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Day 19: How to be Average

Ways to be Average Todays post is a continuation of yesterday's theme of being realistic.  Really this is a 2-for-1 repost of a pair of posts by Zen Pencils, where he creates comics from inspirational quotes. The first is a quote from Chris Guillebeau about 11 ways to...

Day 17: Deserves got nothing to do with it

Deserve's got nothing to do with it From the Clint Eastwood western 'Unforgiven'.  I don't know why, but it's always stuck with me.  I think it means that you never should be satisfied with where you are.  You have to prove yourself day in and day out.   I think it's...

Day 14: Workshed grows by 33%

Things are happening Part of our plan for Workshed was to create an environment where talented people could work hard and make awesome things.  Today, we are happy to announce that we've added our first team member! Introducing Angie Angie is a native Washouglan and...

Day 13: Help For Writer’s Block – An Easy Blog Topic

Got writer's block and can't think of anything to write for your next blog post?  Here's a tip.  An easy topic for a post is an example of how you solved a problem for a customer. If you're in business,  each day your customers come to you with problems.  They...

Day 11: When Cheap is Expensive

Price is what you pay There is a saying that states "price is what you pay; value is what you get."  This is especially true for businesses considering a website rebuild.  Cost is an important consideration, but before determining whether a website is expensive or not...

Day 8: A List of Awesome Websites

Nothing taxing today, just some links I find either helpful, interesting, or informative. Do with them what you will. Pixlr  www.pixlr.com It's like Photoshop, but free...and online. Lifehacker www.lifehacker.com Tips and shortcuts for making life easier. DuoLingo...

Day 5: My 10 Predictions for 2014

It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future. -Yogi Berra But in spite of Yogi’s admonitions I’ll give it a try.  Here is BK’s 10 predictions for 2014 in no particular order. The world will not end Workshed will add more services and talented...

Our List of Blog Post Topics

Week 1 Ask a question Who is someone you admire? Why did you get into business? What is your favorite quote and why? One thing that you wish your customers knew Review a book, movie, product or service What is your favorite thing to do? Week 2 What makes your business...

Take the Workshed blog fitness challenge

Ah, the new year is almost here.  If you’re like us, you’re feeling a little bit guilty about all that merriment from the holidays that added to the ol’ mid-section.  Time to get back in shape, maybe join a gym, take up jogging again, or try out that newfangled...

Update Your WordPress Website

An out of date version of WordPress is one of the primary ways malicious hackers gain access to websites.  Updating your site to the latest release is essential, but depending on how your website was built, upgrading to a newer version can come with it's own set of...