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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

Career Advancement

Best Skillshare Courses For Web Developers 2019 (by language)

Travis Rodgers on Jul 23, 2019

Skillshare remains a top learning resource for web developers looking to level up. Here are the best Skillshare courses for web developers 2019. Four Reasons Why You Should Use Skillshare 1. The courses are not massive like they are on Udemy. Fifty+ hours is just too long in my opinion. ... Continue Reading

Career Advancement

The Best Resource For Learning Angular in 2019

Travis Rodgers on Jul 16, 2019

Angular is still a very thriving and healthy framework regardless of all the React hype. In this post, I’ll share what I think is the best resource for learning Angular in 2019. At my job, there was mention of shifting me over to a new project that was ... Continue Reading

Digital Strategy

Genesis Sample Theme with Sass & Gulp - A Nice Starter

Travis Rodgers on Jun 22, 2019

When people ask me about a good Genesis starter theme, I now answer exclusively with “the Genesis Sample theme…..with an added Sass & Gulp workflow.” I’ll share it with you in this post. I’ve been back and forth on Genesis starter themes ... Continue Reading

Career Advancement

How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome For Good!

Travis Rodgers on Jun 08, 2019

I‘ve overcome imposter syndrome for good as a developer. It no longer affects me. In this post I will share 4 things you must adopt to beat imposter syndrome once and for all. ... Continue Reading