5 ways to make website building easier on you

So, maybe you're a bit like me and have looked at tonnes of Wordpress themes and wondered how you were going to build a web presence that ticked all your boxes. Well, it's taken me a lot of learning but I'm now ticking many more of my boxes and here's how I'd summarise it."How do I stop it looking like a blog?"Yes, this question has bugged me. Websites are like teenagers! Prone to all the latest fashions and bent on being cool. Knowing that there are thousands of free themes out there and you

An amazing project came my way

Hello friends, About 3 weeks in to my first month at WA, I landed the most amazing project I have ever been involved in. OK, there's absolutely no money involved but the "payment" in job satisfaction is beyond what money can buy. You may or may not have seen the viral videos of "Ghetto Kids Uganda" on YouTube, I had been following them for a year and I was awed at the effect they were having. I managed to chat to the founder on Facebook and he explained that they were facing difficulties fin

Alienation is a killer, passion brings life

AlienationIt's a lifestyle made up of choices that make you ask yourself, 'What's happened to my life?' and drives you to identify too closely with Radiohead-style self-evaluation:What the hell am I doing here? I don't belong hereI'm not here, this isn't happeningI've had that job. The feeling that you're ONLY doing it so that you've got enough money to pay the bills that you have to pay. Futility. You run from it, grab a bestseller to read on the bus or listen to your favourite music - can'

Animated short films

A great little feature for a website is an animated video. This online tool Powtoon makes cool very basic animated videos which are ideal for presentations.It takes a bit of work to get to grips with at the beginning but once you get the hang of it, no problem. Take a look at this video I just put together in 20 minutes as a demonstration:https://youtu.be/pqTl77DIS8YEasy to do. Go to Powtoon and have some fun. Feel free to comment below :)

An idealist at heart

Me: My names Orlando and I'm an idealist. IA crowd: Hi, Orlando, welcome to Idealists Anonymous.Me: I know the glass isn't half full... or half empty. I know the glass isn't even empty, the glass is a funnel which we pour our water into so that the sneaky crowd under the table get to drink for free.IA crowd leader: Very good! Me: All the same, I can't stop myself secretly wanting to be an idealist...Him: That's because you're addicted to delusion. It's a drug. Idealism: As sweet as sugar b