iOS App Development
by Lucas Stahl
Posted on March 20, 2020
Announcement:
Unlike other blog posts, this isn’t in relation to marketing tips or tutorial blog posts, but a new section regarding announcements. My goal is to update you all with news regarding upcoming learnings whether it’s in web development or digital marketing. With that said, I’m happy to announce I’ve been building upon my iOS app development as one of my 2020 goals.
Read MoreFinding Your Marketing Compass
by Lucas Stahl
Posted on August 21, 2019
Navigating the marketing waters:
With all the different marketing titles out there in the industry, how do you know which one is right for you?
Read MoreExpanding Your Scope
by Lucas Stahl
Posted on May 16, 2019
5 To-dos that will make your manager happy:
It’s common to have personal goals to help move you up the corporate ladder but have you thought about your managers goals? I’ve learned the quickest way to pave your path is to look at what your manager is doing and thinking outside the box on how you can enhance their workflow.
Read MoreYou’ve Got Email
by Lucas Stahl
Posted on April 20, 2019
Basic essentials for a successful email nurture campaign:
In order to develop a marketing email campaign, you have to break it down into three tiers, NEED, LEARN, and PATH TO LOYALTY. Now path to loyalty can mean a couple of different things, it could be path to paid, path to ambassador, basically it’s the end funnel of your desired outcome.
Read MoreOne Small Step for Man…
by Lucas Stahl
Posted on March 16, 2019
Hold your breath we have an OS update…
Or at least that is how it feels for me. As a new programmer, working with the terminal can be challenging. Take in consideration purchasing and/or updating to a new computer. Giving up all the installations from a previous computer can make anyone go crazy, even with time machine backups.
Read MoreSwitching Industries
by Lucas Stahl
Posted on November 29, 2018
It’s not easy as 1 2 3, A B C.
Months after I completed my full stack web developer boot camp, I started applying for marketing roles within the tech industry. From my experience I can tell you, it’s not as easy as 1 2 3, A B C.
Read MoreAre You a Yes Man?
by Lucas Stahl
Posted on October 18, 2018
Back at it and it feels so good:
I’ve been lost in translation for the past couple months as I’ve put my career goals ahead of my message. While I’ve been focusing on career growth these past four months, I’ve noticed one attribute from senior leaders that I find truly beneficial for anyone looking to move up the corporate ladder and that’s becoming a yes man.
Read MoreWhat HTML tag are you?
by Lucas Stahl
Posted on June 04, 2018
The unexpected interview question you hope to hear.
I recently listened to a podcast called Front End Happy Hour in which they discussed interviewing questions and the most fascinating one was:
Read MoreContact Us Through Formspree
by Lucas Stahl
Posted on May 15, 2018
Using Formspree to connect with visitors:
Creating a contact form is as simple as 4 steps with Formspree. Included is an example code that can be plugged into any html file.
Read MoreSEO Checklist for Your Website
by Lucas Stahl
Posted on May 07, 2018
Understanding what search engines look for:
Search Engine Optimization is the ability to enhance how accessibly a website is to users upon search. Digital marketers will highly recommend that your site’s SEO score be higher than your competition and luckily for you there are SEO checkers out there to help improve your score. Below are 41 steps to complete in order to make sure your site ranks highly in SEO.
Read MoreWhat to Include in Your Website's Footer
by Lucas Stahl
Posted on April 30, 2018
4 Needs for every footer:
So, you have your footer at the bottom of your page, right? If not, here is a link to learn how to create a sticky footer. You should feel pretty good by this point because making your footer stick to the bottom of your website is easier said than done. Now you need to know what content should be included in your footer. The basics to include are the year created and a link that drives visitors back to your home page, but there is so much more. Listed below are 4 great additions for every footer.
Read More3 Tips to Creating a Successful Blog with Jekyll
by Lucas Stahl
Posted on April 23, 2018
Jekyll Static Site Generator:
I had prior experience with blogging platforms, such as Blogger and WordPress, but the recent launch of Stahlwalker.org was my first attempt and creating a blog from scratch and using Jekyll helped. 3 tips to know before attempting to use Jekyll.
Read MoreWho Has Questions???
by Lucas Stahl
Posted on April 16, 2018
Don’t give up on Stack Overflow just yet:
I took the plunge a month and asked my first question on stack overflow. If there was ever a time to do it, it was now. I had been fiddling around with footers for far too long. They always seem to work one way and not the other. I’d get them to work on one website and then using the exact same CSS styling would fail horribly. Wanting answers, I went to stack overflow and searched “sticky footers”, there I found a ton of responses with a bunch of different methods for styling footers. After attempting a few with no success, I decided to ask the coding community and share the example I was working on. What happened after that completely surprised me.
Read MoreOh My Metadata
by Lucas Stahl
Posted on April 09, 2018
Avoiding the rabbit hole:
I want to set the record straight right away and save you a lot of time, be aware of social cache. After implementing the share functionality, I made the mistake of testing my blog posts with Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. I encountered a number of issues along the way.
Read MoreThe Road So Far...
by Lucas Stahl
Posted on April 02, 2018
Here is what I’ve learned so far:
I’ve spent the last 4.5 months attending a Northwestern University Web Programming Boot Camp and here are a couple key takeaways for those thinking about becoming a web developer.
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