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What Makes a Good WordPress Theme? Why?

An excellent question has been posted over at performancing.com : What makes a good WordPress Theme?
The question that naturally springs up in my mind is “Who are you trying to sell it to?”
Developers / Designers
I couldn’t think of an all-inclusive label to describe the folks that like to “get under the hood” of WordPress and [...] Read more »

On The Redesign

The dust has finally settled, and here we are: the new BillKracke.com
I managed to go live 3 days ahead of schedule, including a hosting company meltdown, which was a surprise. It will be a little longer before I compleetly backfill the articles and portfolio, but some of my best and most recent stuff is up [...] Read more »

Tools I Use: Google Apps for Your Domain – Email

I’m never sure if everyone knows about this: Google will let you hook into GMail, Google Calendar, Google Docs and more for free (if your a small shop like mine). When I first heard the news, I was completely underwhelmed. Why would I need this stuff when my hosting provider adds email to every account? [...] Read more »

PSA: Hosting issues – why I switched

I thought long and hard about writing this piece. Would it benefit anyone if I slimed another company? No. Could it potentially save some people a few headaches? Maybe, but unlikely.
In the end, I opted to write this piece because I want my customers to know what I consider good business practices to be. I [...] Read more »