Author Archives: Durham Web Designer

South West International Boat Show, Houston, Texas

Mantus Anchors invited me down to the South West International Boat Show this weekend to help them out with their booth and enjoy a little bit of Texas. I had a great time.  I created the Mantus Anchors iPad app … Continue reading

Posted in My Life, Travel | 1 Comment

It’s been Hectic here in Durham… Hectic, but good

I’m excited that work has been busy. I love what I do and I’ve had the privilege of finishing off and launching 3 websites in one week. All of which I’m thrilled by how they turned out. http://activedgefit.com/ is a … Continue reading

Posted in Durham, Raleigh | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Customizing a WordPress Theme

WordPress is an amazing tool. It allows you to choose from thousands of themes, both free and premium. If you’re not too picky, you’ll find a theme that is perfect for you and your business. What is not easy about … Continue reading

Posted in Custom Wordpress Theme, Wordpress | 1 Comment

New Favorite WordPress Plugin, “Post Content Shortcodes”

I was showing a client her new site. She was loving it. Everything was going very smoothly. I showed her how to update pages, create pages, edit the menu – she was in love. Everything was going splendidly. I was … Continue reading

Posted in Wordpress, Wordpress Plugin | Leave a comment

How to Update a Page in WordPress

Go to your login page: http://www.yourwebsite.com/wp-admin You should come to a page that has this login screen: Enter your username and password. Click on pages Pages in the left hand column. You will be taken to a listing of all … Continue reading

Posted in Client Help, Wordpress | Tagged | Leave a comment

Photography

It’s just a hobby for now, so don’t judge me too harshly. I’ve posted a new photography page here: http://pennerwebdesign.com/my-work/photography/ . I just wanted a place to showcase my work. I’ve used flickr, and that works okay, but since I’m … Continue reading

Posted in Photography and Video | Leave a comment

Durham to Orlando, and Back

I recently took a week with my wife, and our friend, Mary, and drove down to Orlando Florida for a week of fun in the sun. I had great intentions of creating this amazing 10 minute vacation video. But then … Continue reading

Posted in Photography and Video, Travel | Leave a comment

Tools of the Trade

I recently coerced my significant other into letting me purchase a DSLR camera. I bought a Canon T2i. Not exactly top of the line, but it does everything I need it to do. I’ve really enjoyed running around Durham, Raleigh, … Continue reading

Posted in My Life, Photography and Video | Leave a comment

New Years Resolution Achieved

Back on January 15th, I mentioned that getting my site on page one of Google for the search term “Durham web design” was one of my goals. I put a tonne of SEO work into the site in January and … Continue reading

Posted in Durham Web Design, Google, My Life | Leave a comment

Keeping Up With Web Design Trends

It’s difficult to be a full service web design agency in this day in age. Design is one of those things that you have to constantly stay on top of. It changes all the time. If you don’t love it, … Continue reading

Posted in Web Design | 1 Comment