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What I learned from my own websites in 2013

What I learned from my own websites in 2013 image

I edited, updated, and improved my websites a lot during 2013. Here’s what I learned in the process.

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My New Facebooking Plan for 1Q 2014

My New Facebooking Plan for 1Q 2014 image

My latest social media experiment involves spending time away.

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Simple advice to absolute beginners with business blogs in 2014

Simple advice to absolute beginners with business blogs in 2014 image

If you’re a blogging beginner, use these tips to get started quickly and effectively.

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How I keep myself on target: 5 steps to an easier to-do list

How I keep myself on target: 5 steps to an easier to-do list image

In which I show you the method that has been most successful in keeping me on track, completing to-do list items.

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Looking for a web designer? Find a professional web designer easily

Looking for a web designer? Find a professional web designer easily image

Learn how to find and evaluate a web designer in the current competitive market.

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How to choose a content management system for your website

How to choose a content management system for your website image

Learn how to pick from the many software packages that allow you to publish websites and web pages. Find out common pitfalls as well as signs of an effective content management system (CMS).

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Free Retina Wallpaper: Retinearth

Free Retina Wallpaper: Retinearth image

A free wallpaper image that is optimal for high-resolution retina displays.

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For Web Designers: How to Pitch a Website

For Web Designers: How to Pitch a Website image

How to pitch a website in a way that helps people understand what websites can really do for them.

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My Proudest Moments as a Web Designer

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I’m a proud daddy of three now. My daughter Lucy Jane was born two months ago, and I love to hold her, try to make her smile, and imagine what she’ll be like when she grows up.

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Conquer your website writing mental block with this quick exercise

Conquer your website writing mental block with this quick exercise image

If you already have a website that’s not generating much traffic, and wish there was more you could do about it, this simple exercise may surprise you.

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Buying into the Social Media Machine: Are you a happy customer?

Buying into the Social Media Machine: Are you a happy customer? image

Let’s say you invited a salesman in one day, and he sat you down and convinced you to purchase a new invention called a “Social Media Machine.”

“Everyone’s buying them! Customers demand them,” he said, shortly before you wrote out the check.

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My Secret Ingredient: Timelessness, Simplicity, and Elegance in Web Design

My Secret Ingredient: Timelessness, Simplicity, and Elegance in Web Design image

Occasionally a customer of one of my clients will contact me to tell me why they like my client’s website. I love it when that happens! Here is what I usually learn from them…

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