The Parrot Banter

While LinkedIn is a “Social Network” like Facebook, Instagram and such, it is designed to be a professional networking site.  A place that can help you make business connections, share resumes, find jobs and employees, and grow professionally. Posts on LinkedIn are...

This week we lost our second large client because of the perception that if you don’t charge a lot you obviously aren’t as good. I was actually told point blank that we were too small for their needs even after three years of building and maintaining multiple website...

GoDaddy is without a doubt the most frustrating part of this job. I am attempting to change DNS entries for sites hosted on Amazon Web Services.  No small feat in and of itself, GoDaddy and AWS are competitors and it’s like the VHS vs Beta wars of the 80’s.  Or...

Social media has inched its way into every facet of our lives. What began as a glorified dating website is now a primary tool for socialization, relationships, education, politics, and advertising. It truly is a beautiful development in society that any two people...

I don't remember where I first heard this, but it really hits home... Dear Mr. Architect: Please design and build me a house. I am not quite sure of what I need, so you should use your discretion. My house should have between two and forty-five bedrooms. Just make...

I saw a piece on the news about online learning that was discussing the problems with students not being able to return to college because of COVID-19. The premise of the piece was that by forcing them to go to college online, they couldn’t learn as much. There was an...

Deciding to clone your competitor's site sounds like a great idea. Find a site you like and make one that looks just like it. That way, you let someone else do all the research on demographics and content and you can just jump right into the mix with a proven...

“Updates are over-rated.” “Developers just want to add some new ‘bells and whistles’ to the product making it more flashy.” “What’s the point? It works fine and has for a long time.” “Updates aren’t really needed unless something breaks. Besides, I get updates on my...

If I had a dollar for every time I heard this I would not need to work a day in my life. What you are being asked is to provide the skills and expertise you have developed for free because of friendship.  Immediately, the guilt factor kicks in and you think, well they...

Here I am.  Another three hours of playing “answer the script” for the Godaddy Hosting expert in the support chat box.  The last time it was because they couldn’t give me access to change mx records for a client that had Office365 email but hosted at Godaddy. Before...