Salesforce is the backbone for thousands of businesses. The online portal handles core business functions from marketing to billing and customer support. If all of your company’s services are integrated into the same platform, interdepartmental actions are much faster. Customer service is more seamless and records are almost automatically complete. Integrating department-specific tools makes the … Read more
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Uses for Blockchain in the Real World
When you hear about blockchain tech, you’re probably hearing about Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. That is what the technology was invented for, but it’s grown to many other use cases. It’s a way of establishing trust between people and organizations who may not know each other. It lets people create records that are authenticated, unalterable, … Read more
How to Make a Slow, Insecure, Buggy WordPress Site
“You want to use WordPress? It’s hopelessly slow!” “It’s full of bugs!” “Say goodbye to your security!” You’ll hear these complaints a lot. The people who say these may just be trying to impress you with how much they know. But this much is true: It isn’t hard to build a poorly written WordPress site … Read more
Tax Tips for Agencies in 2018
Agencies are always looking to have the cleanest financials with the most profitability, at least ones that enjoy staying in business. The new tax law will have a major impact on corporate profitability, giving companies a lot more flexibility. At the same time, there are many existing tax breaks and loop holes to take advantage … Read more
My First Bureau of Digital Owner Summit
Even before starting Ndevr I knew of Bureau of Digital’s Owner Camp, and many recommended we go to either the camp or summit. The first year in business we had no money then with Owner Summit 2017 there was a scheduling conflict, so I made it a priority to attend this year. I’m not going to leave … Read more
Enhancing Communication and Collaboration Between Team Members
A communication breakdown between two team members, or two separate teams, can bring your projects’ workflows to a halt. Therefore, it’s critically important to identify and rectify communication breakdowns before they jeopardize your projects. One of the best ways to identify a breakdown is to look for friction and disagreements during regular project meetings. Once … Read more
The Advantages of a Dedicated Dev Team Over an All-in-one Agency
When you need professionals to build a site or app for your enterprise, you will find yourself faced with several key choices up-front. One of the most important is whether to hire a one-stop-stop that claims to do “everything,” or to hire multiple, specialty teams for your project’s design, development, marketing and so on. This … Read more
A Developer Conference for Every Occasion – Get Ahead as a Developer
There are more developer-focused conferences out there than you might think these days. The exact developer conference for you will depend on where your interests lie. Here are a few examples of such conferences focusing on developers that span from mobile to Internet of Things, to other types of software and engineering topics. Mobile World … Read more
Criteria for Hiring Remote Employees or Independent Contractors
More and more companies are hiring remote employees and independent contractors. This is a radical shift from the traditional employer-employee relationship. If you hire people who are working remotely, you may never even meet them in person. Or, you may only see them occasionally. Rather than communicating with them in person, you rely on phone … Read more
Four ReactJS Training Videos
If you find videos useful in learning programming technologies, and if you’re looking to learn React.js, lots of choices are available. The best ones combine a video presentation with a link to a code repository, so you can review and try out what’s presented. The most instructive videos aren’t always the most polished ones. Developers … Read more