• Chick and Eggs

    A Step by Step Guide to the WordPress Photo Gallery

    After I have built a WordPress website for my clients, they often want to update and edit the site themselves. This step by step guide focuses on instructing business owners on how to edit their WordPress photo gallery. There are some key details to be aware of. Once I’ve pointed them out, editing your own…

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  • 10 WordPress Web Design and Business Identity Clients In 2024

    This is my annual look back, to thank the 28 web design and business identity clients I worked with in 2024. I’m grateful to you all, but have a top ten list that describes the main services I provided and showcases what kinds of clients I work with. I also hope to give these clients…

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  • Search Engine Optimization Package

    Search Engine Optimization

    Search Engine Optimization is one of the most important aspects of a business’ online marketing. Search Engine Optimization could be a full time job, and is for some people, but what I prefer to do is offer it to a select few clients while I maintain my focus on being a web designer. Here are…

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  • Seattle Family Photographer, Anita Nowacka

    WordPress Website Redesign for Seattle Family Portrait Photographer, Anita Nowacka

    Anita Nowacka, a Seattle portrait photographer for kids, a Seattle Family Photographer, and a Seattle Wedding Photographer, is a long-time client. I provide her the services of online consulting, WordPress web design, and marketing. In early 2023, I redesigned her site with a highly customized home page portfolio built with Slider Revolution. Redoing a design…

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  • Dr. Keith B Wong, orthodontist

    Client Showcase: Dr. Keith B. Wong

    Dr. Keith B. Wong is a leading orthodontist in Seattle, WA for children and adults. One of the main technologies he and his team uses is Invisalign. Although, his practice covers all major orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics. Schildbach Design has worked with Dr. Keith B. Wong on most of their branding and marketing since 2010.…

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  • Family Photographer, Anita Nowacka

    Family Photographer, Anita Nowacka

    One of the most rewarding kinds of projects is when a creative person commissions me to design a custom website in WordPress for them. This September, my client Anita Nowacka launched her new website that I custom coded and developed in WordPress (design by Deborah Brown). As a family photographer in Seattle, she has an…

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  • Russian Hackers

    Secure Your WordPress Website with SSL

    In 2017 hacking is on the rise, and most browsers are requiring website owners to add an SSL certificate to their site if the site has a database. This includes all CMSs, which includes WordPress sites. You may have noticed that if your site is still “http” you either see an insecure lock icon or text that…

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  • Seattle Photography Studio

    A Call For Photographers To Join The Photography Studio at The Gelb

    Coming from an art and design background, I was saddened to hear the news today (the day of this blog entry) that my office space in Seattle’s University District was going to close down the photography studio and turn it in to yet another office full of computers. It’s financially responsible and rational to serve…

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