Tag: blogs
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The financial value of side projects
At the start of the year I turned down an offer for one of my websites. But the buyer didn’t leave it at that, and I’ll share how things panned out.
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Paul Jarvis shares good advice for designers
Designer and writer Paul Jarvis has a useful website. Here are some posts and resources of interest, and some thoughts I agreed with. Paul talks about how to build an audience from scratch. Many of you are, or once were in this situation. If I found myself transported back to when I became self-employed eight…
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How to get 87,698 blog subscribers in five years
I started this blog in 2006, not really knowing what I was doing. According to FeedBurner stats, the RSS subscriber count has risen to 87,698, and here are a few things I’ve learned along the way. 1/ Focus on what you enjoy Two things here; focus and enjoyment. When you focus your content on a…
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One month of online advertising earnings
A number of people asked about my online ad earnings, so here they are for an average month in the hope that they’ll give guidance for your own ad income.
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Design blogs I subscribe to
Every few days I’ll drop by Google Reader Feedly to see what’s new on good blogs. Photo via Thinkstock @Issue Journal of Business & Design A List Apart Ace Jet 170 Ad Contrarian AisleOne Anagrama Beast Pieces Brand New Colossal Container List Creative Review Daniel Gray davidthedesigner design work life Frere-Jones FormFiftyFive Graphic Journey Hicksdesign…
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50 graphic design blogs
I compiled this list of design blogs back in 2007. Many are no longer updated, and I’ve since unsubscribed from quite a few. Here’s a more current selection. It can take time finding talented graphic designers, but it’s fair to say the best have a healthy online presence. So to make things easier, here are…