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I have been asked to Join Richard Clement to present a session at this year’s WRCUP Conference at UVic. Richard and I will be spending this time critiquing websites for journalism students. From the conference’s Facebook Event page… Our conference will take place from March 22-24th at the University of Victoria. We are looking to bring dynamic [...]

So I thought it might be time to test out the Facebook ads. IdeaZone has been staying consistent at 360 Facebook likes for almost a year. Granted there have been a number of interesting discussions but I really did not think that we were growing on this particular network.  Anyone who has a Facebook business [...]

In 2012 I was notified that IdeaZone was nominated for the Small Business of the Year award through the Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce A week later I was told that we were one of two businesses up for the award.  I bought the tickets for the awards gala, enjoyed an outstanding meal with Michelle [...]

Join me at WordCamp 2013 for an one-hour session on WOO Themes and WOO Commerce. WOO Themes and WOO Commerce will transform your WordPress website into a powerful online eCommerce store. Delivering enterprise-level quality & features whilst backed by a name you can trust. Curious, come and join me at 4:00pm on January 12th for [...]

Welcome to IdeaZone’s Awesome WordPress Plugin Pick of the Month. This month I am introducing…. jQuery Slider Shock   The best content slider available. This plugin is easy to manage and FREE!!! Available features include: Add thumbnails on any of the four sides of the slider Create a video slider or get external sources Add [...]

All websites created by IdeaZone.ca are now responsive. This graphic, done by Amee at our partner company North Studio, expertly explains why. The best solution to displaying your website on a mobile device is starting your build using responsive design solutions. Via: NorthStudio.com

With over 174 million users, LinkedIn is a professional network, much like a 24/7 Chamber of Commerce meeting or a ‘Super-sized’ tradeshow. I will start by letting you know that a LinkedIn Profile Page (for you as an individual) is different from a Company Page. Your Profile Page allows you to: 1. Re-connect Find past and [...]

Nolan Walker, Technical Director at IdeaZone.ca, has been experimenting with a responsive design framework put out by the good folks at Twitter called Twitter Bootstrap. He has developed an advanced WordPress theme called WordStrap, which he intends to release publicly (for free!) very shortly.  In the meantime, we are putting the final touches on our [...]