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Eric Karkovack (909 Articles)

Eric Karkovack is a web designer and WordPress expert with over two decades of experience. You can visit his business site here. He recently started a writing service for WordPress products: WP Product Writeup. He also has an opinion on just about every subject. You can follow his rants on Bluesky @karks.com.
How to Choose Hardware for Your Design Business

How to Choose Hardware for Your Design Business

Freelance

The tools we use can go a long way towards determining whether we produce a quality end product. And they also play a huge role in helping us stay within…

An Ode to Hello Dolly with Matt Mullenweg

An Ode to Hello Dolly with Matt Mullenweg

WordPress

Learn how Matt Mullenweg’s Hello Dolly plugin shaped WordPress culture and its surprising role in software development.

5 Things to Look for in a Great Web Design Client

5 Things to Look for in a Great Web Design Client

Freelance

From clear communication to realistic expectations, discover the seven qualities that make a great web design client.

How to Manage Multiple Websites for Multiple Clients

How to Manage Multiple Websites for Multiple Clients

Web Design

Starting out as a freelance web professional is such an exciting/scary experience. You’ve thrown your talents out there into the market and hope that you can find success. If you…

How to Deal with Clients Who Have Gone Too Far

How to Deal with Clients Who Have Gone Too Far

Freelance

Strategies for dealing with clients who overstep boundaries, ensuring a professional and respectful working relationship.

8 CSS & JavaScript Snippets that Celebrate the Sky & Outer Space

8 CSS & JavaScript Snippets that Celebrate the Sky & Outer Space

CSS / JavaScript / UI Design

The natural world has always served as a great source of inspiration. And we can see some of its most amazing wonders by looking up towards the heavens. A crystal-blue…

8 HTML Code Snippets for Creating Responsive Newsletter Templates

8 HTML Code Snippets for Creating Responsive Newsletter Templates

CSS / UI Design

A collection of HTML code snippets that give you a great starting point for creating your own responsive newsletters templates.

Getting Answers to Your Web Development Questions

Getting Answers to Your Web Development Questions

Web Design

Regardless of our education, experience or skill level, every one of us will run into a situation where we could use some help. It might be a bit of code…

How to Manage the Emotional Highs & Lows of Design Work

How to Manage the Emotional Highs & Lows of Design Work

Freelance

There are a ton of resources out there to help us learn web design. Whether you want to code like a master or create stunning graphics, the opportunity to sharpen…

How to Accept Your Limitations as a Web Designer

How to Accept Your Limitations as a Web Designer

Freelance

As web designers, every one of us has limitations. So, how do we learn to accept it? How can we still thrive as designers and developers?

How to Balance Client Needs vs. Building Your Portfolio

How to Balance Client Needs vs. Building Your Portfolio

Freelance / Web Design

Is our work focused on our clients or ourselves? How can you tell the difference? We try to identify who those fancy design features is benefitting.

8 CSS & JavaScript Snippets for Creating eCommerce Microinteractions

8 CSS & JavaScript Snippets for Creating eCommerce Microinteractions

CSS / JavaScript / UI Design
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