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...
Read more…Groundmap: the Social GeoTagging Platform. The Next Big Thing?
It’s not often (or ever) that I get the “inside” into anything new or cool. So I was delighted when I got to sit down with Eric Bieller, the co-founder of GroundMap, for a demo of their new social media platform and an interview. While I tend to be very wary of new social media sites....
Read more…The Ultimate List For Finding Freelance Design & Development Jobs (That really work & pay well too!)
I love money. (Who doesn’t?) And I love development work. Unfortunately so do billions of other web developers. It can be tough to find work in this economy, especially if you’re a new name to freelancing, and don’t know many studios or clients. While there are many “lists” out there for finding freelancing jobs, I’ve...
Read more…How to Become a Freelance Web Developer: A Six Month Plan
Nearly every day somebody asks me about how I got started as a freelance developer. Many people recognize that they would like to branch off into freelancing, but most don’t know where to begin. It’s this fear and uncertainty that keeps them from taking the plunge. Challenges like how to find clients, what to do...
Read more…Keeping Your Social Media Under Control
Today’s post is going to be short and sweet, but I’d thought I’d share this little tip. A lot of people wonder how I keep up writing on Twitter, facebook, Linkedin and sometimes myspace (just in case anyone is still on there). To be completely honest, I’m never really on any social networks, except maybe...
Read more…10 Unusual Tips For Gaining New Clients Through Social Media & The Web
I have a lot of potential clients ask me how I found their posting that they needed a freelancer. This leads me to believe they haven’t gotten much of a response from anyone; and that’s there’s an untapped resource for finding new clients. I’ll share some tips for finding new clients using social media that...
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