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Career Advancement

The Learn to Code Blueprint is Now FREE

Travis Rodgers on Jan 20, 2020

As of today, January 20, 2020, my 6-month, Learn to Code Blueprint Course is now completely FREE! In this post, I'll share how to you can get enrolled and on your way to a successful 2020. In 2020 I want to see more people learn to code, become confident developers, ... Continue Reading

Coding Tutorials

How to Create An Uptime Monitor For Ghost

Travis Rodgers on Jan 10, 2020

It's very important that you know if your site goes down. In this post, I'll show you how to create an uptime monitor for Ghost (or any other service). I'm happy to be hosting my site with Digital Ocean and am also glad they provide alerts for metrics such as ... Continue Reading

Career Advancement

5 Tips For Junior Web Developer Growth In 2020

Travis Rodgers on Jan 07, 2020

It's a brand new year with new opportunities. In this post, I want to share with you 5 tips for junior web developer growth in 2020. If you consider yourself a junior web developer or even someone just learning to code, I can only assume that you are adamant about ... Continue Reading

Digital Strategy

How To Add Ads.txt To a Ghost Blog, Self-Hosted

Travis Rodgers on Jan 03, 2020

If you are looking to add an ads.txt to a Ghost Blog on platforms such as Digital Ocean, there are few minor adjustments you must make. I'll show you how to do it in this tutorial. What is an Ads.txt file? According to the docs, its an initiative ... Continue Reading

Digital Strategy

How to Find a GoDaddy Nameserver IP Address For Any Host

Travis Rodgers on Jan 02, 2020

When setting custom Nameservers for GoDaddy domains, an IP Address is required for each. In this article, I'll show you how to easily locate that IP Address. I recently moved my blog to Digital Ocean. My domain is with GoDaddy and when changing the Nameservers over to the three required ... Continue Reading

Wordpress

How To Get The Primary Category Of A Post Only - Reusable Function

Travis Rodgers on Dec 22, 2019

In light of WordPress's primary category feature, we sometimes just want to just retrieve that one primary category, not a list of all. In this post, I'll show you how to get the primary category of a post only. First off, whether a post should have multiple categories or not ... Continue Reading

Freelancing Tips

Finding Freelance Work As A Web Developer: The #1 Method

Travis Rodgers on Dec 13, 2019

There are many ways that new freelance web developers can find work, but in this video I want to suggest what I think is the #1 method to find freelance work as a web developer. I’ll share my own story AND show the exact steps I took to ... Continue Reading

Digital Strategy

Make Steady Money By Hosting Websites For Clients

Travis Rodgers on Dec 02, 2019

Hosting websites for clients is easy. You just need a process. In addition, it provides a steady stream of income to an often feast or famine freelance cycle. In this video, I’ll walk you through my exact setup and what tools and processes you need to provide a ... Continue Reading

Digital Strategy

Where Do I Store An API Key in WordPress?

Travis Rodgers on Aug 14, 2019

Where can I safely store an API Key in WordPress and not expose it to the public or in the code? In this post, I’ll show you two ways. Two ways to store an API key in WordPress: 1. In wp-config.php Define the API key in the ... Continue Reading

Career Advancement

My #1 Resource To Pass Your AWS Certification

Travis Rodgers on Jul 27, 2019

An AWS Certification is a highly sought after skill these days. If you are looking to pass your AWS certification, then here is my #1 recommendation for you. There are basically two types of people looking to become Amazon Certified: Those who work on AWS at their job already and ... Continue Reading