WordPress and Your Clients

Do They Actually Use It?

wordpress2_vert.pngDo your clients actually use WordPress to update their websites?

As many of you know, I have become quite fascinated with using WordPress as a content management system for my clients. Each project I have completed this year used WordPress as the backend database system. I have found that most clients really like the idea of being able to update some of their site content themselves, and it’s a great selling feature when making a proposal to a potential client.

In my experience, however, very few clients ever make changes to their website themselves. In fact, most of them still contact me to do the site maintenance for them. These changes are often very simple text changes on an existing page, which is something that WordPress can easily handle for them. For some reason the clients just don’t want to delve into the administration panel and make the changes themselves. Come to think of it, I have a hard time getting the original content from the client, so I guess I am not surprised when they drag their feet at updating their existing content.

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October 29th, 2007 | WordPress | 3 comments

When It Rains It Pours

The Rain is Your Friend!

rain.jpgIs it just me?

It seems that there is no middle ground. Either I have several projects under development at one time, or I have nothing to do. There never seems to be a middle ground. Busy, busy, busy. Or slow, slow slow.

When it rains, it pours. But in between, it gets awfully dry around here. How is it with your web design business?

Some months I get contacted several times a week about new projects, and convert about one third of those contacts into signed proposals and money in the bank. But some months go by without any inquiry whatsoever. I am in the middle of one of those droughts at the moment. Tick tock, tick tock.

What do the rest of you do to keep busy during these slow times?

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October 22nd, 2007 | Website Design | 4 comments

Almost Home Animal Rescue League

Want to Save a Life?

almosthome.gifI read an article in yesterday’s Detroit Free Press that talked about an organization called Almost Home Animal Rescue League. This animal welfare organization is a non-profit 501(c)(3) operation dedicated to finding loving forever homes for homeless animals. We are strongly against the senseless act of euthanasia of adoptable animals and are continuously striving to make euthanasia a thing of the past.

Please take the opportunity to visit their website and consider making a charitable donation to help with their cause.

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October 7th, 2007 | This 'n That | Comment first »