Moving Hosts Re: Domains and Email
A quick Public Service Announcement. When moving hosts you may often have to switch your name servers to the new host. The information for this is usually in a welcome letter and your new host will happily help you out with making the move. Unfortunately there is a step that many people don’t think about, email.
When you switch to a new host your email switches as well but it does not automatically set up. You’ll need to log into your new hosting control panel (cpanel in many cases) and set up your email address again.
If you are moving hosts its probably a good idea to have a backup email address handy and give it to anyone who may be working on your site, ie: web designer. This way if there is a glitch in your move you can still contact each other and the process may go faster and smoother. This especially helps if your domain is taking a bit to propagate over to the new host which can take 24-72 hours.
Add a blog? Yes please!
Web Savvy Mama has been creating custom matching blogs for web designs for awhile now. I specialize in creating WordPress blogs that match the current website design.
Why is a blog so important for my website?
Blogs are an excellent way to bring readers and potential customers to your website! Its an easy way to keep your content fresh and up to date. Blogs are also a great way to highlight a product that may not normally get noticed or to announce an awesome sale you plan on having! Want an easy way for visitors to stay up to date on on your site’s activities? Add a blog. Want to share a find you found on the internet your customers may enjoy? Blog about it! Maybe you want to do a link swap with another person in your niche business area. A blog post is the perfect way to announce your affiliation or show your love of the other shop.
Above all, blogging on your website increases your textual content and gives a medium for you to post your desired keywords and link to your products. Search engines love blogs and when your blog is indexed, so is your website along with all those valuable keywords and content!
What blog platform should I choose?
Web Savvy Mama has a soft spot for WordPress. I love the flexibility, the integration and the enormous amount of plugins available. WordPress is also FREE and can be hosted right on your website with your domain.
How can Web Savvy Mama help?
I specialize in custom matching WordPress themes. If you have a website, chances are I can create a theme to match it. If you have a Web Savvy Mama designed theme even better, just tell me you want a blog theme added to your design package. Matching blogs from an existing design start at just $80! Feel free to contact WSM to get a quote for your blog project.
Adobe’s Kuler Color Picker
I’ve blogged before about inspiration and colors when I talked about Colour Lovers. Web Savvy Mama LOVES colors! I’m back to talk about another online gem I found that my fellow color loving mamas will love!
Adobe has an online color picker called Kuler. When I first saw it I though, “Oh, another color picker. What’s the bog deal?” Then I started playing around with it! The color picker part is like most you find online, the feature I liked the most was the “create from image” option. I popped a picture of my daughter in and ta-da! Color palette! It lets you select a mood which will change the colors it grabs from the picture. How cool is that?!
As someone who takes inspiration for web design from every day objects I can see this handy little site getting a lot of use. Have a favorite printed skirt? Snap a picture and ta-da, instant color palette! Go play and let me know what you think!
Mobile Web Savvy Mama
Now you can read the Web Savvy Mama blog on your mobile phone! Of course you can always opt to view it in its original format as well.
The mobile formats boasts a slimmed down theme for fast loading and easy navigation on your mobile phone. You can search for keywords or even select tags from the drop down menu. You can still browse categories and view the RSS feed too.
There are several plugins available for mobile browsing, the one I chose was WPTouch. I chose this specific plugin because it was easy to install and offered a lot of customization options. I feel this plugin would be the easiest to use for even the not-so-web-savvy-blogger.
So if you like to browse the internet and read blogs on your phone then I highly suggest you ask your favorite blog owners to install this plugin!
Do you own a blog and need help installing this plugin on your WordPress blog? I can help with that! Contact Me for more information.
Web Design Terms
Since I work in web design everyday, there are many terms that are part of my common vocabulary that not everyone may be familiar with when related to web design. I can forget this when explaining a feature to a client and they may be left scratching their head thinking “Huh?!” I want all my clients to feel comfortable talking about the design process and understand what makes up their specific site.
I’m going to outline some of the basic terms and concepts use in web design that my clients will experience when talking to me about their project. I have included screenshots for some of these as well. To view a larger version of this template you can click here. The example used is a ready made template that is currently for sale. Read More…
Web Design Rules According to WSM
I’ve been designing web sites for small businesses and work at home moms for nearly 5 years, during that time I’ve seen a lot of bad web site designs. I created a list of my own Do’s and Don’t s when it comes to web design. This is not a complete list, but one that I try to follow when I’m creating sites for clients. If you’re unsure about how to go about creating an effective web site, read on to get some ideas about what can make or break your web site.
Don’t: Use FrontPage or other WSYING editors, or graphical editors. These editors usually create messy HTML code that is not as easily read by all web browsers. They are also more likely to create both visible errors and other errors that may prevent your visitors from navigating your site effectively.
Do: Use clean HTML and CSS to design in a way that is W3C compatible. Using clean coding ensures that your site is usable by more users and accessible by those with disabilities as well. Dreamweaver or hand coding are your best options. Clean coding techniques also promote great SEO results! Read More…
