Why I moderate comments

Many people feel that moderation of comments of a blog (such as this) is bad practice, and is performed pretty much by people who believe themselves to be the end-all of correctness. Only people who love themselves and care nothing for other people’s opinions moderate the comments on their site. (This observation, anyway, is something I’ve seen in my years as a blog-reader and Twitterer, but I don’t have any direct references to such a...

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I have a plan. No, really. I swear.

So, you may have noticed a new layout here on the site, with a big, fat announcement that I’ve gone on sabbatical. Yes, it’s true (obviously). The reason I finally decided to do this was because my business was going down one path, while my dreams for my business were leading down another. It’s been nearly 8 years since I took on my very first client, and I’ve come to understand why my reality isn’t...

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Hello, my name is Shelly Cole, and I’m a web designer.

Hello, my name is Shelly Cole, and I’m a web designer.

I run a small web design and development company in the Hartford suburb of Simsbury, CT.
My goal is to create beautiful and usable websites that connect with people.
My passion is finding solutions to challenges that are presented to me.
My inspiration is from life, the world, and from you.

Holy crap, I made a boo-boo!

I was just informed about a stupid mistake I made with my CakeShop plugin (formerly called “Simple Cart”). So please, if ANY of you have downloaded those files before today, redownload them NOW. Here’s the reason why…

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