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Including jQuery in WordPress

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

jQuery is actually included in Wordpress already - you simply need to call it to action. I found a great resource on this subject here:
http://digwp.com/2009/06/including-jquery-in-wordpress-the-right-way/
It explains the how and why - great resource if you are looking to use a lot of jQuery on your site.

New Site - Best Book Review | Best Book Reviews and Articles

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Here is a new site we are working on with wNetMedia. This site focuses on reviewing books and allowing users to do the same. We built the site and outsourced the illustration, as usual we usually do. We have really been working with some amazing artists these days. I think the artists who worked [...]

Local Search Growth Outpaces Overall Online Search

Monday, May 4th, 2009

The Site Smiths has always helped businesses get grat search results for local terms in order to find customers in a certain geographic area. While we also help with general SEO, the trend in local searches is growing fast! Check out this article to read more on how people are using search engines to [...]

Rank Checker - Track Google, Yahoo! Search, & Microsoft Rankings Free

Friday, April 24th, 2009

So I was using a program called “Rank Tracker”, which offered a decent free version that allowed copying and pasting…until today when I was forced to download a new version that is nearly completely useless. Very sad, as the tool ws great before. Now a version of this rank tracking software is $267!
So, [...]

Los Angeles Criminal Attorney

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

Attorney website design is one of our specialties. This attorney in Los Angeles needed a website that would look great, and rank well on the search engines. The whole website is powered by Wordpress!
Los Angeles Criminal Attorney & Dui Lawyer

Lease CNC Equipment

Monday, December 15th, 2008

The Site Smiths has designed a niche site network that focuses leasing specialized equipment. This particular example leases CNC machines. There are a total of five similar sites, focused on different products to lease.
These websites deliver a strong and targeted message to the potential client with Live Video Website Monitoring. This means, with a few [...]

The Happy Viking

Monday, December 15th, 2008

Client Details: The Happy Viking is a sports bar located in downtown Yuba City.
Services Provided: They needed a website based on their main character viking illustration that incorporated flash animation and audio.
The Happy VIking

How do I Type that Character?

Saturday, November 15th, 2008

Sometimes when I’m designing I’ve got through in a copyright or trademark symbol (Option + 2 if you are wondering!) and I can’t remember how! I came across this site today that is a quick cheat sheet of all sorts. Just copy and paste the character into whatever you re working on and voila!

Great Deals on Macs

Saturday, November 15th, 2008

I guess I am sort of a Mac evangelist. Since I first started working at an ad agency in 1999 and using a Mac, everyone that ever asks me about what sort of computer to buy is told “Get a Mac”. If you are looking to jump into the Macintosh camp, check out [...]

Great Free Fonts

Saturday, November 15th, 2008

Here is a site offering free fonts for it’s users. Lot’s available here - do be careful when downloading and installing fonts… lots can go wrong if you get a corrupt one! Major font houses like House Industries are the best places to get fonts (a designer in business for many years will likely [...]