by Michael Szapkiw | How to, News, Podcast, Website Design
Podcast Episode Overview
In this episode of Building a Website Pro, we get to the core of WordPress plugins. With over 27,000+ plugins in the WordPress.org database alone (and growing), it’s easy to get lost in analysis paralysis in terms of what to actually install in your WordPress website. I cut through the clutter answering (hopefully most) of your burning plugin questions as well as share the essential plugins I recommend (and even a few “non-essential” ones I really appreciate).
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by Michael Szapkiw | How to, News, Podcast, Website Design
Podcast Episode Overview
In this episode of Building a Website Pro, we bond with WordPress themes. We discuss free themes, my choices for best WordPress theme companies, and how to install themes. Plus, we look at some helpful recommendations for images on your website.
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by Michael Szapkiw | How to, News, Podcast, Website Design
Podcast Episode Overview
In this episode of Building a Website Pro, I share with you my Top 5 Tips for WordPress Themes: What I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me About Themes When I Started Learning WordPress.
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by Michael Szapkiw | Eportfolio, How to, Website Design
Take Your Resume, Light a Match, and BURN IT
Now, while your resume is turning to ash, do yourself a favor. Give yourself an advantage over 99% (making that up, but it’s high) of your career competition.
Make an eportfolio. (Also known as an “electronic portfolio,” or “online portfolio”)
Nobody Cares About Your Black and White Resume Document
When you personally want to find information on a topic or find information on a person, where do you look? (more…)
by Michael Szapkiw | News, Website Design
Pictured from left to right: Allison Hannigan, ME! (Michael Szapkiw), Neil Patrick Harris, Jason Segel, my lovely wife (Amanda), Cobie Smulders, and Josh Radnor.
The Story
Kids, I’m excited to tell you the story of how I met, “How I Met Your Mother” actors and actresses, directors and crew from the show.
It’s true.
My lovely wife and I were on the CBS sitcom, How I Met Your Mother. And it was… wait for it… wait for it a little longer… LEGENDARY (as Barney, Neil Patrick Harris, always says in the show). (more…)
by Michael Szapkiw | News, Podcast, Website Design
Podcast Episode Overview
In this episode of the Building a Website Pro podcast, we continue our journey together in building a website starting with the basics. I introduce to you the online blogging software, website software, content management system, and any of the other terms used for it, WordPress.
I discuss the what, why and how of a WordPress website.
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