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Eric Karkovack (895 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.
The Myth of Building a Simple eCommerce Website

The Myth of Building a Simple eCommerce Website

Web Design

How many times has a client asked you to build a “simple” site involving eCommerce? I’ve heard it myself on a number of occasions. At first, you may think that…

Bookmark.com Utilizes AI to Create Beautiful, Responsive Websites Sponsored

Bookmark.com Utilizes AI to Create Beautiful, Responsive Websites

Web Design

Growing up, we learn that each of us is unique. We all have different talents and specialties to share with the world. Most business owners, for example, are quite adept…

eversign Enables Electronic Signatures Anywhere, Anytime Sponsored

eversign Enables Electronic Signatures Anywhere, Anytime

Web Design

Working remotely can be quite hectic – especially for freelancers. It seems like every minute of the day brings a new task or challenge. And when it comes to both…

Pagely is Managed WordPress Hosting Powered with the Human Element Sponsored

Pagely is Managed WordPress Hosting Powered with the Human Element

WordPress

These days, there are lots of companies offering managed WordPress hosting. Most offer the basics such as daily backups, enhanced security and fine-tuned performance designed for the needs of WordPress….

Easily Build Beautiful, Highly-Functional Websites with Material Design for WordPress Sponsored

Easily Build Beautiful, Highly-Functional Websites with Material Design for WordPress

WordPress

Google’s Material Design is a visual language that aims to utilize the classic principles of design to enable a unified experience across platforms and devices. Simply put, it’s all about…

When is it Time to Change Your Workflow?

When is it Time to Change Your Workflow?

Freelance

One of the curious questions a web designer faces is when to make a change to the tools you use and the way you work. How do you know when…

Discovering Resilient Web Design with Jeremy Keith

Discovering Resilient Web Design with Jeremy Keith

Web Design

If you’re interested in where the web is headed, you have to look to its past. With Jeremy Keith’s new book, Resilient Web Design, the veteran designer digs into the…

FullStory Delivers Pixel-Perfect Session Playback With Launch of FullStory Free Edition Sponsored

FullStory Delivers Pixel-Perfect Session Playback With Launch of FullStory Free Edition

UX Design

Have you ever wanted to know exactly how visitors are interacting with your website? What if you could play back specific user sessions and get all kinds of analytical goodness for free? Yes, FullStory has just dropped the mic with that one.

Every Website Will Break (Eventually)

Every Website Will Break (Eventually)

Web Design

Every website I’ve ever worked on is probably going to break at some point.

A Web Designer’s Guide to Simple Solutions

A Web Designer’s Guide to Simple Solutions

Freelance

If you’ve been working as a web designer for awhile, you may find yourself in an interesting position: Resident Expert/Guru. Friends, family, colleagues and clients will ask you for advice…

Q&A with WordPress Guru Joe Casabona

Q&A with WordPress Guru Joe Casabona

WordPress

If you’ve attended a WordCamp in the northeastern United States anytime in the past few years, you may very well have caught a presentation by Joe Casabona. You’ll recognize him…

You’re Worth More Than a Page Builder

You’re Worth More Than a Page Builder

Freelance / Web Design

Tools like page builders and DIY services are great – but they’re not going to replace professional designers and developers anytime soon.

Combine the Best of Both Worlds with Material Design for Bootstrap Sponsored

Combine the Best of Both Worlds with Material Design for Bootstrap

Web Design

Material Design has become a popular topic of discussion in the design community of late. And we’re starting to see it implemented in sites across the web. The trouble is,…

How to Speak up to Your Clients When They Just Won’t Listen

How to Speak up to Your Clients When They Just Won’t Listen

Freelance

In 1996, I was an 18 year old web designer. Fresh out of high school, I was a bit shy and not very eloquent when expressing myself verbally. My first…

How To Generate DOCX & XLSX Documents in WordPress

How To Generate DOCX & XLSX Documents in WordPress

WordPress

Paperwork can be a hassle. While the need for it has diminished in the digital age, there is still a need for web designers and other digital professionals to regularly…

How to Add Interactive Maps to WordPress with MapSVG Sponsored

How to Add Interactive Maps to WordPress with MapSVG

WordPress

Looking for an incredibly useful tool to add to your WordPress website? Interactive maps are a great asset for sharing information in a graphical way. MapSVG is a WordPress plugin…

wpDataTables – A WordPress Superhero in Your Time of Need Sponsored

wpDataTables – A WordPress Superhero in Your Time of Need

WordPress

One task. Too little time left. The one battle you haven’t won before. And the client wants it today. The rules of the game: huge amounts of data, responsive tables,…

Exploring the Latest Trends in Web Typography

Exploring the Latest Trends in Web Typography

UI Design
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