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Eric Karkovack (897 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 5 Biggest Issues Modern Web Designers Have to Face

The 5 Biggest Issues Modern Web Designers Have to Face

Web Design

As the importance of the web has grown over the past couple of decades, so have the responsibilities of web designers. It used to be that we had relatively little…

COVID-19 Has You Working from Home: Now What?

COVID-19 Has You Working from Home: Now What?

Freelance / Web Design

Web designers have the ability to work from just about anywhere. Still, just because something is technically possible doesn’t mean it’s easy. If you suddenly find yourself working remotely on…

How Web Designers Benefit from Open Source

How Web Designers Benefit from Open Source

Web Design

Part of being a successful web designer is having the right tools (and the requisite knowledge) to get the job done. Fortunately, those of us who work in this industry…

How Web Designers Can Help in a Crisis

How Web Designers Can Help in a Crisis

Freelance / Web Design

As I write this, the lives of potentially billions of people have been altered in one way or another. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an untold amount of changes…

Manage Cloud Identity and Access with Teamstack Sponsored

Manage Cloud Identity and Access with Teamstack

Web Design

Providing team members with access to your web, mobile and legacy applications can be incredibly cumbersome. With so many logins, it’s easy to lose track of things. And security is…

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Test in Production with CloudBees Rollout Feature Flags

Web Design

Releasing software is inherently risky business. While providing new features is great, it also has the potential to cause unforeseen issues for users. When that happens, you might find yourself…

Why In-Person Conferences are Still Relevant for Web Designers

Why In-Person Conferences are Still Relevant for Web Designers

Freelance / Web Design

Examining the relevance of in-person conferences for web designers in an increasingly digital world and their impact on professional growth.

How Losing a Big Client Changed My Career for the Better

How Losing a Big Client Changed My Career for the Better

Freelance

A personal account of how losing a major client can lead to career growth and new opportunities in web design.

Are Web Browsers Overstepping Boundaries?

Are Web Browsers Overstepping Boundaries?

Web Design

Web browsers play a crucial role for both web designers and everyday users. They serve as our window to websites and play a part in so much of what we…

Thoughts on Building a WordPress Website from Scratch (Without Code)

Thoughts on Building a WordPress Website from Scratch (Without Code)

WordPress

Over the past decade, I’ve worked with WordPress on a (pretty much) daily basis. It’s my go-to solution for building websites for clients of all sizes. And, as I’ve gained…

How to Find the Real Value of Social Media for Web Designers

How to Find the Real Value of Social Media for Web Designers

Freelance

A few years ago, social media was the apple of every marketer’s eye. It was supposed to boost our businesses and provide a whole new level of engagement with potential…

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Marketing
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