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Content-First Challenge #1: Stakeholders
In my last post, I shared Ahava Leibtag's perspective on a big mistake that many companies make: starting design before content is complete. I'm passionate about this because I've seen the inefficiencies, cost overruns, and blah results that can be avoided by taking a...
Content First, Design Later: Save Money & Craft More Engaging Websites
Ahava Liebtag just KILLS IT with these thoughts on the foundation of Content Strategy and all web design, from my perspective: "For the love of God, do not start designing until you understand the content." . . . Why am I so passionate about this issue? Well, I have 3...
Hallo aus Deutschland!
This blog has been quiet for the past couple of months. Instead of blogging, I was sorting, purging, documenting, and packing all my earthly possessions. I was also visiting all my friends, crossing a few DC/Maryland/Virginia places off my bucket list, and researching...
Name That Entrepreneur
PSST! Guess which entrepreneur had her business coach share her story from his perspective on his blog recently? I found out that she had some family members in South America she hadn’t seen in many years. She missed them and felt it was impossible to be able to go...
4 Reasons the Open-Source Community Rocks
I attended WordCamp Baltimore a couple of weeks ago. It was my first WordCamp, and I'm so glad I went! I got two days' worth of excellent sessions in the beautiful Institute for Marine & Environmental Technology (IMET) in Baltimore. I also got some fun freebies...
Maintenance is in the air!
In Praise of Serendipity After last month's post on website maintenance, I figured I'd move on to other topics. While driving this weekend, however, I listened to a Freakonomics Radio podcast called "In Praise of Maintenance." You can listen to the entire...