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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.
How to Navigate Harsh Judgements and Self-Worth in Web Design

How to Navigate Harsh Judgements and Self-Worth in Web Design

Freelance / Web Design

How can we deal with all of the noise in the web design community without taking it personally? Here’s some advice for tuning out the darkest parts.

How to Create Content That Targets Your Existing Design Clients

How to Create Content That Targets Your Existing Design Clients

Freelance / Web Design

We share some helpful tips for writing informative content that is sure to pique your client’s interest.

Web Designers No Longer Need to Sacrifice Performance for Beauty

Web Designers No Longer Need to Sacrifice Performance for Beauty

UX Design / Web Design

On the modern web, is any visual enhancement worth implementing if it means taking a significant performance hit? It shouldn’t have to.

Bootstrap Turns 10: A Look at Its Impact on the Web

Bootstrap Turns 10: A Look at Its Impact on the Web

Bootstrap / CSS

With a decade under its belt, we take a look at the overall impact Bootstrap has had on the web. A blessing, curse, or somewhere in-between?

How to Help Your Clients Choose the Right eCommerce Payment Gateway

How to Help Your Clients Choose the Right eCommerce Payment Gateway

Freelance / Web Design

One of the key decisions when building an eCommerce website is choosing the payment gateway. Pick the wrong one, and it could be disastrous.

The Grumpy Designer’s Cure for Massive Expectations

The Grumpy Designer’s Cure for Massive Expectations

Freelance / Web Design

It’s time for web designers to take back control over massive (and unrealistic) expectations. The following is my plan to help you do it.

As WordPress Changes, the Pressure to Adapt Rises

As WordPress Changes, the Pressure to Adapt Rises

WordPress

WordPress is changing. How can we adapt to this evolutionary shift without falling behind? We’ll show you how to make the appropriate adjustments.

Web Designers Can Get by Without Knowing Code. Here’s Why They Should Learn Anyway.

Web Designers Can Get by Without Knowing Code. Here’s Why They Should Learn Anyway.

Freelance / Web Design

Even for the simplest of websites, code is still worth knowing. Here are a few reasons why learning it will serve you well in the long run.

How to Provide Great Support to Your Web Design Clients

How to Provide Great Support to Your Web Design Clients

Freelance / Web Design

What goes into providing great support? We share tips for keeping your websites running smoothly while keeping your clients happy.

A Web Designer’s Guide to Working on the Go

A Web Designer’s Guide to Working on the Go

Freelance / Web Design

A guide for web designers who need to work efficiently while traveling, including tools and tips for staying productive on the go.

Learn How to Determine Website Project Requirements Like a Pro

Learn How to Determine Website Project Requirements Like a Pro

Freelance / Web Design

Some strategies can help you get a clearer picture of what a website project requires. We share those strategies with you here.

Will Full Site Editing Help WordPress Themes Finally Reach Their Potential?

Will Full Site Editing Help WordPress Themes Finally Reach Their Potential?

WordPress

Full Site Editing (FSE) in WordPress could be the thing that makes multi-purpose themes more than just a positioning statement.

8 CSS & JavaScript Code Snippets for Creating Realistic Animation

8 CSS & JavaScript Code Snippets for Creating Realistic Animation

CSS / JavaScript / UI Design

A collection of CSS and JavaScript code snippets that bring an element of realism to web animation. Full-on recreations to real-world effects.

The Items Every Web Designer Should Have in Their Office

The Items Every Web Designer Should Have in Their Office

Freelance

We recommend some of the things that every web designer should have in their office. They range from the basics to the frivolous.

Is It Time for Web Designers to Retire the Slider?

Is It Time for Web Designers to Retire the Slider?

UX Design / Web Design

There are many reasons not to use a slider, including performance, accessibility, and the cliché factor. Is it time we let the slider just go?

How Taylor Arndt Brings a First-Person Perspective to Accessibility

How Taylor Arndt Brings a First-Person Perspective to Accessibility

Web Design

The importance of accessibility is often preached to web designers. Thankfully, many of us have taken it to heart. In this day and age, there’s no reason why a website…

How to Help Your Clients Overcome Fear of Commitment

How to Help Your Clients Overcome Fear of Commitment

Freelance / Web Design

Fear of commitment and web design go together like oil and water. So here are some ways to help even the most skittish of clients move forward.

The WordPress Widgets Screen Joins the Gutenberg Era

The WordPress Widgets Screen Joins the Gutenberg Era

WordPress
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