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• Why Do You Do What You Do?
  “Bye, bye daddy,” followed by blowing a kiss. Painting toes on 6 year old ballerinas. Listening to bad jokes and reading comics by a 9 year old professional detective. Fistfuls of Sour Patch kids and political discussions while playing Gears of War 3 with the most brilliant teen I’ve met. Hot coffee with a hotter […]
• Hide Your Email from the Spamming Bastards…
  If you’re like me, you get about 8 quadrillion spam emails a day. Unfortunately, when you design and develop websites for a living, you have to put your email address out there for those scraping, thieving robots that are out there, looking for your email address to add to databases that are sold to companies […]
• Facebook Page Design & The Freelance Designer – Worth It?
  I’ve been a freelancer for 14 years (or thereabouts) and there have been a lot of changes in that time. One of the biggest (obviously) is the whole social media thing. It’s been a game changer in a lot of ways. It’s a great way to connect with other freelancers, it’s good for promotion, it’s […]
• New All About Freelance Site Coming
  Yeah – I’ve been slack. But – cut me some slack. I’ve been trying to restructure my freelance business, become more profitable, and build a better base for my life and my family. Mission accomplished, mostly… But – I’ve been remiss in getting this site back to where it should be. I’ll start posting a […]
• Bye bye, Elance…
  Well – I’ve finally cut ties with Elance. I got kind of tired of paying monthly for something that was an afterthought and really not bringing in any sincere income. It’s not that it isn’t a good service, and there is certainly a place for it – but at this point in my career, I […]