon Bishop on March 11, 2009. -- Blogging, Plugins, Rant, Web Development, WordPress

I’ve made this mistake in the past and it may have cost me a few readers. People get trigger happy with their plugins and readers can’t get to the content.

Tags: blog, clutter, Plugins, Sidebar, Wordpress

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I’ve been making websites for more than 12 years now working with a wide range of technologies. I’ve always been fascinated with the internet and how we represent information in browsers.

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I'm a Web Developer and Digital Generalist. I spend most of my time creating interactive experiences with anything that can be connected to the internet.

I currently work at @AMP_Agency as the Director of Creative Technology in Boston, MA.

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