Category: Business

  • OmniFocus Speed Tips

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    I’ve blogged about key commands and time saving tips for TextMate. Like most programmers my day is spent in my code editor primarily but I also make heavy use of OmniFocus to organize the days tasks and I hate having to grab my mouse (the keyboard is way faster). Here are some of the things…

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  • Adobe Makes Goodish

    Adobe Makes Goodish

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    So you read my rant that published last night about Adobe confirming a platform change for CS4 with their online support. Then when talking to them about actually doing it, now that a $2000 computer is in the house, the story changed. It seems that @MilesForrest sent that blog post on to Adobe and a…

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  • I Wish Adobe Would Die – Or Adobe’s Customer Service Motto, We’re not happy till you’re not happy

    I Wish Adobe Would Die – Or Adobe’s Customer Service Motto, We’re not happy till you’re not happy

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    Update So Adobe got wind of this little blog post and got in touch. Greatly reduced cost on the upgrade to CS5. You can read my thoughts on it here. Recently I made the switch to a fully OS X environment. For a few months now I’ve been doing all my design work on PC…

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  • Motivating Yourself to Freelance and Work Fulltime

    Motivating Yourself to Freelance and Work Fulltime

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    I was recently asked what motivated me to keep working and freelance. There was a time, about a year ago now, that I worked 40 hours a week at my full time job and 30 hours a week freelancing. Add to that the fact that we own one car and my wife finished 1 –…

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  • The Basics of Writing Good Content for Your Site

    The Basics of Writing Good Content for Your Site

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    A while ago I wrote that Seo Isn’t Magic but It’s Hard work. I too find that writing targeted content that potential clients will be searching for is hard work. Being a bit of a gear head I’m way more likely to be interested in expounding on technical topics that will interest others of my…

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  • SEO, It’s Not Magic, and It’s Hard Work

    SEO, It’s Not Magic, and It’s Hard Work

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    During almost every website I build I get asked by my client’s what I’ll be doing to make sure their site ranks high for XXXXXX search term. Unfortunately this stems from the widely held belief that SEO is some sort of magic Voodoo that is done by the site code only. We can’t blame clients…

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  • Launch Perfect or On Time?

    Launch Perfect or On Time?

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    So I recently launched Your Workflow which was inspired a few months ago by @dennis_j_bell. As with all personal projects the ideas sit in your head for a while taking shape. Since personal projects don’t always really pay the bills it’s easy to get them sidetracked which means they’d never actually get done. But if…

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  • Time for a Change

    Time for a Change

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    I’ve been blogging on random things here for a few years now. I’ve taken a few breaks here and there of course but I think I have been fairly consistent and accomplished the goals needed for this site/blog. Today I announce that I will be changing the focus of the site and blog. The Focus…

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  • 5 Things A Client Should Ask a Prospective Web Designer or Agency

    5 Things A Client Should Ask a Prospective Web Designer or Agency

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    Evaluating a company or person to build your website is a tricky thing. What do you expect? What things do you need to know? Here are 5 questions that a client should be asking all companies in the running to build their next website. Have you worked on any similar projects? While it is possible…

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  • 5 Jobs Clients Have During a Web Project

    5 Jobs Clients Have During a Web Project

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    For some reason many clients think that the only job they have in developing their websites is to hire the person/company that is going to build the site. Unfortunately they haven’t realized that once they hire someone to build the website their work has just begun. Establish Your Business Goals: A site is not just…

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