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do-it-yourself

The Trouble With Sitebuilders

November 14, 2009
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Reasons why (and especially) why not use Sitebuilder Wizard-based templates to create your website. Take a look at the trade-offs you make with sitebuilder software so you can make informed choices.

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Free Advice

October 13, 2009
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If you’re in service, Good Karma Host wants to serve you! As part of the Good Karma Manifesto, we’re seeking those who “live to give”–and could use a little help with their web presence! Why? Because as a long-time web consultant, Dixie, founder of Good Karma Host, wants to use her experience to help YOU become more effective in spreading [...]

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Nice Business Cards on the Cheap

February 12, 2009
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Somewhere between those pre-perforated inkject card sheets you can get at Office Depot and paying the big bucks and “Ze Art-teest Design Agency,” you’re looking for business cards that suit both your budget and taste. With a little patience, you can have attractive, classy business cards inexpensively. I’ll show you how I do it.

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DIY Emergency? Admit and Review

February 3, 2009

 If you’ve tried the do-it-yourself route and things are a mess, don’t worry and don’t blame yourself! This stuff can get hairy. That’s why people like me spend years learning and can make a living doing it. If it were easy, nobody would pay us for it!
Rather than put up a site that is a [...]

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Resources for Do-It-Yourselfers

February 2, 2009

The do-it-yourself webmaster has several resources at his or her disposal and it makes sense to use them. Although this list is by no means comprehensive (or especially current), the resources are still good. Part of the Wannabe-Pro Web Designer series.

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Look Ma! I made a webpage!

February 1, 2009

So you wanna make your own webpages, huh? Well, sit down Buddy, and let’s talk!
To Do or Not to Do? If we’re talking about a personal page, you can skip this article and head straight for amazon.com. Whatever little gem you create will be admired and loved by your friends and family (we hope, anyway), and [...]

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