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feed analysis »

I found this, if you chase stats and views and things like that:
http://www.blogperfume.com/feed-analysis/
personally, I do as I do and chasing stats is not something that I find useful.

Blog Action Day 2008 »

As a person who has lived in poverty, clawed my way out as a single mom, I know what it is like to look to the cupboard and have nothing to eat to feed the children. It would be maybe one day here or there, but I cannot fathom what it would be like to [...]

:. ConvertICO.com - Convert .PNG format files to .ICO or .ICO format files to .PNG : Windows Vista compatible »

:. ConvertICO.com - Convert .PNG format files to .ICO or .ICO format files to .PNG : Windows Vista compatible.
Thanks to Matt Cutts for this gem.

9 Top CSS Essential Skills That Every Web designer Should Learn - aComment.net »

9 Top CSS Essential Skills That Every Web designer Should Learn - aComment.net.
A very good read for new designers who are just starting out, or for oldskool ones who have finally decided to upgrade their skills and code to standards. Gone is the day of the FP n00b wannabee hacker. Well, not really, but they [...]

Blog Action Day 08 »

Blog Action Day 08
I have signed up for this. I will donate $25 to Kiva, and will donate an additional $5 for everyone who responds here in the comments, who also donates to Kiva as well on that day.  I keep the Kiva banner on the site at the very top. Kiva makes micro loans [...]

SaveTheDevelopers.org :: Making The Web A Better Place, One Campaign At A Time… »

SaveTheDevelopers.org :: Making The Web A Better Place, One Campaign At A Time…
Faye posted this link. I am adding the js to this site, and possibly my own site. I’ve not had support for IE6 in my contract for about 6 months now, even though I do still make sure the site works in it. [...]

8 Tips for Creative Soloprenuers »

8 Tips for Creative Soloprenuers - FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog
another very timely and insightful blog post. In particular:
8. How to Deal With Scope Creep. Scope creep — when uncontrolled changes affect the scope of a project – can be the bane of a freelancer’s existence. If you don’t address it with a client, you [...]

Deadline Busters: 15 Tips for Generating Ideas When You’re Drawing a Blank »

Deadline Busters: 15 Tips for Generating Ideas When You’re Drawing a Blank | LifeDev
I have been finding that the first one listed here, has been working well for me. Every creative no matter what skill level, comes upon the dreaded “not an inkling, not a speck of an idea” span. For some it comes seldom, [...]

Pattern Tap : Interface Collection for Design Inspiration »

Fill up on web. Tasty, tasty web.
mmmmmmm delish
Pattern Tap : Interface Collection for Design Inspiration

Organizing a Blog Post »

eXtra For Every Publisher » Blog Archive » Organizing a Blog Post
An interesting post on blogging. If you run a web design business, you really should have a blog on your site, not a personal one, but a business one. What to write it on? Well, you are a creative person, so create that [...]