Review of The Client Machine WordPress Theme
* Disclaimer: I’m a regular writer for FreelanceFolder, but have done my best to view this theme objectively and let know you of all the pros and cons. The Client Machine is a new theme from FreelanceFolder with a ton of features meant for the beginning freelancer. It incorporates a clean and professional portfolio site...
Read more…IdeaSelling: Successfully Pitching Your Creative Ideas
IdeaSelling by Sam Harrison is an interesting short read read on how to pitch your ideas to clients and how to make a sale. The book contains many quotes, ideas and quick worksheets in order to gain the confidence to approach a client and make a successful sale. I wasn’t into the book very much...
Read more…Building Findable Websites
Building Findable Websites by Arron Walter is one of the best books I’ve read on the subject of SEO, web standards and accessibility in the world of code. Aimed specifically to developers, Building Findable Websites is 264 pages based on several topics. This isn’t a regular SEO book, but teaches “findability” through good coding practices, including...
Read more…Review of Clientophilic Freelancing
Clientophilic Freelancing by Shoaib Hussain is a unique kind of freelance book. Instead of talking about business and marketing tactics, Clientophilic Freelancing instead focuses on the way you interact with the client. Basically, a clientophilic freelancer is one who interacts well with clients and easily attracts new ones. This book goes into a bit of...
Read more…Review of HTML5 For Web Designers by Jeremy Keith
HTML5 for Web Designers by Jeremy Keith is a quick and informative 85 page mini-book all about our favorite development topic, HTML5. The book took me a couple of nights to read, but only because I was super short on time, so anyone could easily read the whole book in one or two sittings. The...
Read more…41 Questions To Ask Before You Start A Web Project
I first met Justin Davis of Madera Labs at PodCamp Nashville back in March. His session on user experience (2nd video down) was probably the most entertaining talk I’ve ever seen at a conference. So it was with pleasure that when he announced his eBook, I was able to get(beg for) an advanced copy in...
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