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December 12th, 2008
Have you set up, or are you about to set up a site where users can join/sign in/ register online?
What terms are you using for new and existing users? Here is a quick view of 30 different sites and the terms they use.
Posted in general, web, 17 Comments
December 9th, 2008
I’ve just finished reading The Principles of Successful Freelancing by Miles Burke.
The book is ideal for those who are about to enter the world of freelancing. It’s easy to read - only took around 4 hours to read cover to cover - and yet it’s packed with a lot of great information. The book covers everything from “deciding if freelancing is for you” to managing money, setting up, establishing hourly rates, winning clients and more.
The book also includes interviews with some well-known freelancers such as Derek Featherstone, Mark Boulton, Molly Holzschlag and Stephen Collins.
Some of the best advice in the book is based around knowing your strengths:
“An accountant or bookkeeper will bring your accounts under control much faster than you ever could, and they’re very likely to save you money as well. Let’s face it: we might be fantastic at with crafting standards-compliant XHTML, or designing very usable and nicely designed interfaces, but we aren’t on this planet to be accountants or lawyers.”
Posted in web, 2 Comments
November 27th, 2008
Web-blast is a huge end-of-year party for Sydney’s web community - bringing together web designers, web project managers, interface designers, information architects and other web professionals. Join a range of Sydney’s web communities and celebrate the end of year in style on Friday 5th December, 2008.
Tickets go on sale at 9am on Thursday 27th November (purchase online via the website). Get in early before we sell out!
Details
- What:
- Web-blast 08
- When:
- 5th December from 6:00pm to 11:50pm
- Where:
- Bar Broadway
Corner of Regent Street and Broadway, Sydney opposite UTS Tower.
- Entry:
- $12 per head
- ($10 per head for WIPA members only)
- Drinks:
- Free till the bar tab runs out
- Food:
- Free finger food provided
Proudly sponsored by
Meld Consulting: experience strategy, architecture & design
Happener: Recruitment specialists in the digital media industry
Gruden: interactive design & development agency
Free giveaways!
SitePoint has kindly offered us books to give away on the night. Make sure you bring a business card so you can win prizes!
Fun, practical and easy-to-understand books for web professionals.
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