Creating Your Own XHTML & CSS Framework
A lot of developers like to use a framework when they code. While frameworks can save you valuable coding time, I believe using pre-made frameworks to sometimes be limiting and unproductive. Of course, I’m talking about pre-made HTML and CSS frameworks like Yahoo’s YUI or the 960gs framework, not WordPress, Drupal or some full-featured CMS....
Read more…Using Zen Practices to Increase Your Organization & Productivity
There comes a time in every freelancer’s business that they realize the sad truth–that we spend more time answering emails, talking on the phone, sending estimates and invoices and doing generally everything but what we actually went into business for. I hate, absolutely hate, the management part of projects and of business in general. If...
Read more…Feeling Guilty About Taking Time Off
One of the coolest perks about being a freelancer is that there’s absolutely no nine-to-five and no one around to scream at you if you’re late to work. I’m definitely not a morning person, so this was a big factor when I decided to go into business for myself. The problem with this though is...
Read more…Review of BIllings & Billings Touch. Win A Copy!
I’ve been a huge fan of Billings software ever since I won a free license back in November. I had actually been trying to find an official billing and time tracking app because Paypal invoices just weren’t cutting it in the area of professionalism, and custom invoices were taking too long to fill out. I...
Read more…Five Easy Ways to Improve Yourself and Your Business
As an established freelancer it might be easy to stay where and how you are. You’ve got plenty of work and clients, so why do you need to change right? Unfortunately, it’s this mindset that leads to slow downtimes and possibly failure. The internet and the way we use it changes every day and if...
Read more…The Review of REWORK by Jason Fried of 37Signals
I seem to have been lucky enough to buy several great business books, because I feel like my last reviews have all been “Must have!” However, I think I was wrong when I said that, because I just finished reading REWORK. And now I really mean it when I say “WOW. This is a must...
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