About Ryan Gravador

Ryan Gravador is owner and WordPress web designer for ThatsGravy Designs. Based in San Diego, CA, we provide web and graphic design, tech support, and assistance on a regular basis for local businesses. See our page at Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Our goal is to save you time and money, offering affordable solutions toward establishing your online presence piece by piece. - by Ryan Gravador

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WordPress Website Running Slow After Getting a SSL Certificate for My Domain Name?!

https green padlock for secure domain names
https green padlock for secure domain names

Getting your domain name with a secured SSL certificate.

ISSUE: WordPress Website Running Slow after Getting a Domain Name SSL Certificate

After setting up my domain name with a SSL certificate with my web host, JustHost, the site took a significant hit in loading performance. I thought that the SSL certificate to my domain name broke my website! It was taking 2-3 MINUTES (which felt like FOREVER) to load. Prior to doing this, the site was loading fairly quickly. Google says they are now requiring “https” and secured domain names. So what happened?

SOLUTION: Not the Web Hosts’ Fault, It was the WordPress Theme.

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Who’s Excited about the 2019 Color of the Year?

2019 Color of the Year, Living Coral, PANTONE 16-1546
2019 Color of the Year, Living Coral, PANTONE 16-1546

2019 Color of the Year, Living Coral, PANTONE 16-1546

Our awesome resource at Pantone declared the 2019 Color of the Year (reference link) to be “Living Coral”. PANTONE 16-1546.

We’re excited, and curious, about this and color combinations presented by Pantone. How will we be seeing this color used in he media this year? Will you be incorporating, say the “Under the Sea” color harmonies and if so how?

Let us know your thoughts and how you’d like to see it utilized this year.

BOOK: This Is Marketing by Seth Godin

This is Marketing by Seth Godin

This is Marketing by Seth Godin

I picked up a great book by Seth Godin, “This Is Marketing” (Seth Godin blog). There have been incredibly profound snippets where after reading passages, I end up thinking long about it, marking up my book with tons of notes. A MUST READ!

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Networking Business Mixer with LeTip of Greater San Diego at Envision!

LeTip of Greater San Diego business mixer!

LeTip of Greater San Diego business mixer!

Original post from LeTip of Greater San Diego.

For my last event as President (2015-2016) of my networking Chapter LeTip of Greater San Diego, we had our business networking mixer at Envision from March 30th, 2016 and it was awesome! (I am the web designer of the group and web coordinator of their Chapter business website.)

Thank you to all for coming out and a SPECIAL thanks to Envision for hosting our amazing event! Our members, Trisha Olson and Gretchen Vogt, along with Vicky were gracious hosts.

Our showboaters from the evening were:

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How to get your website name on GoDaddy?

Register your domain name.
Register your domain name.

Image courtesy of Stuart Miles at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

UPDATED: Ever thought about how to get your website name on GoDaddy? What is a “domain name?” A website name is the link and is used to showcase your business or a personal blog. Your website name is also known as a “domain name”. Examples of domain names are “thatsgravydesigns.com” and “justtasteitsandiego.com“. It’s important, regardless of your business, to refer other’s to on the Internet.

Where to buy your domain name?

It’s required that your domain name be registered. I’ve used a few places to get domain names and to keep it simple for you, GoDaddy is a very easy and low cost. GoDaddy allows you to get domain.com, domain.me, domain.net, domain.life, and many others. You need to register and create a log in with GoDaddy. Then search to see if your desired website name is available. Click here to open up GoDaddy. You can get as many domain names as you desire.

How much does it cost?

Registering and buying your domain name are actually two different things. We can only register a domain name, and that it will need to be renewed yearly. If you miss the date to renew, that allows for someone else to pick it up and get it.

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Recommendations

"Ryan is a talented and capable developer with a knack for tackling usability challenges and an eye for modern design. Highly collaborative and insightful, working with him on SDSU's large scale redesign was a pleasure - and I looked forward to addressing challenges as they came our way.

Ryan's feedback and good-nature make him easy to work with, and I appreciated his ability to convey technical constraints and help guide efficient component design.

He is a developer who easily wears many hats, and anybody can look forward to working with him in the future."
Phil
UX
MyCase
"Ryan has an incredible talent for understanding a client and then translating that into a design that coherently accentuates them. His attention to detail and tenacity for great, effective and relevant design is impressive."
Kimberly
Executive Account Manager
Z57 Internet Solutions
"Ryan is very passionate, very talented and gets his work done efficiently. He is always there to help and never complains when things get hectic. He is a pleasure to work with which makes him a great asset to any work environment.

Any individual or company would be extremely blessed to have a hard worker like Ryan on their team! I don't even know where I would be without his help day in and day out at work! :)"
Lisa
Internet Marketing Consultant
Z57 Internet Solutions