The other day I got sucked into one of those endless and pointless internet arguments. One of the ones where neither side listens to the other and so no thoughts are actually developed. The conversation was about raising the federal minimum wage in the United States, which is highly debated
I installed the Yoast SEO plugin on this blog when I started it last year and, honestly, I did not find it very useful in the beginning. Perhaps this is simply because SEO is not our focus at Paiyak Development. Our website is more about building a relationship with our
Conversion optimization is a theme that all too often comes up too late in web development. Many people realize that a website they spent thousands of dollars on is not bringing them the business results they wanted. So they talk to a conversion optimization specialist about making their website more
While I am relatively new to the world of web development, I am not new to the concept of project management. From summer camp units to international grants, I have been managing projects of various sizes for the past ten years. However, I never particularly enjoyed project management. I preferred
This year, only Nikola and I were able to make it to WordCamp Europe. We packed our son into his carrier and headed for five days in Vienna. We hoped to learn something new, meet interesting people, and score some WordPress swag. When we arrived on Thursday, we stopped by
The other day, I was scrolling through my Facebook feed when I came across this video about the absurd reasons why girls can't code. I had it linked here, but it has been taken down :( Besides being hilarious, it made me wonder if Bulgarian women face similar challenges as
I tend to be a strong advocate for flexible work options that concentrate on work-life integration. Ever since I first read about the concept of work-life integration, it struck a chord in me. I wanted work-life integration, and I wanted all of our employees to enjoy it as well. However,
Paiyak Development just closed our second round of intern hiring. We had quite a few qualified candidates that we would enjoy working with. Unfortunately, we also had quite a few applicants who might have been qualified but never got invited to an interview with us. Nikola and I purposefully selected
Happy Easter!!! I know it may sound a little late to a lot of you, but over here in Bulgaria we celebrate Easter according to the Orthodox calendar, meaning that today is Good Friday and this Sunday will be Easter. Eddie and Iva are off for a long weekend, and
When not working on Paiyak Development work, our designer often spends time on design competition sites in order to keep her design skills sharp and gain experience with a variety of client communication styles. Design competition sites are problematic in many ways, but one of the most obvious areas involves the