Welcome to my Web site
I'm Sarah, and I make web sites. My background is in journalism, including writing, photography, design and internet work. I've been doing Web design for several years. I specialize in clean, grid-based design. I'm based in Rome, GA, but I'm happy to communicate with you via phone and e-mail if you're somewhere else. In addition to Web design, I can also help with photography for your site, as well as writing information such as staff biographies and company histories.
Powered by WordPress
I’ve been a fan of WordPress for a long time, and have used it for several client sites, as well as my own personal blog. However, my main Web site, at sarahtebo.com, was always a static HTML page. I recently decided to start practicing what I preach, so for the past week or so, I’ve been working on converting my HTML files to a functional Wordpress theme. While the task was not complicated or difficult, it did surprise me how much there is to think about when you’re making a theme from scratch.
Georgia = even vegetables are fried
I live in the South, land of the fried okra, and apparently even my Chicago-born mother isn’t immune to the siren song of sizzling oil. She recently gave me some zucchini grown by her friend Dina, and suggested I prepare them with her recipe for Fried Zucchini Cakes. Normally, I like my vegetables pretty plain, with some salt and pepper and maybe some butter — simple and fast. But I was feeling especially Betty Crocker-y, so I thought I’d give them a shot.
Best speeches from the 2009 Webby awards
Okay so this is massively outdated. The Webby Awards, which recognize online excellence, were held in early June. Here’s a listing of this year’s winners. What’s great about the Webbys is that everyone is limited to five words in their acceptance speeches. No exceptions. Here are some of my favorites from this year’s event.
Helping re-launch Photography by Tricia
My friend Tricia is a great photographer and really sweet girl, so of course when she asked me to help her re-launch her portfolio site I said yes. Previously, her site had been a standard Flash-based site – the kind used by many photographers – and she wanted something different and easy to update. She’s already blogging on Wordpress.com, so I suggested she use a self-hosted Wordpress installation as her portfolio site.
Honors from the Georgia Press Association
Some of the winners were announced recently in the Georgia Press Association Better Newspaper Contest, and yours truly was involved in a couple winning entries. The Rome News-Tribune, where I am Web editor, competes in division B, for papers with daily circulation of 15,000 – 40,000.
