My Vision for 2019
Rather than New Years Resolutions, this year I have goals, or a vision, for my life in 2019. Some of them are new things, some of them, like losing weight and being more healthy are goals I set every year. But I have a good feeling about 2019.
Veganuary: Why I’m Going Plant Based
My relationship with plant based eating is similar to my relationship with health in general: something I aspire to, but something that I’ve ultimately been inconsistent with. 2019 is the year to take back my life and my health. And help the environment in the process.
Using SVG Files in WordPress
One of my clients has told me several times that her logo looks pixelated. I was very frustrated because I didn’t know why it was showing up pixelated, I was exporting it as a high resolution PNG file from Illustrator. And yet it still looked pixelated. One of...
Divi + Woocommerce: Displaying Short Descriptions on Product Grid Pages
The majority of what we design these days is using the Divi Theme from Elegant Themes. Divi is the best theme on the market in a lot of ways, but sometimes its integration with Woocommerce is a little funky. Today I had a client ask me to display a product’s...
Platinum Choice Bancard Payment Gateway Integration with WooCommerce
Last year I worked on an eCommerce project for a client selling a high risk product. I didn’t realize at the time that most merchant processors were unwilling to work with him. In December he finally found a merchant willing to work with him: Platinum Choice...
5 Steps to Protect Your Data and Yourself
5 Steps to Protect Your Data and Yourself Practical steps that you should take to keep your data private in our modern digital landscape Today, more than ever, it is essential to safeguard your personal information. This is especially true at airports and border...
Being Content With Less: From Excess to the Things That Matter
I’ve been making changes everyday in order to be happy with less. I’ve redefined what success is, what makes me happy, what I want to do in my free time. I’ve changed how I travel and how I view the world, all in the hopes of focusing on the things that matter and cutting the excess out of my life.
College is Coming to an End: Reflections on my Journey from the Hood to San Diego State
As someone who has been taking college classes since 2004, it feels unreal to be graduating and leaving college. It’s a bittersweet feeling somewhere between accomplishment and sadness. The reality is that I am now an official grown up. The spaceship that I have been living on that has been orbiting earth for the last 9 years is finally landing in the real world.
Branding Is A Big Deal: 6 Tips For A Consistent Brand Image
Having a cohesive brand image is essential in this day and time. Everyone and their brother has a small business, clothing line or record label. If you want to survive, you need to stand out. The best way to do that is to create a strong brand identity that expands to every aspect of your business.