By DJ on Aug 15, 2008 in Interesting Stuff | 1 Comment
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 [...]
By DJ on Jul 28, 2008 in Business Tips/Advice, Interesting Stuff | 0 Comments
11 Lessons to Learn From Honest Abe, the Bumbling Entrepreneur | LifeDev
A good read for all of you web designers/entrepreneurs.
By DJ on Jul 16, 2008 in Business Tips/Advice, Interesting Stuff, WomenDesignersGroup, Wordpress | 0 Comments
Ecommerce Magazine | Miva Merchant Consultants | DoublePlus New Media Marketing
While the focus is on Miva Merchant (Susan is a very experienced Miva designer) it offers articles on many aspects of an e-commerce web site. It is geared to those that did/do their own site and have a bit of knowledge on the inner workings [...]
By DJ on Jun 25, 2008 in Business Tips/Advice, Interesting Stuff | 1 Comment
The Art of Nonconformity » A Brief Guide to World Domination
I read this last night as my nightly reading of printed stuff on dead treee. It resonates deeply with me. I’d ask you to read it. Print it out and read it. Then use the PDF for the links. But read it. Seriously. Then pass [...]
By DJ on Jun 21, 2008 in Interesting Stuff | 0 Comments
Firefox 3: Tweak Firefox to Display Richer Colors
Heard about this from Chris Pirillo, but he did not explain how to do it. Lifehacker does the job.
By DJ on Jun 18, 2008 in Business Tips/Advice, Interesting Stuff | 0 Comments
Three Questions Your Copy Must Answer to Succeed | Copyblogger
Do you have those clients that you just cannot explain and make them understand how important their web site copy is to their success? Those that get filled up on themselves and expect all visitors to just want to read about them them them and their [...]
By DJ on Jun 16, 2008 in Business Tips/Advice, Interesting Stuff | 3 Comments
The Five Most Common Mistakes of Female Freelancers - FreelanceSwitch - The Freelance Blog
One point made by the post author is below:
What is it about self-promotion that freaks out so many of my female colleagues? You are your business, and you’ve got to market yourself just like any business would market its flagship product. Hand [...]
By DJ on Jun 11, 2008 in Interesting Stuff | 0 Comments
a good source of calcium.
I AM VINDICATED! While they are not “cheetos” they are better, they are cheese doodles. My favorite snack food. However, salt and vinegar chips may overtake them.
By DJ on May 18, 2008 in Interesting Stuff | 0 Comments
I saw this on Chris Brogans site this evening
MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo
It is a fantastic piece, and it raised a question to me. This had to be something that was well planned, thought out to the minute detail, and took many hours to accomplish. The question is, can I [...]
By DJ on May 16, 2008 in Advice for Newbie Web Designers, CSS, Code code code, Design Inspiration, Interesting Stuff | 0 Comments
Web Developers Field Guide - Your Ultimate Resource
Someone I follow on Twitter posted up this. great resource… see! You need to twitter!