in Tools We Use on September 24, 2017 by Kronda Adair
Resources to Scale Your Business from WordCamp Portland

WordCamp Portland  was this weekend and there were a lot of high quality talks about all things WordPress and beyond. One of the best WordCamp sessions was a lunch time Birds of a Feather (BOF) mastermind on business development lead by Devra Polack of Spinster Design We talked about when and how to scale your business from

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in Improve Your Website on May 12, 2017 by Kronda Adair
How to Buy a Domain for Your Small Business Website

Owning your digital assets is a core value here at Working Websites. That starts with having your own website and to do that, you need a domain name.

At least once a year for as long as I’ve been in business, I get a hopeful business owner who comes to me, ready to take their website to the next level– only to find out they don’t actually control it.

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in Avoid Common Mistakes on April 9, 2017 by Kronda Adair
WordPress theme chooser

If you own a website, but don’t have a technical background, what you don’t know can get you into trouble result in a lot of wasted time and money. Here are the basics you should understand if you want to be informed about managing your WordPress site. 1. Understand the difference between hosted and self-hosted WordPress

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in Improve Your Website on March 18, 2017 by Kronda Adair

Today I’m reviewing a website home page, pointing out potential improvements and then rebuilding a more effective home page that addresses some of the pain points. The goal of this exercise is to give you an example that will help you craft a more effective home page for your own website. One that: Passes the

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