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Completely usless twitter feature >

The feature in Twitter that suggests people to follow seems to be more like a gossip magazine cover than anything really useful. I have no interest in following any of More…


Hubble’s Latest Photos Will Blow Your Mind >

An image of a pillar of gas and dust. Called the Cone Nebula (NGC 2264) because in ground-based images it has a conical shape, this giant pillar resides in a More…


How to Avoid Blog Overload: The Basics >

As defined: blog [blog] A weblog. intr.v. blogged, blog-ging, blogs to write entries in, add material to, or maintain a weblog. overload [v. oh-ver-lohd; n. oh-ver-lohd] (used with object) to More…


Skills to Being a Better Entrepreneur: Part 4 >

Skill #4: Financial and Employee Management is Daily Task Do you know how much cash you have in the bank? Do you know who owes you money and how late More…


Skills to Being a Better Entrepreneur: Part 3 >

Skill #3: Be a Squeaky Wheel – Ask, Ask, and Ask Again! This is a skill I learned from my kids. Keep asking for what you want and you’re bound More…


Skills to Being a Better Entrepreneur: Part 2 >

Skill #2: Get Out From Behind Your Desk There is no business on the planet that doesn’t require some human contact. Chances are your business demands human contact. That’s a More…


Skills to Being a Better Entrepreneur: Part 1 >

This is the first in a series of posts that I’m writing on entrepreneurial skills. I’ve written a lot on this topic before but the fundamentals always remain the same. More…


Drinking the entrepreneurial kool-aid >

There is a dangerous culture to the web world we live in. It’s the belief that as a web entrepreneur you can have success without making money. The recent article More…


Retailers Are Getting Smarter About Email >

Lately, I’ve been feeling bombarded by the constant email offers I receive from large retailers – enough to want to simply  unsubscribe from all of them. However, when I started More…


Solving the Hourly Rates vs. Project Fee Problem >

Every web design and digital marketing consultant is going to have to solve the pricing problem at some time or another. This is not an easy problem to solve but More…


Art & Copy: The Movie >

I haven’t seen this movie yet but it looks like it’s in the genre of Helvetica and Objectified. It’s a commentary on advertising and inspiration. From the trailer… “ART & More…


Elance and Odesk tracks jobs in demand >

This tracking table shows which jobs are still on the rise in terms of demand and which ones are falling out of favor. Delighted to see that almost everything on More…