My transition, from a “car guy” to a internet tech guy. If you like cars you’ll enjoy taking the ride…. Session No: 32 In the late sixties, early seventies if your career idea was to be a mechanic, plumber or an electrician it wasn’t thought of as a real success path at the time. In […]
John called me… “how the heck do I crop this image to fit into my banner,” he asked. John’s a client of mine… I setup his online store and website. He owns and operates a very successful cycle shop. He asked me what the trick was to taking photographs that crop correctly. As he tells
Follow you dreams… start something!! Why is it that we don’t start things…. We make excuses, it’s too hard, takes too long, too technical etc. I often wonder about all the dreams and ideas that people have had… wanting to make stuff that never goes anywhere because they never start. And I imagine some of
When James Ring contacted my company Slocum Studio, regarding his new website http://jamesring.com/ he made it clear that he wanted an expandable clean platform that was easy to navigate and edit. He also wanted the viewer to have the ability to navigate his site via a smartphone, which is called a responsive site. I recommended
On the next overcast day consider taking a ride to the beach. Most likely you’ll have your iPhone or smart phone with you as we’re all pretty much wired to them. I should mention that its better to be there when the tide is near low and going down. The reason for this is
We’ve all heard it before, “I wouldn’t do it that way or you’ll get your butt kicked”. It’s hard to do something – like start a business, or launch a product on the first run and win, right? Even if you learned how from a winner. Lets face it we live in a culture that
Today is Sunday, and it was an absolutely gorgeous fall day. I decided to curtail my brush cutting endeavor, and attended an artists workshop that was advertised (sandwich-board) for 2:30pm at the local village community art center (formerly known as the Russells Mills Library). The old Russells Mills Library, (now art center) located next door
Matthew (my son) was one of the featured speakers at the Providence WordPress Camp. Matt is the Director and Project Manager at Slocum Design Studio. He interfaces with clients, developers, and designers to ensure the best product possible. Years of experience in the technology field helps bring smart, scalable, and innovative products and services to
So you say it’s been a couple of years since you updated your website, and you still have some pages “with titles” but with no content?? Oh and your blog, yea well, nothing since the first and only post. You must work to keep your web content as relevant, informative and as fresh as possible.
What better thing to do than take a friend or an employee to lunch on their birthday. It’s a great time to learn a little more about them and at the same time they really appreciate that your taking the time. I could have given a gift or something, but I think it comes down
