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The price of design | via StyleJam
Design is not “making things pretty”, it’s defining the grammar you will use in your application to talk with your users. The designer needs to act as a filter between the entrepreneur and the public, translating a vision to an implementation. There’s a reason I chose the word “grammar”, it’s because most elements, like typography, the navigation, the grid system, the palette used and the general branding, should be common in all the pages: consistency … Continue reading
Ten Bucks | via Phil Baumann (on owning your business critical assets)
Here’s an excerpt from something so good I wish I would have written it myself. You’re a fool if you don’t click over and read the rest. It doesn’t matter if you’re a one-person shop or a multi-billion dollar company, there’s one facet of the Web that puts us all on parity: for ten bucks you can buy your own domain. You can have a million followers on Twitter but you still don’t own your … Continue reading
Facebook is a Ponzi Scheme :: Joseph Perla
We have spent hundreds, many have spent thousands or even more, experimenting with Facebook ads. They are worthless. Nobody ever looks at them, and nobody ever clicks on them. I just talked to someone who was trying to promote a book. He found it cost him over $100 in ads to sell one book. Moreover, as you increase your ad spending, people get used to the ads and just ignore them. So, your already low … Continue reading
A Writer Friendly Introduction To WordPress.
When I start something new, I like to go big. So for this inaugural post how to post, here are sixteen video tutorials geared to WordPress beginners–especially writers new to WordPress. All of the demos are narrated by yours truly. The Word[slinger]Press Intro Series For Writers1 Word(slinger)Press Tutorial 1 – WordPress Maintenance Mode Word(slinger)Press Tutorial 2 – How To Post Your First Entry Word(slinger)Press Tutorial 3 – Combat Spam With Akismet Word(slinger)Press Tutorial 4 – … Continue reading
