The MRWWeb Blog: Thoughtful Posts About Nonprofit Websites

SEO for Humans Redux [link]

Google has guidelines for webmasters about the technical and content requirements sites must follow to stay in their good graces. You’ll probably be surprised how obvious their recommendations are.

Introducing Nonprofit WP: A WordPress Guide for Nonprofits

Nonprofit WP is an ebook-like website that walks nonprofits through the basics of starting a WordPress site.

Emoji Are In [link]

Oxford Dictionaries had a bold choice for their “word” of the year.

Website Projects Are Like Pizza

It’s hard to get a good cheap website. To understand why, think of website pricing like making a pizza.

Chronicle III & 2016 Plans

The first in a new series of posts that let you know what I’m up to!

Help me: Advice for people starting on a website [aside]

Tell me: What did you wish you had known when you first built a website? If you’ve never built a site, what are your biggest concerns and questions?

The Benefits of Blogging & How to Start

The benefits of blogging have been many and diverse, justifying my time and effort. Here’s a list of them all and the two “rules” that help me keep going.

I’m not a huge fan of Medium.com, but my dislike of PDFs is far stronger, so I was excited to see The Heritage Foundation ((I’m no fan of The Heritage Foundation’s politics and beliefs either. I did not read this report, but the section “Poverty and Dependence” is awfully objectionable. What I like is the technical desire to avoid a … Continue reading “Death To PDFs! [link]”

Don’t Start with the Solution [link]

I’ve got a guest post over at NTEN.org about my “best pratice” for making sure websites I build serve the needs of my client’s organizations.

Ready for #GivingTuesday? Make Your Nonprofit Website Donor-Friendly NOW!

Giving Tuesday is coming up December 1st, and year-end giving is just after that. Is your website ready?

WordPress for All: Formatting Accessible Content

Saturday, October 24, 2015, I was at McCaw Hall at Seattle Center, presenting at WordCamp Seattle: Beginner Edition about web accessibility’s importance for all website users and four specific techniques that beginning WordPress users could implement on their sites.

Documentation Brainstorm (Reporting Back from InfoCamp Seattle)

Documentation is often a word that elicits groans, but it doesn’t have to! You barely notice good documentation because it just helps you and then you move on. Here are tips for avoiding the bad and embracing the good documentation practices, generated during my sessions at InfoCamp Seattle 2015.

Tip: CTRL/CMD + F for Find in Page [link]

Do you know what CTRL + F on Windows does (or CMD + F on Macs)? In many programs, it allows you to “Find in Page.” This is immensely useful, particularly in browsers and word processors. If you don’t know it, join the club! Apparently most people don’t: 90 percent of people in their studies don’t … Continue reading “Tip: CTRL/CMD + F for Find in Page [link]”