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5 Easy Steps to WordPress Security

5 Easy Steps to WordPress Security

February 14, 2018 By Sue Baily Weaver Leave a Comment

Website security is essential. I don't know if you pay attention to tech news, but there have been a number of WordPress security breaches over the last year. If your website is hacked, you may not lose information (if you have backups), but you will undoubtedly end up spending your valuable time cleaning up the mess or paying someone to do it for you. There are some quick and easy things that …

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CSS Tips and Tricks

CSS Tips and Tricks

November 2, 2017 By Sue Baily Weaver 1 Comment

These CSS tips and tricks were presented by me as a talk at the Pullman WordPress Meetup on October 18, 2017. I gleaned many of the ideas here from the 2017 CSS Dev Conf. If you are a web designer/developer, I highly recommend this particular conference. The atmosphere was personal and the presentations were full of practical information. [last revision: December 9, 2017] What is CSS? CSS …

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Filed Under: Web Design Tagged With: css, web development

Historic “Doves Type” Typeface Resurrected

Historic “Doves Type” Typeface Resurrected

June 21, 2017 By Sue Baily Weaver Leave a Comment

I was reading an issue of Colophon magazine a couple of years ago and saw an article about “Doves Type” being revived by Robert Green. The design for this originally metal typeface was commissioned in the late 19th century in London by T. J. Cobden-Sanderson and the creation was overseen by both Cobden-Sanderson and his partner Emery Walker for the Doves Press (see a detailed history of Doves Type …

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Filed Under: Graphic Design Tagged With: fonts, typefaces

Certified Digital Business Consultant

Certified Digital Business Consultant

April 26, 2017 By Sue Baily Weaver Leave a Comment

Sue Baily Weaver is a Certified Digital Business Consultant with WP Elevation. WP Elevation is a mastermind group of WordPress consultants who focus on implementing best practices for project management and development workflow. …

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Purchasing a domain name – Email at your domain

Purchasing a domain name – Email at your domain

April 20, 2017 By Sue Baily Weaver Leave a Comment

The first thing you need to do when you decide you need a website is to purchase a domain name (https://myname.com). If you haven’t done this before, not to worry. It’s fairly simple, but there are a few things that you should be aware of before you buy. Choosing the name When choosing a name, you will want to get something that is as close as possible to your business name or something that …

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How much should a website cost?

How much should a website cost?

April 12, 2017 By Sue Baily Weaver Leave a Comment

[last revision: February 5, 2018] The cost of a website can vary quite a bit. It depends on how big the site will be, what functionality is needed, as well as the level customization/artwork you need for the site. Beyond that, you need to think about the ongoing costs of maintaining your site and periodically producing new content. Create the site yourself? If you are very limited on funds …

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Susan Baily Weaver Design is now “Great Big Lake Design”

Susan Baily Weaver Design is now “Great Big Lake Design”

April 3, 2017 By Sue Baily Weaver Leave a Comment

I am pleased to announce that “Susan Baily Weaver Design” is becoming “Great Big Lake Design.” A great big thank you goes out to all of my current and previous clients for their business and support. I have been privileged to work with so many smart and artistically minded people, building websites that reveal who they are to the world. As a part of this change, I am partnering with my …

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