March 9th, 2010
Last week I introduced you to the latest collaboration between Rockable Press and FreelanceSwitch, How to Write Great Copy for the Web by Donna Spencer. I am happy to announce that the book has been launched today and Rockin’ List members get a $5 discount on the digital book, bringing… read more
March 9th, 2010
Today at the Google’s Campfire One event at the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, the Internet search giant is launching its new app store for business, known as the Google Apps Marketplace.
Last week, we broke the story of today’s Google Apps Marketplace launch. We learned that it… read more
March 9th, 2010
Google’s call for medium-sized cities to pilot its high-speed broadband network has attracted the marketing wit of another locale: Greenville, South Carolina.
Citizens of Greenville have launched the “We Are Feeling Lucky” campaign – an obvious play on Google’s “I’m Feeling Lucky” button – an effort that will culminate in… read more
March 9th, 2010
Next Day Flyers has offered to give 1,000 business cards and $25 of printing credit to a lucky reader of Designm.ag.
If you’re not familiar with Next Day Flyers they provide offset printing services and specialize in quick printing, mailing and finishing marketing materials. They are available to print business … read more
March 9th, 2010
The Super Bowl may be long over, but Brand Battle 2010 continues to rage on, as yet another commercial is bit by the controversy bug — this time one of those adorable spots from E-Trade featuring a talking baby named “Lindsay.”
According to the New York Post, actress… read more
March 9th, 2010
Hulu struck a deal to host content from The NFL Network in January, including eight shows and highlights from every team in the National Football League. The network has been adding new content to the site ever since, and this week Hulu has posted an impressive 400 hours of… read more
March 9th, 2010
Today we’re announcing the winners of the UPrinting contest that we held on WDD for the past week.
Many thanks to all of you who participated. The response was great and we’ve got almost 500 comments.
Each of the 10 winners has won a set of 500 free business cards of their… read more
March 9th, 2010
By Jodi Friedman of MCP Actions: Photoshop Actions and Training
There are literally dozens of ways to saturate your colors in Photoshop. For this post I am going to focus on one way to pop colors using “Channel Mixer” adjustment layers.
To start with, locate an image that could benefit from more… read more
March 9th, 2010
This post is part of Mashable’s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark.
Name: ShiftPlanning
Quick Pitch: ShiftPlanning Provides free… read more
March 9th, 2010
Launch
Right off the bat, the introduction screen is new (after the splash screen “wobbles” into view). It’s wider with more options, like a link to the online resource center. There you’ll find video tutorials, starter solutions (more on that later) and access to consultants. They’re all extremely useful… read more
March 9th, 2010
Email communication has not changed much in the past decade, but the amount of email we get daily has grown exponentially. Be it relevant communication or spam, the sheer volume of emails received impacts our email productivity. Inboxes are inundated with too many newsletters, product updates and countless other services… read more
March 9th, 2010
The Foursquare platform currently caters to consumers and offers businesses the ability to provide specials. Today, however, we’re learning more information about a business dashboard — complete with checkin analytics — that’s being gradually rolled out to business owners.
While the dashboard is still an alpha product, it’s already able… read more
March 9th, 2010
Tweetie for Mac is the newest bonus edition to the MacHeist nanoBundle 2, which gives Mac users an opportunity to buy a variety of software for a discounted price. Additionally, buyers will also get early access to the pre-public beta for Tweetie 2 for Mac, plus a free… read more
March 9th, 2010
Rebecca Zook, whose current favorite fashion item is a sparkly ladybug necklace, is an online female math tutor who has been helping students get math into their brains for seven years. Her blog, Triangle Suitcase, is about unpacking the process of learning in all its complexity and delight.
Over… read more
March 9th, 2010
It’s been a while since I’ve posted some legit content. I have been very busy lately with work, freelance, running BoomSkins, etc. Recently I just finished my first iPhone specific website. It was created in an incredibly short time (less than a week) and generated it’s first sale within 15… read more
March 9th, 2010
Launching in beta today, Go Tribal tackles the other side of the equation from formal event services like Meetup or Plancast by helping members organize informal group plans. By identifying when users are free and available to hang out, Go Tribal hopes to eliminate some of the hassle involved… read more
March 9th, 2010
<pee, I love my setup, but everything that I really like about Mail has been added by plugins, and those plugins require a certain performance and stability sacrifice. It would be bittersweet to part with everything I've built there, but it would be a welcome change if it were a… read more
March 9th, 2010
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A chart or a graph is a visual representation of data, in which “the data are represented by symbols, such as bars, lines, or slices”. These symbols can represent tabular numeric data, functions or some kinds of qualitative structures. For one reason or another, a lot of freelancers use Charts… read more
March 9th, 2010
While the job is interesting and one gets to discover the latest about the Internet, blogging is no easy task. “Time is money” could not be any truer for bloggers; impossible deadlines put us under harsh time constraints. Due to this constraint, bloggers are always actively on the lookout for… read more
March 9th, 2010
This post is an excerpt from my eBook, The Blog Business Funnel. It teaches freelancers how to run a profitable freelance business, fed entirely by a healthy and thriving blog. This excerpt is from Chapter 7: Scaling Up. FreelanceSwitch readers can claim a special discount at the end of this… read more
March 9th, 2010
We’ve compiled 30+ excellent corporate WordPress themes from ThemeForest for your next corporate client. Either download the themes and customize them to your client’s needs or use these designs as inspiration to create a unique WordPress template from scratch.
Corporate WordPress Themes
Dark n’ Clean
Agivee
idea Business Shop
Creative.Biz
Universal Business
Spacio WP
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March 9th, 2010
Long before you officially take the profession of graphic or web designer, your friends and family will support your ambitions by developing your talent. At first, your loved ones inspect your work and if they like what they see, you’ll get flooded with their requests for one page flyers, t-shirt… read more
March 8th, 2010
Foursquare is battling for your SXSW check-ins with a musical scavenger hunt. Rival Gowalla is going to go after them with free gadgets – specifically free Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus devices as part of a promotion the location-based social networking service is unveiling in conjunction… read more
