The Holiday Season Slow-Down: The Importance of “Making a List”
As the holiday season begins, your freelance business may seem like its ending.
There are two schools of thought about end of the year work: You either have a lot because the company is trying to use up its budget, or you don’t get much because most of your clients are out of money or too wrapped up in other things (including their personal shopping).
How to Quote Projects for Work You’ve Never Done
Even when we list out our services on our portfolios, you’ll always get quote requests for something you’ve never done before. You can always refuse to do the project or hand these requests off to another freelancer. But, what if you’re actually interested in doing the work?
Motivational Quotations That Really Motivate
Think about how many sayings you’ve heard over the years. Most of them probably seem trite or corny, but almost everyone has one or two that have become more like personal philosophies. You might find yourself tossing in a few memorable quotes in regular conversation from time to time, or take on a few favorites as mantras for your personal or professional life.
Homemade Gift Series, Extra Edition: Photo Cubes
This is a last-minute extra addition to the homemade gift series. Sarah and I have gone back and forth for a long while about whether to post this one in the series, but when we showed the items to several people as we were making them, the comments from them were almost universal: “You need to show this to your readers, Trent!”
“What Font Should I Use?”: Five Principles for Choosing and Using Typefaces
For many beginners, the task of picking fonts is a mystifying process. There seem to be endless choices — from normal, conventional-looking fonts to novelty candy cane fonts and bunny fonts — with no way of understanding the options, only never-ending lists of categories and recommendations.
How to Add a Like Button to Your Facebook Tabs
Have you ever wondered how certain Facebook pages add Like buttons to their custom tabs? Look no further.
Many have asked me how sites like Threadless are able to add multiple Like buttons and comments to their Fan page, allowing visitors to buy, Like and comment on any t-shirt on their Shop tab.
What’s New for Web Designers – Dec. 2010
New apps and websites seem to be appearing on an almost daily basis, but trying to find the good ones among them can be tough, especially considering how many are not that great.spa
That’s why every month we research and showcase some of the best and latest resources available for web designers.
This month we’ve included nearly 30 new apps, fonts, and other useful (and entertaining) resources for designers from the past few weeks.
Using packed snow blocks as a base, teams of sculptors produce towering works of art that put your average snowman to shame. From abstract sculptures to full scale buildings, anything is possible when you combine tons of snow and talent. Once again, we present some spectacular snow sculptures from all over the world. So put down your carrot and snow shovel and check out these massive masterpieces!
Intelligently Browse RSS Feeds With NewsBlur
Are you overwhelmed with all the feeds you’ve subscribed to in your favorite RSS app such as Google Reader? Need a better way to keep up with the news and updates that are most important to you? There’s not enough time in the day to read all the new articles that are published across the net, but it can be hard to sort out the great from the forgettable articles.
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