What is the GDPR? The GDPR, or General Data Protection Regulation, goes into effect today, May 25, 2018. It applies to European Union citizens. Some EU citizens live in the United States and they are considered in this law too.Long story short: All websites really ought to have...
For the next installment in our blog posts featuring clients, we're going with another one of our first clients. Jeanne Nivard, the creator and owner of Jeanne's Bags, has been a client and friend for many years now. Kate has a few of her purses,...
Back in 2008 or 2009, I offered an Etsy class at my art studio and taught a small group of artists how to sell their work online.In that class was Jeanne Nivard of Jeanne's Bags and Carol Law Conklin of Amity Farm Batik. Both are incredible...
We thought it would be a nice idea to feature some of our clients on our blog from time to time. And we also thought there's no better way to start than with one of our longest standing clients!We first got to know Comedian Aaron David...
"My cousin is going to do my logo.""I'm working with a friend to save money.""I'll just go with fiverr, I want to save that money and put it into my other startup costs."I work with a lot of startup businesses and so you can...
You know what they say, "The cobbler's kids have no shoes." It's the truth, man. It's the honest truth.It's been a long time since I did anything about my own website — I'm talking years and years — and so I used a bit of...
Our daughter Elizabeth Anne Marie Austin-Avon was born at 2:18 a.m. on Saturday, December 23, 2017, at Burdett Birth Center in Troy, New York. She weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces and was 19 inches long.We celebrated a very special Christmas and New Year with her,...
Kate is expecting on December 23, 2017, and will be taking a maternity leave through mid-February 2018.During this time, Advokate will be in triage mode. All emergencies will be handled promptly, and new projects will be tackled as time allows; some things may need to...
Advokate has two summer interns. Emily is with us courtesy of Upward Bound and we asked her to write about how the internship has gone. Emily is into unicorns, musicals and cartoons, is helpful in critique, and has worked up a few designs for our clients,...
Advokate has two summer interns. Brian is with us courtesy of NABA (Northeastern Association for the Blind at Albany), and we asked him to write about how the internship is going so far. Brian is into cartooning, helpful in critique, and has worked up a...
