The Tablet War: Apple vs Everyone Else
Amber’s Note: We all know Apple rules…but I’ll let John have his spotlight for the day After watching Steve Jobs present the iPad 2 this week, and hearing him utter the words, it dawned on me: we are truly in the post-PC era. Think about it: when you head to the store to buy a...
Read more…What to Do When You Have too Much Work
We all strive to be there–we want to have so much work we never really have to advertise or cold call or do much marketing ever again. We want enough clients so that we can pick and choose the best ones with the best projects. But what happens when you actually make it there? Personally,...
Read more…Together We Can Help Japan
Although Japan is a wealthy country, the sheer magnitude of the damage and destruction implores us to help our Japanese friends as best as we can. For Haiti, us along with a bunch of other generous developers donated money with the Indie+Relief initiative. It doesn’t seem that there is such an effort going this time,...
Read more…Tribes: We Need You To Lead Us By Seth Godin
Tribes is the second book I’ve read by Seth Godin. Purple Cow was a pretty awesome read, so when several people recommended this book to me, I picked it up eagerly. I have to admit I was a little disappointed. While it did contain some great thoughts, none of it was really new. Seth Godin...
Read more…Why Freelancers Don’t Really Need a Business Plan
Pick up any old business book and what’s the first thing they tell you that need to do before starting your business? Write out a business plan. While I can’t speak for any other types of businesses, I’ve found that as a freelancer, business plans are utterly useless, and in some cases, harmful. Interestingly enough,...
Read more…The Art of File Compression for a Quicker Loading Website
Google rewards fast loading websites with higher rankings in the organic search results. So, with that being said, shouldn’t you be doing everything that you can to ensure that your website is loading as quickly as possible? Unfortunately, there are a ton of reasons to why your website may not be loading fast enough. The...
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