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Eric Karkovack (885 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.
Why I Charge the Same for Building Websites Designed by Someone Else

Why I Charge the Same for Building Websites Designed by Someone Else

Freelance

As a web designer, the vast majority of my new projects are original creations. The process goes a little something like this: I create a mockup, make revisions until my…

Starting Out Small in Web Design

Starting Out Small in Web Design

Freelance

Tips for starting small in web design, focusing on how to grow your skills and business from the ground up effectively.

Why Thinking Ahead Is Crucial in Web Design

Why Thinking Ahead Is Crucial in Web Design

UX Design / Web Design

Good planning will help to avoid a messy build process. We take a look at a few key items to consider before sharing your ideas with a client.

10 Beautiful Free Themes for Sublime Text

10 Beautiful Free Themes for Sublime Text

Web Design

Customize your web development environment exactly how you want it with this collection of beautiful free themes for Sublime Text

8 CSS & JavaScript Snippets for Creating Gamification Badges

8 CSS & JavaScript Snippets for Creating Gamification Badges

CSS / UI Design

Covering a variety of styles and levels of complexity, we have an amazing collection of gamification badges that have all been built using HTML and CSS.

An Introduction to WordPress Block Themes

An Introduction to WordPress Block Themes

WordPress

An introduction into the basics of WordPress block themes, and discussion on how they compare and contrast to traditional themes.

How to Make Remote Meetings More Productive

How to Make Remote Meetings More Productive

Freelance

As remote meetings can be awkward and riddled with interruptions, we share some tips that will help you hold more productive calls.

How to Stay Calm When a Client Tries Your Patience

How to Stay Calm When a Client Tries Your Patience

Freelance

We take a look at some scenarios where patience between a designer and client is called for, and when it’s time to say “enough.”

5 Ways You Can Contribute to the Web Design Community

5 Ways You Can Contribute to the Web Design Community

Web Design

We share ideas that will hopefully inspire you to give a little bit of your time and skills to make the web design community a better place.

The Benefits of Using Block Themes in Your Next WordPress Project

The Benefits of Using Block Themes in Your Next WordPress Project

WordPress

Discover how block-based WordPress themes can help you create stunning websites without the need for extensive coding skills.

Simple WordPress Snippets to Improve Your Secondary Navigation

Simple WordPress Snippets to Improve Your Secondary Navigation

WordPress

Using these WordPress snippets can further help users get where they need to go and discover content they may have otherwise missed.

Jumping Through Hoops for Prospective Web Design Clients

Jumping Through Hoops for Prospective Web Design Clients

Freelance

You’ll start to spot those red flags for projects and clients you want to avoid. It is about understanding the types of clients you want to work with.

The Tasks Freelance Web Designers Should Consider Outsourcing

The Tasks Freelance Web Designers Should Consider Outsourcing

Freelance / Web Design

As every freelancer has different strengths and time can often be limited, there are some tasks you may want to pass along to someone else.

The Web Design Concepts That Were Ahead of Their Time

The Web Design Concepts That Were Ahead of Their Time

Web Design

Hard as it may be to fathom, the web has been a part of our world since CERN placed it into the public domain in 1993. And if you were…

Why Third Parties Are Taking an Interest in Your Client’s Website Security

Why Third Parties Are Taking an Interest in Your Client’s Website Security

Freelance / WordPress

For years, security processes were between a designer, host, and client. But increasingly, other third parties are taking an active interest.

How to Display Content Based on WordPress User Roles

How to Display Content Based on WordPress User Roles

WordPress

Using the current_user_can function, learn how to display custom content and special features based on the roles and capabilities of your WordPress users.

Many Plugins, Many Styles: Creating a Consistent User Experience with WordPress

Many Plugins, Many Styles: Creating a Consistent User Experience with WordPress

CSS / WordPress

We share techniques for keeping the often opinionated CSS of an installed WordPress plugin from disrupting the UX of your site.

How to Stop Design Clients Making Too Many UX Decisions

How to Stop Design Clients Making Too Many UX Decisions

Freelance / UX Design
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