Nate Covington
I build websites that build businesses.
Every month, my work is seen and used by hundreds of thousands of people. I am available for hire with building new web sites, and managing existing sites, help with updates, consulting, new features, training, etc…
I work with directly with business owners to build streamlined, effective web sites. I also work with advertising agencies and marketing consultants on their clients' sites.
The large majority of my projects are built using Wordpress, Drupal, and Joomla, although I also support Magento, OSCommerce, and almost any other open-source platform.
Experience
Covington Creations, LLC (CEO)
Builds and maintain web sites for small and medium businesses, mainly in the PA/NJ/MD area. Main focus is customizing open-source content management systems, frequently working with graphic designers, photographers, copy writers, and project managers to produce and implement cutting-edge web applications. Over 15 years of programming experience.
Mangos, Inc. (Internship in Account Management)
As an intern with Mangos, an award-winning full-service ad agency, I assisted account managers with competitive research, worked alongside creative directors, as well as various designers, writers, and managers. Worked within all three major departments – account management, creative, and production.
Education
Graduated from the Marketing Program at Shippensburg University with a BSBA. During his final semester, was hired by the College of Business to redesign the school’s web site. Coursework included a concentration in sociology, psychology, and art.
Technical Skills
Programming (HTML, CSS, PHP, etc)
Open-source Software
Graphic Design
Photography
Google AdWords
Software Toolkit
Mac and PC
Adobe Creative Suite
Microsoft Office (including Access)
Slack, Asana, other collaboration tools
Ensuring Security in a Rapidly Evolving Digital Landscape
In today's fast-paced digital world, security threats are ever-present and constantly evolving. At Covington Creations, LLC, we remain vigilant and informed about the latest vulnerabilities and potential threats to ensure our clients' safety and peace of mind.
Boosting Facebook ads that (actually) link to your company website
One of the dangerous aspects of Facebook's "meta" business ad platform is they make it really easy to spend money on boosting posts and other types of ads that keep people confined within Facebook's ecosystem. The purpose of this post is to demonstrate how to make a Facebook ad that actually promotes one of the pages on your company website, rather than boosting a standard Facebook post, page, etc.
Introducing MonroeCountyPA.com: Empowering Community Engagement and Transparency
Beware of Spam Solicitation: Domain Listings - Las Vegas, NV
Beware! I received this SPAM solicitation in the mail a few weeks ago, they are trying to charge $288 per year to be listed on a "junk directory" (domainlistings dot directory)
Solving Mail Bounce Back Issues & General E-mail Deliverability
Frequently Asked:
I often send out email that bounces back to me and sometimes it is critical that I get messages delivered as soon as I send it. Can you help with this?
Answer:
For many of my clients, you're seeing delays and issues with sending email because your website is on a "shared" hosting plan, which means that it's cheap, but compare it with renting a single apartment in a giant complex - your neighbors are affecting your email performance.
Decentralized Web & App Self-Hosting
The following video discusses several common ways of self hosting apps and websites on your own hardware. This provides helpful cost saving information for business owners and non profits, which varies based on how much CPU and RAM are required vs. storage space (GB/TB). For users that require more than roughly 10gb of storage space, moving your VPS out of the cloud and using a reverse proxy to self-host your apps (on premises) is an easy way to save money, while keeping 100% control of your apps and data.
Joomla 4 Upgrades
Does your Joomla site show this message in the /administrator dashboard?
Support ends on 17 August 2023 for Joomla 3.10. Migrate to Joomla 4 as soon as possible.
Creating Content with AI
Did you know that AI can help enhance your website content, blog posts, google ads, and other marketing materials? Jasper is the AI Content Generator that helps you and your team break through creative blocks to create amazing, original content 10X faster.
ChatGPT for PPC marketers: 15 strategic prompts to use today
This article contains some great examples of how to use AI to write content for your business. Since it's garbage in, garbage out, just like any other computer platform, it's important to deliver clear, concise prompts so that it actually delivers what you are looking for. Similar to putting the correct keyword into a Google search -
Learn how to use ChatGPT to level up your paid search efforts without sacrificing strategy, authenticity or creativity.
Subject: Reasons Why your Website example.com is Not Doing Good?
I'm posting this as a precaution to avoid these types of spam emails! If you're looking for someone to manage your website, or optimize it, we are available for hire.
The SEO spammers are getting pretty advanced lately, below is an email that made it through the Office 365 spam filter a few days ago.
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Design & Development
Wordpress, Drupal, Joomla
New custom websites
Bespoke themes and extensions
Redesigns, upgrades, migrations
Optimization & SEO
Let us optimize and manage your overall online presence. We offer full service monthly SEO as well as one-time projects.
Maintenance, Patching
White glove monthly backups, security updates, maintenance and testing for your Wordpress, Drupal, or Joomla site.
Email Newsletter
Bring your web & marketing performance to the next level: monthly blog post roundup via email.