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bdusablon - Web Hosting Decisions Ahead

bdusablon — Tue, 6 Jan 2009 22:09:18 +0000

Yeah, you have to be careful with clients that have their own hosting. I have a couple that are with annoying hosts, and it's a pain to design workarounds to meet their specs. I encourage most of my new clients to leave their existing hosts due to either incredible overpayment or lack of features. That's why I'm still tempted to do a reseller account.

Eddie May - Web Hosting Decisions Ahead

Eddie May — Tue, 6 Jan 2009 14:03:21 +0000

I also have three hosting suppliers - on 2 I have a dedicated servers and on the 3rd I have one virtual server. My initial rationale was to spread the business risk of one server/company going down/bust - at least all my client's sites wouldn't go down with them. That worked, kind of, until one of my suppliers was swallowed whole by the other! However, I'm also looking to consolidate and standardise my platform - less time spent remembering the differing ways each server is setup, etc. So, I'll trade business risk for ease of use and cost savings. As for reseller hosting - with my dedicated server that's the game I'm in I suppose. What I charge just about covers the annual server rental charge but it does mean I'm able to 'control' my client's environment and know what can/can't be done when a client asks for x or y. I got burned early on by saying, "yes, you can have this & that on your website", only to discover they were hosted on some freebie account with no CGI or php, etc.

bdusablon - Happy New Year!

bdusablon — Mon, 5 Jan 2009 15:47:03 +0000

Thanks Aaron. I like it but I need to play with it some more to customize it. It's one of Woo Themes' free ones. They do some nice work. The DE site is a Woo Theme as well.

Between Woo and Revolution, there's a ton of really high quality premium themes to get started with and customize.

Cheers,
B

Aaron - Happy New Year!

Aaron — Mon, 5 Jan 2009 04:20:27 +0000

I definitely like this theme, Brian.

philip - Premium Wordpress Theme Showdown and Discussion

philip — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:47:49 +0000

i'm with you 100% about quick and easy templates for non-profits, charitable causes, or cheapie clients. but for my personal sites, i always like to be at least a little different. speaking of which, i'm super sick of my current site, it needs a makeover somethin' fierce. :)

bdusablon - Premium Wordpress Theme Showdown and Discussion

bdusablon — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:05:04 +0000

Philip - I agree with you for most things, but to be able to quickly apply a premium theme and customize just a few things might be worthwhile in some instances. For instance, I will use the Revolution themes for non-profits and churches that I develop for, because they don't require a ton of customization and can be implemented quickly at a low cost.

However, one issue you run into is that several people might have VERY similar designs if they rely too much on a base theme. There is much to debate on the topic.

philip - Premium Wordpress Theme Showdown and Discussion

philip — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:58:46 +0000

as much as i like those themes, i'm also kind of a roll-your-own guy and usually prefer to build my own themes incorporating elements from other themes that i like. that's part of the fun of wordpress! :)

JulieB - Publishing to a Single SWF from Captivate

JulieB — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:43:02 +0000

If you turn off the Show Borders on the skin it publishes to a single file and still has the playback controls available.

bdusablon - Wordpress 2.7 Released

bdusablon — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:14:03 +0000

Hi Wendy! Thanks for stopping by. Wordpress definitely makes life easy most of the time.

Cheers,
Brian

Wendy - Wordpress 2.7 Released

Wendy — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:06:38 +0000

Brian - it took some time for me to get used to (I use Wordpress for another blog), but ever since they implemented the drag-and-drop reorganization of the dashboard, I am now a HUGE fan. Love the blog!

allan branch - Invoicing Decisions: My Freshbooks Experience

allan branch — Tue, 9 Dec 2008 23:48:31 +0000

Brian, I am sure you'll be very happy with Freshbooks. They're a great company and nice guys too. Personally our business outgrew an invoicing app and that's why we built LessAccounting.com. Great review of all the apps.

bdusablon - Invoicing Decisions: My Freshbooks Experience

bdusablon — Tue, 9 Dec 2008 21:50:11 +0000

I second the QuickBooks hate. It might be good for more complex businesses, but definitely not for freelancers.

Keep me posted on the Billings iPhone app - that would definitely be something that would push me to it.

bdusablon - Invoicing Decisions: My Freshbooks Experience

bdusablon — Tue, 9 Dec 2008 21:45:03 +0000

Freshbooks has a Time Tracker included, with a Dashboard app and an iphone App to log time to a specific project and/or task.

Aaron - Invoicing Decisions: My Freshbooks Experience

Aaron — Tue, 9 Dec 2008 21:39:28 +0000

Having been all over the place for the last couple of months, I've actually plunked down and bought Billings and have been extremely satisfied with it. Once I realized that I'm pretty much working for myself, the need for having a web-based solution diminished as I ALWAYS have my computer with me -- and with the Billings iPhone app ready to drop in January, I'll be able to to use that when I'm too lazy to open up the MacBook. Bottom line, all of us seem to be saying "screw you, QuickBooks!"

philip - Invoicing Decisions: My Freshbooks Experience

philip — Tue, 9 Dec 2008 21:11:01 +0000

check out freckle for time tracking: http://letsfreckle.com/

Kenny - Coolest Foosball Table Ever

Kenny — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:51:42 +0000

That table is just a *little* better than the table we used to play on at Baylor. This table is awesome... I could really kick some butt playing on this one!

bdusablon - This Week in Browsing

bdusablon — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:12:14 +0000

Thanks Kevin - I'll hopefully get a chance to do it this week.

Kevin Micalizzi - This Week in Browsing

Kevin Micalizzi — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:13:57 +0000

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bdusablon - This Week in Browsing

bdusablon — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:12:14 +0000

Thanks Kevin - I'll hopefully get a chance to do it this week.

Kevin Micalizzi - This Week in Browsing

Kevin Micalizzi — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:13:57 +0000