Finally - a Simple CMS

CushyCMS Seems Ideal for Small Websites

One of the struggles I have had recently is determining the best way to allow my clients to update the content on their websites. Although there are a myriad of content managment systems to choose from, in my experience most of them are too complicated for the needs of the clients I normally work with.

I have personally become a convert to using WordPress as the backend for most sites that I design. By doing so, I can update most client sites from anywhere in the world through the WordPress web based interface. This is a great advantage as I am no longer tied to the various desktop software applications in my office in order to accomplish most updates.

With the exception of blog themes that I have done, none of the clients for whom I have setup WordPress as a CMS system have ever updated the content on their sites. Not a single one. This isn’t a client failing, but rather I feel that WordPress is just a bit too complex for most clients.

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May 15th, 2008 | Search Engine, Web Stuff, Website Design | Comment first »

Adsense: Cents or No Sense?

What's Your Experience?

Do you use Adsense on your blog? If so, are you all warm and fuzzy about Google Adsense? Is it worth the time and the aggravation?

One project I completed earlier this year featured optimizing the placement of Google Adsense code. Many blogs, including several that I control, use Google Adsense to help monetize their operation. Do you use Adsense on your blog? If so, are you all warm and fuzzy about Google Adsense? Is it worth the time and the aggravation?

There seems to be a love/hate relationship with Adsense. Some site owners swear by it, while others find the limitations imposed by Google to be difficult to deal with. Another camp feels that Adsense ads ruin a blog and cheapen it in the process.

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November 2nd, 2007 | Blogging, Most Popular, Web Stuff | 4 comments

The Project is Finally Complete.
Or Is It?

stop.gifI’m addicted to designing websites. I mean really addicted.

The devil, in this case, is in the details. In your experience, do the last 5% of the details of site design take up about 80% of your time? I just can’t seem to finish a project. No, I don’t mean that I get lazy and put it off. What I mean is that the details never, ever seem to be satisified.

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May 25th, 2007 | Web Stuff | 4 comments

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