Resources to Build Your First Web Application

Web Application Development is arguably the greatest entrepreneurial opportunity available now.  Ruby on Rails (RoR) enables beginners to create an application prototype in hours.  One person can build a fully function web application that interfaces with users and external data sets.  This is Kryptonite to the enterprise software packages that cost six figures or millions [...]

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Creating Web Applications with Ruby on Rails

Learn to create applications that utilize, sort, merge, and organize multiple data with dynamic applications with Ruby on Rails (RoR).

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Web Design versus Web Development

What is the difference between web design and web application development? Because there is a lot of overlap, particularly on the front end of websites, I’ll cover platforms, programming languages, how WordPress fits in, and my personal preferences and recommendations on what to use where.

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Why You Should Use WordPress for Your Business Website

Businesses use WordPress because it is simply the most powerful, economical, accessible, and risk free website software available. But proper theme, framework, and customization decisions are critical to a great implementation.

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How to Build the Right Mobile Website for Your Business

Mobile devices present a unique opportunity for small and medium sized business owners.  Smart phones in particular have small screens with only 2.5-4.5 inches of diagonal space to display websites.  And while this limited space mobile real estate seems like a serious limitation, smart phone queries are more narrow and specific in scope than traditional [...]

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The Small Business Backup Guide-Never Lose your Website Data

Has your WordPress site ever crashed or given you a white screen of death?  It doesn’t matter how good your content, marketing, or products and services if your website crashes.  I recently responded to a Tweet requesting help for a broken WordPress site. I regularly see frantic tweets from people who broke their website and [...]

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