Credit Cards and Cigarettes
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I came across a very interesting article on the US financial crash of 2008. It speaks to the confusing dealings of the major banks in the world. It tells a story of influence peddling on the back of the middle class. The middle class and poor of the world have continued to have less disposable…
Determining ebook Pricing
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So I’m writing a short ebook on writing better WordPress code. Something like 10 Tips to Write Btter WordPress Code Next Month. The thing I’m wondering about is ebook pricing. Does Length = Price I know I want to charge $10 for the book but I keep coming back to how the user determines if…
Getting Set Up for Selling Downloadable Products
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I’ve got a post coming next week (maybe a bit longer) about my goals around selling products, but this couldn’t wait. I’ll be powering the downloads with Easy Digital Downloads and there is a sale on Easy Digital Downloads. I’m not an affiliate at all, just letting you know so you can get set up…
Out of all New Bikes – This is the One
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I’m in the market for a new bike in the coming year. I’ve looked at the SuperSix from Cannondale, Team Machine and GranFondo from BMC, but the one that really gets my heart racing is the Domane from Trek. I want to get a test ride on one still and a solid ride on the…
No More Hourly Pricing
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Like many consultants I bill hourly for my time, and it certainly seemed to work fine for the last few years. I’ve been thinking a lot about my pricing lately though and I’m no longer convinced that pricing hourly is really a great idea. Ron lays out a compelling argument as to why cost plus…
On Frontend Frameworks
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If you do the same task more than a few times, it’s stupid to not automate it in some fashion. When building web sites this typically shows itself in the use of frameworks like Twitter Bootstrap. What I Like About Frameworks The big benefit to frameworks is that they style all the stuff needed without…
Why I Avoid Android
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I am an iPhone owner and while there are limitations in how exactly you can customize all the little bits of iOS I’m happy. I am not rushing out to get the iPhone 5. It is true I’m on a 3 year contract (standard in Canada) but the iPhone 5 only feels like a small…
Writing Good Content, When you have a Passion for it
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While the article in question is not primarily about writing good content, it’s got a few gems for those trying to create it. The most pertinent for me was: Every time you publish an article on your website, ask yourself: “Would anyone share this article for any reason?” If the answer is “no” then you…
Looking at Freelance Writing
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It’s not news to any regular that I’d love to take this site full time. I’d love to write and code just the things that I truly have a passion for. To that end I’ve been looking around at writing for some other sites to get my name out in a wider audience. The big…
Losing Long Form Writing
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I talked a bit more yesterday about tech journalism being broken mainly (at least in my opinion) because of the quest for the almighty pageview for advertising dollars. Well PandoDaily takes my thoughts further. Not only is current journalism broken, we’re going to lose all the writers that can truly produce long form writing since…
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