How To Build A WordPress CMS Theme – Part 6: The Footer!
We’ve come a long way in such a short series, haven’t we? In today’s post, we’ll be finishing up the homepage by doing the footer. Normally footers are pretty easy, but we’ve got an extra large one for you today, just full of goodies waiting to be WP functionalized (ok enough with the nerdness). Anyways,...
Read more…Designing a Dream Home Office
One of the best investments I’ve made into my business wasn’t a fancy gadget or a shiny new toy. It was my office. It’s interesting to see how many freelancers just work wherever they can, be it the local Starbucks, a spare bedroom or even the kitchen table. From my experience though, it’s extremely important to...
Read more…How To Build A WordPress CMS Theme – Part 5: Coding The Homepage
Whew, here we are again! We’ve got a long way to go today, so let’s skip the fluff and get right down to the coding! Last week we finished up the header code, and this week we’ll be coding the homepage. In case you’re just joining us, here are the previous tutorials: PART 1: Theme...
Read more…So You’re a Failure
Everyone comes to a point in their life where they feel like a failure. Nothing seems to go right, does it? It’s even worse when the failure has to do with your freelance business, as that means everything in your life is in jeopardy–from the mortgage to putting food on the table. So what do...
Read more…How To Build A WordPress CMS Theme – Part 4: Coding The Header
Whew, we’ve made it to the good stuff! It’s now time to code a real website! If you’re just joining us in this series, I really recommend you start at the beginning, otherwise you might get lost. Here’s where we’ve been so far: PART 1: Theme Basics PART 2: Let’s Get Started PART 3: Built...
Read more…How to Bring the Human Touch to Your Freelancing
Every freelancer knows that by working online they can bring their talents and services to a wider audience and potentially find clients from across the globe. But how can an online freelancer workining from home bring a more human touch to their work, so that clients can put a face behind their services? Personalize your...
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