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...
Read more…How To Build A WordPress CMS Theme – Part 3: Built In Functions
In Part 1: Theme Basics, we learned what composed a theme and how to get it working inside of WordPress. In Part 2: Let’s Get Started, we looked at using starter themes and the basic header and footer files. Now it’s time to get a bit more technical. In today’s post, we’re going to learn...
Read more…How To Build A WordPress CMS Theme – Part 2: Let’s Get Started
Last time in Part 1: Theme Basics we learned the very basics of what WordPress themes are, what files they include and how to put them together. This time, we’ll learn how to get started with your very own themes. Chapter 4: Adding The Theme To WordPress The first thing you should probably do before...
Read more…How To Build A WordPress CMS Theme – Part 1: Theme Basics
I’ve had several requests lately for books, blogs and how-tos on how to build a WordPress theme, specifically one that has no blog or is mainly needed for a large multi-sectioned website. I love WordPress, and although I hate writing tutorials, especially really really long ones, I thought this would be a great opportunity to...
Read more…AppSumo’s Digging Into WordPress $15 Deal + Giveaway
For today only, AppSumo is giving away copies of the new version of Digging Into WordPress by Chris Coyier for only 15!! If you don’t remember, I reviewed the first version of the book over a year ago. It’s still one of the best books I know of for WordPress development. What’s new in version...
Read more…How to Survive in a Rapidly Changing Freelance Marketplace
Running a business is tough enough, but when you’re centered in an industry that seems to change almost every day, it can seem impossible. While there’s a ton of freelance work out there, there’s also plenty of competition and it becomes a daily fight to set yourself apart. One of the best things about being...
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