Do you doodle? Do you have to draw abstracts when you are talking on the phone on anything that’s handy? Does your mind work better when the idea takes form on that discarded napkin? Then take a moment with me to see how you can’t possibly live without thumb nailing.
Thumb nailing goes by many different [...]
The last time you went shopping or looking to buy a car, you were probably approached by a salesperson. And depending on the caliber of the business, it may have been someone very good or very bad at their job. Selling of tangible and non tangible goods attracts a lot of different kinds of people.
The [...]
Well, the dog days of summer are upon us (if you’re in the US at least) and the heat down here in Texas is soaring into the stratosphere.
For us here this is the time of year when no one really wants to get out in the heat and we certainly don’t want to dress for [...]
There 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 [...]
I am constantly looking for resources and places to go for fonts, articles, ideas and jobs. I asked Jon if I was the only one and he said no, we’re probably all like that. So I figured I should share some of the sites I have used and abused. These sites are all easy to [...]
Oprah calls them epiphanies and my best friend calls them light bulb moments. Whatever they are called, they are the seeds of inspiration that lead us down the paths of success whether in our personal or professional lives.
I used to ignore them as fleeting daydreams of things that would never happen, and then one day, [...]
Back to Basics: Your Task List
Usually, we wait until we’re overwhelmed with stuff to do, and then we’ll sit down and list everything we need to get done in the next day or two.
5 Reasons To Adopt A Freemium Model To Succeed
Software and information are both great markets. It doesn’t matter if it’s online software (Saas) or offline books/tapes/ebooks - Freemium/Premium is the way to go.
Designing An Accessible Site Without Losing Your Mind
One of the biggest mistakes I see from web designers is making accessibility more complicated than it actually is.
13 Most Unusual Search Engines You Should Remember
Every search engine listed here has some different way of searching or unusual presentation. Just a take a look at them and share your experience and thoughts with us.
Creating a Pure CSS Image Gallery with Descriptions
Today we are going to create a pure CSS image gallery, including a description of each image, from scratch. There are many advantages to using a CSS image gallery as opposed to a JavaScript gallery.
18 Travel Tips for International Freelancers
You may be good at what you do as a freelancer, but how good are you at international traveling?
How to Make Brand Champions
Brand Champions are advocates who promote and or refer your business to others. They are passionate about your brand and are active in your promotion.
Web-Based Tools for Optimizing, Formatting and Checking CSS
To ensure that your web pages render correctly and quickly, here’s a compilation of some of the best free, web-based CSS optimizers/compressors, code formatters, and validation services.
