How to Make an Eportfolio Website and Actually GET NOTICED by Job Employers

How to Make an Eportfolio Website and Actually GET NOTICED by Job Employers

Take Your Resume, Light a Match, and BURN IT

Now, while your resume is turning to ash, do yourself a favor. Give yourself an advantage over 99% (making that up, but it’s high) of your career competition.

Make an eportfolio. (Also known as an “electronic portfolio,” or “online portfolio”)

Nobody Cares About Your Black and White Resume Document

When you personally want to find information on a topic or find information on a person, where do you look? (more…)

What Being on the Show “How I Met Your Mother” Taught Me About Web Design

What Being on the Show “How I Met Your Mother” Taught Me About Web Design

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Pictured from left to right: Allison Hannigan, ME! (Michael Szapkiw), Neil Patrick Harris, Jason Segel, my lovely wife (Amanda), Cobie Smulders, and Josh Radnor.

The Story

Kids, I’m excited to tell you the story of how I met, “How I Met Your Mother” actors and actresses, directors and crew from the show.

It’s true.

My lovely wife and I were on the CBS sitcom, How I Met Your Mother. And it was… wait for it… wait for it a little longer… LEGENDARY (as Barney, Neil Patrick Harris, always says in the show). (more…)

BAWP 004: WordPress Login and WordPress Dashboard Overview

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In this episode of the Building a Website Pro podcast, we continue our journey together in building a website by discussing how to log in to your WordPress website. I also give a thorough overview of all the tabs and buttons in the WordPress administration area and the WordPress dashboard. This is your main control panel you will use to make all the changes and updates to your website.

More specifically, in this session you’ll find out about: (more…)

BAWP 003: The What, Why and How of a WordPress Website

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In this episode of the Building a Website Pro podcast, we continue our journey together in building a website starting with the basics. I introduce to you the online blogging software, website software, content management system, and any of the other terms used for it, WordPress.

I discuss the what, why and how of a WordPress website.

More specifically, in this session you’ll find out about: (more…)