2 Year Blog Anniversary Giveaway

2 years ago I was working on getting a freelance web design business going, and had just discovered WordPress and begun tinkering around with customizing themes on several sites of mine, when suddenly I realized that randaclay.com should be converted to a blog. The...

Principles of Design: The 80/20 Rule

I received the book, Universal Principles of Designfor Christmas. This book was recommended as a foundational text for anyone interested in design, and after only getting through a portion of the book so far, I have to agree. The book has definitions, explanations and...

Don’t Get Screwed by Online Service Providers

If you’re into blogging or online business in any serious way, there will likely come a time when you will need an online service provider of some sort. Choosing to do business with someone online has some inherent risks that can end up biting you in the rear...

How to Grow a Blog

I recently reconnected with a former colleague who has a relatively new blog, and after visiting my site and looking at some of my stats, he asked how I had grown the blog to where it is now.  I thought I’d share my response to him as I am heading towards my 2...