You may have noticed that I quietly transformed my two websites into one with a new look. When I closed my photography business 4+ years ago, I didn't know what to do with my website. I had jessicashepard.com for so many years and blogged regularly, so it felt odd to just shut it down. So I kept …
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A personalized Pro Photo template
We just launched a new site for CKS Photography! Chris came to me after the BluDomain failure when many photographers lost their websites, so we needed to move quickly. Within the first week we launched a coming soon page, and then got to work on this beautiful template call Larissa, from the Pro …
Story of a Hacked Site (and recovery)
My site was hacked this week. I am a bit of a security nut. My passwords are always strong and complex. My site is regularly updated. In short, I follow all the recommended guidelines and all the security protocols I recommend to clients. Still, my site got hacked. When I launched my site this …
Karen Burns Photography, a Beautiful Pro Photo Template Design
I may be slightly obsessed with Karen’s food photography… it is gorgeous! Karen came to me with a site that had a lot going on and wasn’t showing her off work well. She wanted simple and minimalist, with her images being the pop. Karen opted for my “pro photo template personalization” package, so …
Why you need an SSL Certificate
I will try not to be too much of a tech geek here, and to keep it brief, so stick with me. What is an SSL Certificate? It’s a data file that encrypts the information on your site. I don’t sell anything on my site, do I really need one? Yes. The first reason is to please Google and other …