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So, a couple weeks ago. I got a game approved in the App Store. It’s called Astro Bro: Engine Room Escape. It’s a free game. It’s pretty fun. More information can be found on the Engine Room Escape page on AstroBro.com. The Story I’m not exactly sure what caused the app development bug to bite […]
Continue reading I Made an iPhone Game and Released it on the App Store
So you took an awesome photo with your phone, and want to upload it directly to your WordPress site? Maybe even add one of those cool hipsterish filters to make it look even awesome-r? Here’s how:
A lot of people say “there’s no such thing as bad publicity.” Actually, that’s a load of bs, and I’m not going to go into too much detail explaining why. There are plenty of outrageous and outlandish things anybody can do to get attention, that ultimately end up damaging your reputation in the long run. […]
Continue reading 20 Reasons Why Vapid BuzzFeed-Style List Posts Make You Look Like An Idiot
So, I decided if I’m going to be talking about responsive web design related topics, my own personal site probably shouldn’t be using a three-year old, unresponsive design. I just finished coding it last night. I also have a brand spanking new newsletter where I’ll pretty much just update you on new blog posts. See […]
So late last night, I moved leland.info over to leland.me. I bought the leland.me name a while ago with the intention of “rebranding” leland.info with it, and haven’t gotten around to it until now. This will be a quick post on how to properly migrate a WordPress site to a new URL, including the crucial […]
I see a lot of misinformation out there about SEO, and it’s never going to end. When ignorant SEO-clueless people see an ad for “get #1 for any keyword!” they’re going to pay attention, and they’ll probably pay up for some fraudulent ranking service. (Hint: the only people who can actually “guarantee” you a top […]
Continue reading The SEO Strategy Spectrum, Finding a Middle Ground
A few days ago, I received an email from a potential client for what would have been a pretty small, straightforward coding project. He informed me he found me through a tutorial I wrote about adding a widgetized footer to your WordPress theme. (Yes, I know it’s over three years old, but it’s still a […]
Continue reading Hourly rates, legal threats, and how not to hire a freelancer
One time I got an email from a “SEO expert” telling me that my site was doing so poorly in search engines because one of my pages had a few validation errors and that I needed to hire an “expert” like him to “optimize” my site so it would rank better. Here are the facts: […]