Are “The Experts” Really Experts?
There’s been a lot of backlash lately against the terms “guru” and “expert”, especially when dealing with SEO and social media. Frankly, these terms have irked me for some time, but I’m glad to see this is finally catching on. What makes these people experts? And why are we so quick to jump and follow...
Read more…PodCamp Nashville 2010: The Place For Designers, Developers & Podcasters
This past Saturday, I attended PodCamp Nashville at Cadillac Ranch and it was a blast! There were several great sessions for everything from using WordPress for everything to social media to podcasting, and I was able to capture several photos, interviews and video recorded some of the best sessions (all with my awesome iPhone I...
Read more…Create a jQuery Plugin For Social Networking
So I was thinking about making a jQuery plugin for a while now, and then the opportunity to guest write here showed up, and I thought I would combine the two and write a tutorial on making a jQuery plugin! This is a plugin I actually just made, it will take a few input options...
Read more…10 Essential Plugins Every WordPress Blog Should Have
WordPress is known for being one of the most powerful open-source blogging platforms today. Not only does it work great for blogs–it also functions as a regular content management system, which also makes WordPress one of the most popular platforms. One of the reasons that makes WordPress so popular is the free plugin community. Plugins...
Read more…101 Things To Do In 2010 If You're A Freelance Developer
A great freelancer must always change their game. If we’re stuck doing the same thing over and over again, not only will we be bored with what we’re doing, we’ll eventually fall behind the curve of development and lose business. A New Year is a great excuse to stop doing bad habits and to start...
Read more…5 Ways To Use RSS Feeds That Aren't For Subscribing
With Feedburner’s BuzzBoost feature, you can turn any RSS feed into a neat auto-updating feature on your site. I use it for both my latest blog articles on my non-Wordpress based homepage and for all three of my Goodreads‘ book shelves you see to the right. Anything that has a feed to it can be...
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