Zach 
My Mac Mini and I have had a good run, but this past April it was time for a change. The mid-2011 model just couldn’t keep up with the demands of Photoshop and running a local web dev environment put a ton of stress on the system’s resources. So, I headed to the Apple store … Read more
Iowa Prairie Network is a nonprofit dedicated to preserving Iowa’s prairies and providing education to the public about prairie conservation. Their existing website had come together piecemeal, with the core pages being created in the early 2000s. I was hired to update the website, simplify the navigation, improve the user experience and ensure the new … Read more
My very first WordPress website was for myself back in 2007; next came websites for friends and family. In 2011, I formed an LLC, Republic Insights to build websites for political candidates. As I professionalized my operation, one part of WordPress development that became increasingly frustrating was the learning curve that came with each new … Read more
WordPress is a great content management system for simple to moderately complex websites. I’ve been building WordPress sites since 2007 for everything from candidates running for local office, to a property development company, to a national franchise system. Over the last decade, WordPress has substantially evolved, and my development skillset has become more sophisticated. Today, … Read more
I was asked to give provide a break-out session at a marketing conference on using social media, specifically Facebook, to improve sales and marketing for small business owners. I have given this presentation several times since 2016, but it has mostly been folded into my larger Get Marketing F.I.T. bootcamp. The slides are embedded below … Read more