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Eric Karkovack (184 Articles)
Eric Karkovack is a web designer with over two decades of experience. You can visit his business site here. Eric is the author of an eBook: Your Guide to Becoming a Freelance Web Designer. He also has an opinion on just about every subject. You can follow his rants on Twitter @karks88.
I Admit It: Gutenberg Excites Me
Those of us who work with WordPress on a daily basis have been keeping close tabs on Gutenberg, the completely revamped editor scheduled to be released with version 5.0 of…
Managing the Craziness of a Web Designer’s Schedule
The ability to successfully manage multiple projects is part of being a freelance web designer. And, while outsiders may think it’s a simple skill, it turns out to be incredibly…
6 Simple Tools & Tips to Help Speed Up WordPress
Websites running WordPress can slow down for any number of reasons. It could be anything from bloated code, a rogue plugin or poor hosting performance. Figuring out what’s slowing you…
Convincing Clients to Invest in a Custom Website
The web design marketplace has never been more flooded with choices for consumers. Whether we’re competing with other talented designers or DIY services that promise the moon (all for one…
10 WordPress Plugins to Help Improve Website Accessibility
WordPress provides you with a decent head start when it comes to creating accessible websites. For example, recent default themes like Twenty Seventeen are already built with accessibility in mind….
The Challenge of Convincing Clients to Put Users First
One of the more interesting and important dynamics of being a web designer is the relationship you have with your clients. This relationship really is the basis for your work…
10 WordPress Plugins for Importing and Exporting Data
Data portability is something that we don’t often think about until we need it. This is especially so with WordPress. Our posts, users, eCommerce orders, etc. live happily in a…
An Introduction to CSS Grid
CSS Grid has become one of the more talked about developments in web design in recent times. The reason for all of the excitement is simple: CSS Grid looks like…
Taking Trips Outside of Your Design Comfort Zone
Humans crave comfort, familiarity and routine. It applies in our work just as it does in the rest of life. I admit that I have more than my share of…