in Avoid Common Mistakes on February 25, 2016 by Kronda Adair
1Password for Teams

How to Stop Using Weak Passwords

“My website got hacked.” That was the subject line of an email I received from an old client when I got back from vacation. Good password management and strong, unique passwords are one of the easiest ways to limit your risk of being hacked. Once you delve into the world of online marketing, you’ll start collecting

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in Avoid Common Mistakes on November 12, 2014 by Kronda Adair
Is This What Design Is? by Stephen Mitchell on Flickr

My Philosophy on Web Design

I often have trouble making people understand that I am primarily a web developer, not a designer (or even that there’s a difference). Perhaps it’s because my degree is officially titled Web Design and Interactive Media. One of the reasons I chose to attend the Art Institute of Portland is that, at a time when

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in Avoid Common Mistakes on March 29, 2014 by Kronda Adair
Just like you need a ring for your keys, you should have a system for your passwords

3 Reasons You Need a Password Management System

1. Your passwords are not secure passwordpassword123catsnamecompanynamewithazeroinsteadofaone I have used these passwords. I know you’ve used these passwords. Since becoming a developer, I have also become the keeper of other people’s passwords. I see firsthand how terrible and insecure they are. These are important passwords. The ones that are protecting domain accounts, web host accounts,

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in Avoid Common Mistakes on January 20, 2014 by Kronda Adair
Make sure your actually own all your digital assets!

Business Owners: Own Your Digital Assets

I was talking to a friend about helping with their business website and in the course of things, I asked who the current hosting provider was. “Oh, I’m not sure, [friend] set that up for me.” I’ll find out. It turned out that not only had someone else setup the hosting account, but it was

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in Avoid Common Mistakes on January 11, 2014 by Kronda Adair
'NoDaddy' logo with circle and line through it

Why I Don’t Use GoDaddy (And You Shouldn’t Either)

I can no longer tolerate the pain of dealing with GoDaddy’s horrible service on behalf of my clients. Here are the reasons why. Don’t use GoDaddy.

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