Working Locally VS Online

So which is better? Developing online or on a local web server?

Often I get the question of whether I like to working locally or online, while in the end they both have their advantages and disadvantages I prefer a combination of both.

It really depends on (2) things:

1 – Type of Project

Obviously if the project is very small fix or addition to a current site it only makes sense to…

Changing Servers

Got a new server today!

All of the sites we do switched from a shared 1.3 ghz 256mb single core intel server to a massive 2.66 ghz 4gb Quad-Core fully dedicated.

I didn’t realize what an improvement the sites would have on a dedicated server. Load times are cut in half and everything is consistent.

With a shared server I would constantly have a load time of 30-45 seconds every one out of…

Google Maps Static Service

Today I found out about an amazing service from google. The google Maps Static API.

The challenge/problem:

I have a client I am building a site for that has many county and city pages. I needed to add a much location specific content, design elements, etc to each of the county/city pages.

I had noticed when you google “Sarasota, FL” that google has a nice static map, so i thought i would type…

10 Reasons Why Most Freelance Web Designers Fail

10 Reasons Why Most Freelance Web Designers Fail

There are many people who just start working of their own with very little knowledge and this become the great cause of their failure because little knowledge is always dangerous. For continuous and successful working, one needs to work with full devotion, consistency and hard work. In the beginning, there always comes some problem but if they are handled with constancy and…