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The Ultimate Website Rebuild and Redesign Planning Checklist

Considering a website refresh, rebuild, and/or redesign? Below is a comprehensive website rebuild and/or redesign checklist with all the planning and preparation steps to take, information to collect, and requirements to put together in order to make it as smooth and as productive as possible, both for yourself and for your designer/developer. Step 1 – Identify key stakeholders and their roles/responsibilities: Organization leadership Marketing people Content writers IT & engineering Vendors Internal users Staff that will be supporting and managing the website Step 2 –… Read More »The Ultimate Website Rebuild and Redesign Planning Checklist

How to Build a Sustainable and Ethical Website or a WebApp – Main Principles and Checklist

Fundamental principles: More than ever, sustainable web design is needed to curtail the disastrous effects of the Internet on the environment. According to sustainablewebdesign.org, communications tech will emit more carbon by 2025 than any country except China, India, and the United States. We can be that change. By making websites cleaner and more efficient, the environmental impact can be confronted head on. Adding accessibility to people with disabilities and slow machines will benefit communities and poor nations. Our charge is to make web content more… Read More »How to Build a Sustainable and Ethical Website or a WebApp – Main Principles and Checklist

How to Navigate AWS re:Invent Like a Pro

Attending AWS re:Invent is an exciting and immersive experience, but with so much happening across multiple venues, sessions, and tracks, it can quickly become overwhelming. With over 50,000 attendees, more than 2,000 sessions, and dozens of content tracks, planning ahead is essential to making the most out of your time there. Over the years, I’ve developed a set of strategies to navigate the event efficiently and get the most out of its countless offerings. Here’s how you can maximize your re:Invent experience. The Scale of… Read More »How to Navigate AWS re:Invent Like a Pro

How to Install WordPress with LEMP and Ubuntu on DigitalOcean

A quick and clear step-by-step guide on setting up a WordPress website on a LEMP stack on Ubuntu. Some of the steps are specific to the DigitalOcean environment, but most of this should be applicable to other hosting providers as well. Prerequisites: Domain name & access to DNS settings. Installed and configured LEMP (Linux, Nginx, MySQL, and PHP) stack on Ubuntu. ssh access to your server. Some familiarity with the command line. * Optional steps or steps that might differ depending on setup. Step 1:… Read More »How to Install WordPress with LEMP and Ubuntu on DigitalOcean