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Monthly Archives: May 2011

Hiring A Freelancer Vs. Hiring A Company Web Designer

On my previous post, I listed down a few advantages and disadvantages between life as a freelance web designer or a company web designer.  I didn’t conclude it, because I feel there’s no right answer.  It highly depends on someone’s lifestyle preferences, economy, etc. I thought I would balance it with a list of pros [...]

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Earning A Living As A Freelancer Vs. Company Web Designer

I’ve been working as a web designer for a local company for 9 months now and I’ve been part-time freelancing since 2008 except for the brief time in early 2010 when it was my livelihood (possibly my most proudest moment to date).  So I have composed a ‘versus’ list which consists of the advantages and [...]

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10 Reasons Why You SHOULD Be On Facebook

I did a Google search on “reasons why you should be on Facebook” and I couldn’t find someone with a list of 10 reasons.  I did however, find “7 Reasons Why Web Designers Should Use Facebook Apps” and Four Reasons Why You Should Be On Facebook.  I did find several “top ten reasons why you [...]

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How To Create Custom-Shaped Pictures On Photoshop

Today I’m going to treat you guys to a short and simple Photoshop tutorial, and we’ll be using vector mask to create custom-shaped pictures.  I’m just going to pinch a few pictures on Flickr that are on the “Creative Commons-licensed content for commercial use, adaptation, modification or building upon” and we’ll be on our way. [...]

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Your New Website Has Been Completed…Your Job Is Not Done!

Once in a while I meet a client who literally panics when something goes wrong on their very new website, the immediate post-publish phase.  They tell me things like “business is slow because there must be a problem with the website”, etc. Several years ago while freelancing, I had a local client.  The situation I [...]

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    WYSIWYG! I'm a simple person trying to live the simplest life possible - it seems to be the most difficult thing to achieve! I'm an internet enthusiast and I've been a webmaster since early 2007. I like: blogging, developing sites using open source software, social media, computer games, '80s music, comedy & horror, animals, crunching on M&Ms peanut and Smarties!