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10 minute preview of Freelance 101
I will be speaking at How Design’s Creative Freelancer Conference in June 2012. A few weeks ago I gave a 10 minute interview touching on the key topics I plan to cover during my talk. Check out the interview at Creative Freelancer Blog. Talk: Planning for the First Year of Freelance I started freelancing full time out of necessity during the dot bomb in 2001. There were no blogs on freelancing, no conferences, but I … Continue reading
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Events Calendar Pro 1.3.2
Need Help? Check out the Events Calendar PRO FAQ. If that doesn’t do it, then head over to the support forum. Please don’t email via our contact form or comment below, it won’t get to the right people. On to The Latest Release Hi folks. I’m happy to report that Events Calendar Pro 1.3.2 is officially complete. The update is a mix of minor new features and bug fixes. Here’s what you can expect: Features … Continue reading
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Event Calendar Pro 1.3.1
Need Help? Check out the Events Calendar PRO FAQ. If that doesn’t do it, then head over to the support forum. Please don’t email via our contact form or comment below, it won’t get to the right people. Events Calendar Pro 1.3.1 is officially out! A full list of features & bug fixes can be found over at CodeCanyon. We have been working to get this release extremely stable as we have begun on 2.0 … Continue reading
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Help us Speak at SXSW
As you all know, SXSW is one of the pinnacle conferences of our industry. Hopefully we’ll get to meet some of you there. Drop us a note if you are going! SXSW session picker voting has begun. Peter & I have two talks we are pitching, one on the business of technology and one of the business of people. We would really love your help in promoting them. Go sign up and vote. Leave excited … Continue reading
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Happy and High Performing Teams a la SXSW
Shane and I had a great time at South by Southwest (SXSW) this year. As the event slowly becomes more distant in my memory I’m attempting to post some of the learnings on the blog. In this post I’m going to address the session titled, 10 Strategies for Building a Happy and High Performing Team, lead by Beth Hallmark and Drew Scherz. Let me start by saying this was one of 2 sessions that we … Continue reading
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The HR Hobo Technique
Sometimes I really debate writing about some of our more successful techniques. What if someone actually takes our advice and does something with it? Make our competitors smarter? Then I remember that there really is enough work for all of us (I absolutly believe that) and I unclench my ass. The fact is that starting a conversation with a stranger is uncomfortable for most people. For the developers I know, it is often more so. … Continue reading
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Finding Sponsors
Freelance Camp Santa Cruz 2008 was exceptional, emotionally charged and a total win for our local community. The amount of interaction and support that came out of that event had a direct impact on the rebirth of the freelance / tech community that is rapidly growing in Santa Cruz today. It was a catalyst. If you are involved in the local community, or wish you were, I cannot imagine a more powerful way to get … Continue reading
