Lisa needed to go social: Facebook, Twitter, Constant Contact, the whole nine yards. She wanted a place where she could add her own content on her schedule so Google–and her potential clients–could find her quickly and easily.

12,000 emails per month to a list of 2,000 subscribers — completely free
MailChimp, my preferred newsletter/mailing list/mass emailing software, just upped the ante: you can now use their service, completely free of charge, for your mailing list of 2,000 subscribers and send 12,000 emails per month.

Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted
We were having trouble with a site’s memory limits. We had a dozen or so plugins running, but nothing out of the ordinary, and we kept hitting memory limits. What to do? Switch hosts.

WordPress Installation Checklist
Here are the steps I use when I set up a new site in WordPress. Lots of steps, plugins, options, settings, installations and configurations, but you’ll be ready for prime time.

Fashion Eye for Men
Joui Turandot needed a rebranding from her “Joui Style” brand and site to take it to the next level. Beyond just Joui and her style, but focusing on her clients and what she was going to do to help those clients: Fashion Eye for Men was born.

Unfortunately, [company name] will be shutting down on [date]
When I’m setting up services for my website–and for those of my clients–I’m not only looking at the features and services, but I’m trying to gauge if they’ll be around for a while.
Fritz Cartoons
Marty Wall’s Fritz Cartoons needed a showcase for his fantastic cartoon work. He needed to be able to upload daily cartoons quickly, easily, and professionally. Meet WordPress.
Hot Flashes Sexy Stories
The women of “Hot Flashes” are on a mission: “We think that the pleasures of being human and “in the flesh” get short shrift in our daily lives.” They needed a site to help promote their books invite reader and writers for future books, and sell their steamy stories. Have a look …
Consult Pete
Complete with PDF downloads (easily updated by Pete’s staff), newsletter, and RSS feeds with up-to-the-minute real estate news, Pete’s site will be very helpful to buyers and sellers.
Crooked Street Press
Pee-in-your-pants-funny satirical newspaper site using quite some WP features: voting, polls, social bookmarks, etc.
Websites for Writers: Why you need one and how to get it done.
I’m teaching a class on (could ya guess?) websites for writers! Read more about it on The Writing Salon website and below. Saturday, May 7, 10 a.m. -4 p.m. San Francisco $85 members/$95 non-members You wrote your novel, got a six-figure advance, hired a New York publicist and the royalty checks are now pouring through [...]
Creative Storefront
Creative Storefront is a one-stop shop for writers looking to progress professionally. Whether you need to chart a career in writing, learn to publicize and market your work, need a website, or want professional feedback on your manuscript, we can help.
Writer’s Websites :: Why you need one and how to get it done
An encore class for writers and getting their websites and blogs started. Read more about it on The Writing Salon website and below. Saturday, August 20, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. in Berkeley $85 members/$95 non-members Here’s a sample of the table of contents from the class: 1. WHY HAVE A WEBSITE? 1.1. MARKETING :: [...]
The Writer’s Website
You wrote your novel, got a six-figure advance, hired a New York publicist and the royalty checks are now pouring through your mailbox. Right? Great, done. Next! Probably not. Writers have to do more and more to promote their own work–even established writers. If you want to sell more of your work, you have to [...]
