Hi! 👋🏼 I’m Rachel!
Kindness > everything. These are all things I’ve become more and more cognizant of over the last few years, while working with people with different cultures, time zones, languages, abilities, disabilities, and needs. These are just a few examples of how you can meet your clients where they are, and show them that you truly… Continue reading 16 Ways to Create An Accessible Business
SEO is not something that I personally specialize in, as it’s similar to social media where it’s an entirely different world and constantly changing. It’s a serious challenge to keep up with all the new algorithms and rules! That being said, I still try to implement SEO “best practices” on every website I build, and make… Continue reading 6 Tips to Improve Your WordPress Website’s SEO
Phew, what a title, am I right? 😅 So…you want to build a website (or maybe, don’t want to, but NEED to)…and you’re starting to get your content inputted, but now are wondering what all these crazy abbreviations mean and how to size your content properly. WTF?! Let’s break it down… px First off, the… Continue reading When to Use em, rem, px, %, vh, and vw in Web Design
Anchor Link In a nutshell, an “anchor” links to another section on the same page. These are most often used on one-page websites, which have a full navigation menu, but only one page of content. Clicking on the menu scrolls you down to a different section on the page. A Record To put it simply,… Continue reading Alphabetical Glossary of Website Terms
1. Notion I use Notion for pretty much everything these days. Project management, to-do lists (personal and work-related), taking notes during meetings, journaling (personal stuff or future goals), and gathering inspiration or bookmarking things to go back and look at later. I will say it’s a little harder to get STARTED than other project management… Continue reading My Top 5 Favorite Productivity Tools
1. A photo of you in your element 📸 At your desk, sketching, painting a mural; whatever it is you do! This gives people some context into what you do, and what they can hire you for. 2. An introductory statement 👋 Your name, your title, and what type of work you’re looking for. i.e.… Continue reading What to Include on Your Personal Website
Designing a website can seem a bit daunting, but it’s not so bad if you break it into lil bite-sized design chunks! 1. A robust color palette. Try using a minimum of three colors, with two tints and two shades for each color. 2. A strong type hierarchy. Limit yourself to 2-3 different typefaces. 3.… Continue reading Top 4 Design Components of a Website
*This is not a sponsored post. I just really love Flywheel. 1. Flywheel offers “Managed” WordPress Hosting Which, in a nutshell, means it will save you a ton of time and effort. You won’t ever have to manually install WordPress again, or deal with any complicated backend setups. It’s all plug & play! 🔌 2.… Continue reading Why You Should Use Flywheel to Host Your WordPress Website
* I’m using the default WordPress 2020 theme here with my own font and color styles, so it may look slightly different from what you see on your screen. 1. Add a new Page 2. Add a title and “Edit with Elementor” 3. Drag & drop the Button widget to your empty row 4. Customize… Continue reading Create Your Own Link-in-Bio Page Using Elementor
