“The Rise of the Creative Class”
Micro-entrepreneurship is a growing trend that has been identified by the media as “the freelance economy” or the “rise of the creative class&...
Month: April 2013
Too True to Be Good
Up to this point, I have used my platform to discuss the varying aspects of my graduate path into online communication and web design. I have stayed away from t...
A Fresh Approach to UCD
As my classmates and I quickly approach our final Fall semester, I’m beginning to panic. That’s natural, right? I’m a 42-year-old grad student...
A Crash Course in Git
As promised, I did a little info-seeking session to find out some information on Git. I’ve been hearing about it more and more as I’ve attempted to ...
RWD vs. Mobile-only Design
Here’s the question of the day: Is it better to to use responsive web design or design for the desktop and a mobile-only design? Responsive Web Design is ...
WowPress – There’s Still so Much to Learn
As I’ve started becoming more familiar with WordPress I am realizing a couple of things. Thing No.1: I have done so many things wrong in the past. Thing ...
As Long As We’re Talking About Business…
It’s not deliberately that I’ve decided to shift my topics from the nitty-gritty of coding to running a business. I think it have be a free-flowing ...
Relationships Are Key to Business Success
My husband and I have both owned and managed our own businesses and have learned quite a lot about succeeding on your own as small fish in a big sea. In very di...
Still a Freelancer at Heart
Almost a decade ago I threw in the towel on my freelance writing and design career to take on a full-time, work-for-someone-else gig as a high school English te...
Forget About Finding Your Audience – Create It!
I came across this video from Jason Fried, co-founder of 37Signals and co-author of the book I’m reading, Rework. In it, he discusses one of the factors t...