January 17, 2016 — A complementary look at my WordCamp Tampa 2015 “Mobile-First Development: Why and How” talk, we’ll look at the design aspects of what mobile-first is and what it entails. We’ll look at examples of great designs and some pitfalls to avoid, as well as my pet peeves as a mobile consumer of content.

How many of us use services like Pocket to get a nice view of the content because the site owner didn’t account for mobile or did a poor job of it? I Pocket over 1.5 million words last year avoiding poorly-designed mobile sites.

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June 20, 2015 — This talk covers How to pick a Genesis child theme for a project, How to properly setup front-page.php and home.php, When to add a function.php snippet vs adding a snippet to a function plugin, What is a mobile-first stylesheet? and How to Sass-ify a Genesis theme.

March 8, 2015 — When you started your WordPress business, you either wanted to earn extra money or you wanted to improve your lifestyle. I accidentally stepped into the market, was thrust into business, and have decided to change my family tree using WordPress. If you’re not seeing the results you want from your business or are still looking to start a business, there are fool-proof methods, and I’ll share them.

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December 13, 2013 — The great thing about our WordPress community is, while there is always going to be someone (or hundreds) of people who know more about something than any single individual, we all bring something unique to the table. It’s my hope that I validate some things you are doing right, shine some light on some areas you maybe hadn’t thought of before – or things you just haven’t had the courage to do or say.

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