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time wasterI came across a great post by Jim Connolly this morning describing how he added a new income stream to his business and avoided time wasters in the process. What he said struck a nerve in me, and I feel what he said is too good not to share.

I would recommend reading the above linked article before continuing on, but if not, here is what I have to say about it.[...]

If you were to make a list of reasons why you should be blogging, what would that list consist of?  Some great reasons such as cheap marketing and customer interaction should obviously be mentioned, but what do you think the #1 reason would be? Put simply, the main reason why you should be blogging is [...]

Yesterday I noticed a sticker on the front of my newspaper.  It was an advertisement for a local bank that announced some “$3,000,000 savings spectacular”.  Not much else was mentioned in this advertisement, but a small QR code was inserted at the bottom. I have an Android phone with the QR Droid app installed, so [...]

This morning I decided to create and use my own personalized URL shortening service.  I have been using bit.ly for a long time, and while I find bit.ly to be a great service I wanted to try throwing links around that had my signature in them. There are several routes I could have taken to [...]

This video is true in every way possible.  If you own or operate a business then this is for you.  And this is especially true for freelance web designers/developers.  Enjoy! Mobile version All credit for this video goes to Scofield Editorial

I’m going to come right out and say that I hate how so many of these “social media experts” spout off about how nowadays you have to integrate yourself into the social web, that you and your business will be relegated to the halls of obscurity if you fail to do so.  I spend a [...]

To get a competitive edge in this world it can really help to have a solid educational background. It is no coincidence that the people who are most successful in their fields also have an extraordinary amount of knowledge and insight in their respective areas of expertise.  Anyone wishing to become a savvy internet guru [...]