Monique

One of the first questions we ask during the kickoff of a new project is, “Who’s taking ownership of this project?” It’s incredible how many times that answer is, “Nobody.” Unless you plan to let your website turn into a ghost town, put somebody in charge. Appointing no one as the website manager will have […]

How many times have you sat down in a hairdresser’s chair and said, “Surprise me”? Not often, I’ll bet. All but the most adventurous (or foolhardy) have at least a minor plan when they have their hair cut. Now, why would you subject your website to the same risky random results? Any time you’re planning

The day I bought my mother a cell phone, she cried. Believe me, they weren’t tears of happiness. She looked at all those buttons and numbers and codes and had a little meltdown. We put the phone away and gave her a new cordless phone instead. My mom is 70, and while there are plenty

Honestly, who feels like delving into those voice mails and uncompleted projects this early in the week? Fill your cup of coffee and watch these five great little movies that will help polish your tech education. What Is Drupal? from help.asu.edu on Vimeo. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) basics for Non-Profit Organizations (NPO) from Firstgiving on

The good people at JFFixler Group know that the entry point to your organization is your website. That’s why they asked me to contribute an article to their blog about the 7 Best Homepage Updates you can do. They’re quick, they’re easy, they pay off. Check it out: 7 Best Website Updates on JFFixler Group

Design is a dirty word for many non-profiters. The idea of an organization spending time money making something look polished and clean, some think, is a sign that organization is spending time and money where they shouldn’t. All resources should be funneled into the cause. That’s not saying much for design. Design may be artistic,

[[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_large”,”fid”:”731″,”attributes”:{“class”:”media-image”,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”,”style”:””,”width”:”395″,”height”:”500″,”alt”:”Death Becomes Her”}}]] One of the smallest things that can go wrong with your website can damage it the most. Link rot – dead hyperlinks – are just as nasty as the name suggests. When you leave your website unattended, the inevitable happens. References to other websites become invalid. You move or delete pages. Someone