Month: December 2012
On Web Frameworks like Bootstrap
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Today I talk about web frameworks like Zurb and Bootstrap.
Merry Christmas, or Happy Holidays
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Well it’s that time of year, you know when most people take time off. Well I’m going to be taking some time off as well. Expect no posts the week of Christmas. We will be picking up again with the New Year. Have a great holiday season.
On Software Craftsmanship
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When we talk about software craftsmanship, what exactly does that mean?
Don’t Sell Your Solution
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As programmer we often get involved in discussions about the best way to implement a feature on a site. We can talk at length on why LESS is better than SASS, or why WordPress is a great base for an application framework and Ruby on Rails is a bad idea. Some other programmer can also…
Developing Like a 2 Year Old
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If you didn’t know already, I’ve got a 2 year old daughter. A 2 year old is 5 parts wonderful, and 5 parts a pain in the ass. For all the naughty things they do to push the limits, they do things that are absolutely awesome. One of the main objectives of my daughter lately…
Starting Client Relationships Right
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Today I talk about how to start client relationships on the right foot. Ignore the eyes, I was trying to compensate for looking down, and it’s just creepy.
Goals for 2013
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I often say that if it’s not written down it didn’t happen. Funny that I say that and then don’t write business goals down. Well here are my business goals for 2013. 25% of my income from sources not related to trading hours for money. (books, recurring, ads…) Bill $100k in the business Have the…
The Year of Written Business Goals
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One of the crucial steps when I build your site, is figuring out your business goals as well as figuring out what the success metrics are for the site. So before we start to get the project rolling I want to know how we are measuring the success at the end. Then we filter all…
Trello Initial Thoughts
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After working with Daylite (my review of Daylite) and writing about OmniFocus not quite cutting it for business management, I’ve decided that Trello is my next stop. After a few days of using it here are some initial thoughts. Wide Open is a blocker One of the best features of Trello is also a blocker…
Writing Workflows and Word Counts
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Today we talk about my writing workflow and do I stick with a word count on posts?