Check out our new video about Down to Earth Farm. We’ve been long-time fans of the farm and thoroughly enjoy eating their fresh, locally grown vegetables. Our whole family visited the farm, then Thomas and I went back for the video shoot. Thank you Brian and Kristen for sharing your story with us. It’s truly inspirational.
What is the fastest responsive WordPress theme that supports child themes?
I’ve been on a quest to find the fastest responsive WordPress theme that supports child themes. After running Motionbuzz.com on Drupal 5 and 6 for over four years, I switched to WordPress in early 2012. Why? Great question, but the answer deserves its own post. The short answer is I was impressed by all of the responsive WordPress themes, and most of them were much faster than my custom Drupal theme. Plus, I wanted to learn more about WordPress 3.
Video Marketing 101: Should You Use a Foreign Accent?
Citing information from Motionbuzz’s YouTube analytics, YouTube’s Creator Playbook , TYT’s video People Don’t Trust Foreign Accents – Study, and Monster’s article Do You Sound Right for the Job?, I research whether or not you should use a foreign accent in video marketing.
Green Screen Video Production
We had a great video shoot with Pragmatic Works on Friday.
Office Chair Drag Racing
The kids came up to the office after school for a quick visit, and we did some Office Chair Drag Racing.
In Atlanta for Drupal Business Summit, Drupalcamp, and Music
Last month I experienced my first Drupal Business Summit and Drupalcamp Atlanta. I thoroughly enjoyed both, learned a lot, and met some super smart people. I also got to hang out with my longtime friend and colleague Paul Piszko of Piszko Design. We’ve worked on several Drupal projects together, so this was a perfect opportunity for both of us to connect with the Atlanta Drupal community.
New York Hospital Websites After Hurricane Sandy
It’s interesting to see which NYC-area hospitals have alerts about Hurricane Sandy. The design and placement of alerts really affects visibility. As we’ve seen with Sandy, power outages disable many individuals from using a desktop computer and wired internet connection.
Google PageSpeed: Obama vs. Romney vs. Johnson
Mashable’s article, Obama or Romney: Whose Website Is Faster?, compares the presidential candidates’ websites based on average response time. According to the article, “Mitt Romney’s website loads more than two seconds faster on average than Barack Obama’s…”
E-mail Marketing Tips: How To Increase Click Performance
What element in your e-mail newsletter generates the highest click-through rate? Using click-performance data from the past four years, we’ll show you how video thumbnails achieved a click-through rate of over 90%. We’ll also show you the sort of video thumbnails that generate the most clicks.
6 Ways to Make Your Website Better
We created a web designer’s spin on Gotye’s Somebody That I Used To Know. Our new lyrics include 6 Ways to Make Your Website Better.