We’ve been pretty quiet at Focus Web Works lately.

This is partly because of projects and partly because our awesome clients have asked for some research and development.

If you missed it, we wrapped up the Ed Slott project in November: edslottintucson.com

We built a support site for a big client, Event Driven Media Partners: eventdrivenmedia.org

We’ve also added a new slide show for Tucson’s Golden Corral’s specials and community service: tucsongoldencorral.com

We’ve been busy updating press releases and updating staffing pages for DeConcini McDonald Yetwin & Lacy, P.C.: deconcinimcdonald.com

On The development side, we’ve been collaborating with software developers to create one of the best survey and quiz tools/plugins for WordPress. WP Survey And Quiz Tool: It’s become a very robust tool to add value to WP sites.

We have also been leaning some sophisticated new features for WordPress 3.0+, so it’s been pretty exciting.

WordPress 3.2 is out – Handle with Care

If you spend any time in your WordPress site, you may have noticed that version 3.2 is available for an update.

If your website uses a slideshow/slider, this update will probably break it. Right after testing the new version on our Focus Web Works site, I upgraded one of our clients. The first thing we noticed (after the cool new look for the dashboard) was that her slideshow stopped working.

I’ve since done quite a bit of research and discovered that most slideshow/slider plugins are not working.

One more thing… It turns out that the WordPress developers group has decided to sunset Internet Explorer 6.0. This means that you should avoid upgrading if a large portion of your clients use IE 6.

If either of these situations are a concern for you, we recommend that you wait on that upgrade or at least contact us about your options.

Sincerly,

Nohl Lyons

Focus Web Works is committed to empowering customers. With that in mind, I am very excited to share our latest service innovation: A whole site full of dedicated training videos to help you be more productive on your own schedule and at your own pace.

Visit our new site at tutorials.wowszer.com

As if that isn’t enough, I am also working on a series of other tutorials to help with specific tasks in the cpanel file manager and using WordPress. So don’t forget to check back often

And so, here it is. An incredibly complex combination of WordPress, CSS, HTML, XML and hard work.

I’ve put some effort into making this visit worth your while Notice the ‘Switch Theme’ drop down on the left. Give it a try. It’s fun. It demonstrates how a site’s content can be made independent of the site’s appearance.

This is a big deal if you want to have a site and a mobile site simultaneously. It also comes in handy if you have distinct audiences with special needs, such as kids or people with poor eye sight.

I’m using WordPress to demonstrate how easy it is to manage a site (with a blog) from my Smartphone while keeping things clean and friendly.

This is a work in progress so I look forward to your feedback.

Thanks!

It’s amazing how quickly patterns form. Some schools of thought say that it only takes three times to build a pattern. Other schools state that you begin to miss a pattern if it suddenly goes away.

How can you use that in your business? If you were sending emails like this one, you would be reminding people that you are there and are ready to help.

Just put this in real world terms; ever since we started sending these email, we’ve picked up a new project a week. When we stopped, people actually asked if they missed the message. Food for thought, no?

In case you’re wondering, our gnomes are hard at work developing our next web site for Focus Web Works. Features to look for include easy navigation and a blog to share news and marketing ideas.

Let’s talk soon

Nohl

Let’s be honest, tough economic times challenge the best of us. Do you see opportunities around you? At Focus Web Works we know that there are many opportunities for your business.

Now is the time to keep your name out there. Take steps to increase contact with your customers and create opportunity to strengthen relationships. If given the choice between businesses, a customer will choose the one he remembers and trusts.

In the weeks to come, we will be sharing resources and ideas to help you keep your glass full.

If you can’t wait, give me a call (520) 444-6533