Keywords and your site
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I have a new post up for Godaddy on what keywords are and how to use them on your site. Many business owners are told that they need to use keywords on their websites to improve their organic search engine ranking. Unfortunately, some either don’t know why this is important or don’t know how to…
Diving In to The Cyclical Anguished Journey That is Life with Ted Dekker
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I supposed I should start this review by telling you that we’re looking at a book that’s all about a faith crisis and journey. Ted Dekker doesn’t end with no faith, but a different faith than he started with. This is a book by a Christian that questioned his relationship with God and built a…
Should I Read It 030 – Waking Up by Ted Dekker
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Welcome to Should I Read it episode 030. Today we’re going to look at the faith journey of Ted Dekker. If you’re not up for listening to a book review that is centred around the anguished faith journey of the author, then you should probably skip this one. Next week we’ll head back to a…
Three Ways to Improve Your Cashflow as a Freelancer
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A huge issue in the field of freelancing and consulting is that people just aren’t bringing in enough money to sustain their businesses in the long term. This is bad because it means they are putting the longevity of their business at risk, as well as underselling their worth. Happily, there are some tactics you…
4 Ways You Need to Be Realistic With Your Time to Win at Freelancing
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Last week I talked about the planning you need to do with your spouse and your life if you want to run a successful freelance business. Today, we’re going to dive into what it looks like to be in control of your time so that you can run the business you want to run. Projects…
Why I’m Not Buying the iPad Pro…yet
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Today Apple announced an update to iPad Pro’s. They’re faster and they use USB C. One has a bigger screen with the same footprint. The other has the same size screen with a smaller footprint. Coming from my iPad Pro 9.7” either of these would be a substantial upgrade, but I’m not purchasing either of…
Building an Ergonomic iPad Workstation
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A while ago I wrote about my iPad setup. Today, I’ve got a video of what I’m using right now to do all my web development work and writing work. Ledetech iPad Stand: https://curtismchale.ca/recommends/ledetech-ipad-stand/ Kinesis Freestyle Blue: https://curtismchale.ca/recommends/kinesis-freestyle-blue/ Gear Used iPad Pro 9.7 (not available but the 10.5 is): https://curtismchale.ca/recommends/ipad-pro-on-amazon/ Canon 60D: https://curtismchale.ca/recommends/canon-60d/ Rode Video…
Individual action when the system doesn’t support it
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In Lowtech Magazine: But how effective is individual action when it is systemic social change that is needed? Individuals do make choices, but these are facilitated and constrained by the society in which they live. Therefore, it may be more useful to question the system that requires many of us to travel and consume energy…
On playing the long game
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From Farnam Street There is an old saying that I think of often, but I’m not sure where it comes from: If you do what everyone else is doing, you shouldn’t be surprised to get the same results everyone else is getting. This is part of the reason I write a bit every day. What…
6 Tips to Bring Sanity to the Overwhelmed Creative
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Yes I wrote a book all about Analogue Productivity, but in September 2018 I started looking longingly at task managers and project management tools again. I gave 2Do a shot, then looked at the upgrade pricing for OmniFocus. I tinkered with the idea that Things 3 was the update that would work for me. I…
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