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Project & Content Resources

Tools to support the development process

Need a graphic designer, videographer, or other? Check out our affiliates. 

Are you a nonprofit? Ask me about services with special offers. 

Want to know about tools for your site's unique needs? Get a website audit

Tools for Working Together
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File & Image Sharing:  Dropbox

File Sharing up to 2GB, no account setup:  WeTransfer

Content Sharing & Project Dialogue:  GoogleDocs

Take screenshots and draw on them:  Jing

Sketch it up:  Twiddla

Desktop sharing:   Join.me

Video Meetings:  Skype or Zoom

Domains and Hosting
What's a domain and where do I get one?
A domain name is like the address on the mailbox of your house that tells others where to find you. The hosting company provides the plot of land which corresponds to your domain for you to build the structure of your website on. You can usually find and purchase domains through your webhosting company. It’s best to use words in your domain name that people might use to search for your website.
How to choose hosting?
As you decide which company to purchase hosting from, you should look for:

a) virtual servers (best for speed)

b) hosting which can scale to fit your site needs

c) unlimited (no hidden) data & bandwidth prices

Where to get hosting?

We temporarily host your site while in development. It’s moved to your own hosting setup upon completion. Suggestions are based on personal experience and consumer reports.

Flywheel (affiliate link)

SiteGround (affiliate link)

Inmotion (affiliate link)

Green Geeks (affiliate link)

WPEngine (affiliate link)

Email:

Google Apps for Work: hosting mail at your domain (affiliate link).

eCommerce considerations

If you will need to sell things and take credit card information on your site, in needs a few more things to be secure. Shop around for the best rates on getting a dedicated IP address (necessary for a SSL) as a part of your hosting package. You don’t have to purchase a SSL exclusively from your hosting company.

SSL Certificates: Namecheap

Finding a Fitting Theme
About themes

No matter where you get your theme, it should be responsive – which means that it shows up as it should on mobile and desktop devices. Naturally I am happy to build you a theme from scratch or totally renovate an existing theme.
If you’re on a shoestring, there are many free themes available or premium themes at various themeshops which can save you the price of customization – just be sure to research not just the theme, but also the theme shop and the theme’s support record.

There are splendid new themes coming out all the time. Just ask me for suggestions germane to your project if you want some help.

Get them Here

Genesis Child Themes – versatile and robust themes using the Genesis Framework: premium themes I include in many builds

Themefinder for free themes in the WordPress catalog  (tip: check “responsive”)

Targeted Google search: “best WordPress themes for …”  eg. artists.

Themeforest and WooThemes I’m more equivocal about because theme quality can vary a great deal; just inspect each theme carefully in terms of reviews, support, and latest updates.

Marketing & eCommerce
Popular solutions

Canva

MailChimp

Stripe

WooCommerce

PayPal

Fonts & Colors
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Google Webfonts

Experiment with color schemes: 
Paletton

Coolors

Tell me the hex codes for the colors you like: Colorpicker

Snazzy Background Generator Background by SiteOrigin

Images
A word on images
Always best to use pictures with high resolution (ie iPhone shots won’t do) especially for banner slideshows. For logos, start also with a large image or vector file.  It’s always possible to make a big clear image look good small… but not the reverse.   Not everyone has the time or budget to create fresh images.  Here are some stock photo sites if you need them.

Sources

Snazzy Background Generator Background by SiteOrigin

The Stocks: thestocks.im

Unsplash: Unsplash.com

Remove the background from a picture Clipping Magic

More stock images: IStockPhoto

Royalty Free Getty Images: GettyImages.com

About free Getty Images where credits will be used: The Verge article

Various Creative Commons Media: CreativeCommons.org

Ask me for referrals to some incredible photographers and graphic designers!

Writing, Editing, Proofreading, Translation
Writing & Editing
I have a great deal of experience and multiple degrees in both journalistic and academic writing and editing, and even teaching English (and German) grammar. I have also worked in PR, where I developed white papers and other publicity pieces.

If you need, I am able to write compelling, fresh content about your company with appropriate keywords in appropriate places to assist with optimization. This process might entail interviewing you and your colleagues, for example, or visiting your office.

Many clients already have information and PR pieces about their companies they would like to have adapted for their websites. I can help by identifying the most salient points and presenting them in engaging, eye-catching ways on your site.

German to English Translation
I have translated articles, film scripts, books, transcripts, degrees, letters, and more from German to English. The rates for this depend on the language involved – ie, technical, medical, or specialized trade translations are billed at higher rates.
The DIY part - WordPress Help
Resources

Codex: WordPress Lessons

WordPress.tv: Video Instruction

Also: More WordPress Lessons by WordPress

Lynda: WordPress on Lynda.com

Instruction specific to your theme available upon demand!

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