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Eric Karkovack (921 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.
Love a WordPress Plugin or Theme? Pay It Forward.

Love a WordPress Plugin or Theme? Pay It Forward.

WordPress

By paying it forward to WordPress developers, we can positively impact the people and products that help make our websites better.

How to Define a Successful Web Design Project

How to Define a Successful Web Design Project

Freelance

Subjective as it may be, what constitutes a successful web design project? And how do you effectively explain it?

How to Position Yourself as a Web Design Expert

How to Position Yourself as a Web Design Expert

Freelance

Becoming a web design expert: strategies for honing your skills, staying current with trends, and establishing authority.

How to Deal with the ‘Hurry Up and Wait’ Design Client

How to Deal with the ‘Hurry Up and Wait’ Design Client

Freelance

Master the art of patience in the design industry with strategies for handling the ‘hurry up and wait’ client dynamic.

6 Helpful Facebook Groups for WordPress Developers

6 Helpful Facebook Groups for WordPress Developers

WordPress

Part of what makes working with WordPress so much fun is that you get much more than a free, open source CMS. You also become part of a tremendously welcoming…

Staying in Touch with What Users Want

Staying in Touch with What Users Want

UX Design / Web Design

Strategies for staying in tune with user desires and expectations to deliver relevant and satisfying experiences.

5 Things I Wish I’d Known as a Young Web Designer

5 Things I Wish I’d Known as a Young Web Designer

Freelance

Like most things in life, no career is without its share of challenges and revelations. What’s really amazing is how experience can change our perspective and provide both insight and…

The Quest for a Seamless WordPress Experience

The Quest for a Seamless WordPress Experience

WordPress

I work with WordPress on a daily basis. Whether it’s design, theme development, customization or performing maintenance – the open-source CMS makes up the vast majority of my workload. Over…

How Many WordPress Plugins Are Too Many?

How Many WordPress Plugins Are Too Many?

WordPress

It seems like one the existential questions of our time – at least, for web designers. But for years, many of us have been trying to figure out the “right”…

The Ups & Downs of Being a Self-Taught Web Designer

The Ups & Downs of Being a Self-Taught Web Designer

Freelance

Guidance for aspiring web designers on how to succeed in the industry through self-education and practical experience.

Why Most WordPress Websites Should Be Maintained by a Professional

Why Most WordPress Websites Should Be Maintained by a Professional

WordPress

Why you might not want to hand those maintenance responsibilities over to your client after their WordPress site has launched.

Learning to Appreciate Great Content

Learning to Appreciate Great Content

Web Design
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