Karks.com - Eric Karkovack Web Design Services, LLC

05/13/2026

Before standards like CSS and semantic HTML, web design was an anything goes proposition. It was bad for accessibility, performance, and cross-browser compatibility. I spoke to Jeffrey Zeldman about his efforts to enact much-needed guidelines.

On this episode of The WP Minute+ podcast, Eric sits down with Jeffrey Zeldman, a pioneer in web design and co-founder of the Web Standards Project and A List Apart. They discuss his journey into web design, the challenges of early web development, the birth of web standards, and the…

04/13/2026

Did you know that virtually EVERY website should have a privacy policy. I spoke with Termageddon President Donata Stroink-Skillrud, who offered some great advice for complying with privacy laws.

On this episode of The WP Minute+ podcast, Eric is joined by Donata Stroink-Skillrud, president of Termageddon. Donata highlights the importance of privacy compliance for websites and explains that most modern sites need a privacy policy to avoid legal consequences and gain user trust. Privacy-frien...

11/11/2025

Google Analytics is widely used. However, it can be a little too complicated for those who just want to see our website stats. I spoke with the founder of Koko Analytics, a WordPress plugin that is simple and privacy-friendly.

Listen to a segment of Eric's wide-ranging interview with Koko Analytics founder Danny van Kooten. Here, Danny discusses the importance of starting small wit...

10/14/2025

Big announcement! 🛎️ I teamed up with The WP Minute to create a free course aimed at freelancers and agencies. It's called "WordPress Hosting Decoded" and will help you make the right hosting choices for your clients (with no sales pitches). Get started:

Learn how to select the best web host for your clients with our comprehensive course. Enhance your skills in hosting, performance, security, and WordPress integration.

10/13/2025

Did you ever notice how confident AI's tone is, even when it's flat-out wrong? It discourages us from using our critical thinking skills. That should concern us all.

AI speaks with confidence, but that doesn’t mean it’s right. The Grumpy Designer explores why self-assured answers can mislead users and what AI tools should do instead.

09/04/2025

In an effort to help users (and level up my video skills), I'm tinkering with some Block Editor tutorials. The first one offers a quick look at the List View feature.

Learn how the List View feature can help you navigate the WordPress Block Editor more efficiently.Page layout credit: https://wordpress.org/patterns/pattern/...

08/27/2025

My goodness, I've spent over half my life working from home! It's like that Star Wars movie where they find Luke living in the middle of nowhere. 😆

I've worked from home since the 1990's. Here's why I like it that way.

08/07/2025

Gather ’round, ye children, as we discuss the ancient methods of web designers past. Seriously, I love looking back at the early days of the web.

Gather 'round, ye children, as we discuss the ancient methods of web designers past.

06/27/2025

I've seen an uptick in AI bot traffic on client websites. In a few cases, the traffic overwhelmed their web hosting. 😲 Thankfully, there are a few ways to slow these annoying little bots down.

Bots from ChatGPT and other AI services are flooding websites with traffic. I have some tips for keeping them at bay.

05/01/2025

I can't stop making these things.