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20 Must-Read Blogs For Freelance Writers

Posted June 24, 2008 in Tools/Resources, Writing 121 Rockin' Comments »

Businesswoman Writing in NotebookThe idea of this post comes from Steven’s recent post on freelance blogging. Freelance writing certainly has many advantages and can be rewarding too.

It goes without saying that in order to become a freelance writer, you gotta love writing. But you should also consistently work on sharpening your skills. And how do you do that? Reading well-written articles and blogs is a very good start! This can help you write innovative and appealing content.

Reading blogs with good writing is a must if you want to improve your skills as a writer/blogger. Keeping this in mind, I decided to list 20 blogs which should be on every freelance blogger’s RSS feed reading list. This is not a definitive list as there are many more good blogs and I can’t possibly name all of them. But still it’s a useful list which I hope you will enjoy. [Click Here to Read More...]

Creativity and Innovation vs. Predictability

Posted June 24, 2008 in freelancenews Add Comment »

Creativity and Innovation vs. Predictability
Web design is a creative art. We’ve all experienced situations where we’ve been wowed by a site with an exceptionally creativity design or functionality.

What To Do To Avoid Getting Ripped Off?

Posted June 23, 2008 in Business 15 Rockin' Comments »

How To Avoid Being Ripped-OffThere was a time when a handshake was a man’s bond. It was his signature of agreement to do the job or have the job done. There was no other commitment as strong nor as binding as a man’s word and a handshake on a deal.

But that was in the land before Internet and surfing the web and the fast paced business world all of us are trying to exist in. My problem is I grew up in the land of handshakes. Some days, you can go broke remembering the land of trust.

Most of us are honest, hardworking individuals just trying to put food on the table every week for our families. We don’t cheat on our taxes, and we put as much as we can in the Sunday offering plate.

But what happens when you take a job in good faith and get stiffed for the cash?

What recourse do you have and what steps can you take to avoid having it happen again?

I did some checking and came up with these suggestions for all of us. [Click Here to Read More...]

Top 60 Blogs for Freelance Writers

Posted June 22, 2008 in freelancenews Add Comment »

Top 60 Blogs for Freelance Writers
Excellent list of blogs for writers. From freelancing to copywriting blogs. Worth checking out!

Review Of U Printing – Fast And Affordable

Posted June 22, 2008 in Graphic Design, Tools/Resources 11 Rockin' Comments »

UPrintingI’ve been thinking of getting new cards made for a while now but never really got around to it until UPrinting.com contacted me for a review of their services/products a couple weeks ago.

Yes this is a sponsored review, but I can honestly say I’m 100% happy with my new cards! :)

Of course in order to write a review of a product or service you need to try it first, or at least get samples. So I designed my cards and then ordered 1,000 from UPrinting.com (just like any customer would) and received my cards via UPS about a week and a half later. Ok, before I go on, here’s what they look like: [Click Here to Read More...]

Free Glossy Blogging Icons Set for Bloggers

Posted June 22, 2008 in freelancenews Add Comment »

Free Glossy Blogging Icons Set for Bloggers
There are total 12 shiny and modern icons for your blogs. It comes with 3 sizes, 24×24, 36×36 and 48×48 in png format.

300+ Vintage Style Textures and Photoshop Brushes

Posted June 22, 2008 in freelancenews Add Comment »

300+ Vintage Style Textures and Photoshop Brushes
This particular style often uses design elements that look like they were found in the attic of an old house dating back to the 1920’s, 30’s, or 40’s.

80 Graphic Design Links You Can’t Live Without

Posted June 22, 2008 in freelancenews Add Comment »

80 Graphic Design Links You Can’t Live Without
A nice collection of graphic design links and web design links. A list every designer should check out. You are bound to find some cool new sites from this list.

Useful WordPress Tricks

Posted June 22, 2008 in freelancenews 2 Rockin' Comments »

Useful WordPress Tricks
“…i decided to make a list of useful WordPress tricks and you are probably already using some of them, if not going to when making a WordPress theme.”

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