How to Hire a Good Web Developer: 14 Interview Questions to Ask WordPress Developers

This webinar was presented by Jennifer DeRosa of TechCare, LLC through SCORE – Fairfield County, CT on May 6th, 2020. We recommend watching the full presentation to learn how to hire a good web developer, but if you’re short on time, we’re including some of the most important notes right here below! It’s no…

What is the difference between a Registrar, Name Server, Host, WordPress, Theme and a Plugin?

What is a Registrar? Your Registrar is the company where your domain name is registered. When someone first “signed up” for this domain name, or “claimed” this domain name, the company where they did this is called the Registrar. Your domain name may be registered at this same Registrar or it may have been moved…

What is a Registrar?

Your registrar is the company where you registered your domain name. This could be any hosting or registrar company such as GoDaddy, Network Solutions, Register.com, or many, many other companies. You can choose to register your domain name for any number of years. If you do not re-register your domain name, you…

What is a Name Server?

Your Name Server is the company that tells all the computers and phones and devices on the Internet where to find your website or where to send an email so it arrives in your inbox, or other things that have to do where to find things that have to do with your domain name. Your…

What is a Website Host?

Your host is the company you are paying to “host” the files of your website. You pay them on a monthly or yearly basis to keep the files and databases that make up your website on a server somewhere. Their servers need to be up and running in order for your website to be seen.…

What is WordPress?

WordPress is the tool that you use to build your website. It is also called the “platform” your website is built on, but really it should be referred to as the “CMS” or the Content Mangement System you use to build your website. When you are choosing a CMS for your website, there…

What is a Theme?

All WordPress websites are built on a theme. A theme can be one that you purchase, or one that is custom written by a developer. A theme is a “collection’ of files make your pages look different. These files are templates and styles. Themes can come with many options that you can select easily. For…

What is a WordPress Plugin?

Plugins can be the fun part of WordPress. WordPress has some functionality out of the box, but not a ton. Do you want a calendar on your website? A special photo gallery that is easy to manage and display? Do you want to add an online form for people to fill out? Do you want…

The Ultimate Guide to Working with a Web Developer

TechCare has been building websites for small and medium businesses and clubs for over 21 years. We have worked with highly detailed people, disorganized people, super nice people, not so nice people, tech-y people, non-technical people., etc. We want your experience building your website to be the best experience that gets you jazzed-up about your…