Web Design Reference

You would need to create your own comparison chart/spreadsheet based on your needs and fill in as you view each plan individually. A person may know they need to replace something, gets cavities frequently, never get cavities, want to get braces, or have molars that need to be removed. The deductibles and annual fees don't vary much between providers but the pricing of these things do and they are broken down for each plan.

brokensyllabus · at 8:11 PM

Judging by the discussion at Freelancer's Union, health insurance is hard to find at both an affordable price and with good benefits. Reading the forum will provide good advice from other freelancer's who have already used FU's services and have done some comparison shopping with other providers.

Freelancers appear to be having problems with the services to be offered by FU in 2009. A discussion from dissatisfied users goes into further details at http://upsetfu.blogspot.com/. Some users in the forum have found that in their particular situation, the cost and benefits works well. Reading specifics of other people's experiences will help you determine what will work for you. Freelancers are discussing other providers, such as...

Healthy New York (HNY)
FIC
Media Bistro

Qualifications for these plans can cause difficulty getting accepted. For example, HNY requires that...

income must be less than $2100/ mo
must have "lost" insurance (COBRA discontinued) or been without insurance for at least 12 months

Overall forum users are recommending...

to not go without insurance (get something while you are still deciding)
making sure that you qualify before applying (a non-refundable fee is charged to apply)
do not purchase the dental insurance through Freelancer's Union because the cost outweighs the benefits

Freelance Switch does a good job at explaining your health insurance options as a freelancer. Some are what has been mentioned above as well as a few additional ones.

brokensyllabus · at 5:29 PM

How Do You Measure Your SEO Campaign Success?

Blueprint Of A Successful SEO Campaign

Using XHTML/CSS for an Effective SEO Campaign

How to Price an SEO Campaign

The SEO Campaign Process

SEO Companies

That Agency

brokensyllabus · at 9:16 AM

Top 50 Fastest-Growing Industries

http://www.careerinfonet.org/indview1.asp?id=&nodeid=45

brokensyllabus · at 3:52 PM

http://www.translate.com/Language_Tech_Center/Articles/Best_Practices_Marketing_Your_Brand_to_a_Global_Audiance.aspx

brokensyllabus · at 5:55 PM

Sites you can use to gather stats about your company...

Alexa.com

brokensyllabus · at 8:42 PM

Hear about a new site that features good design - a good one with unique content that really stands out?

I did...

Then I googled it.

When you google "grain edit", you get a list of sites to check out:

The actual site: Grain Edit - someone who collects design
Unplggd - home tech design
a new flickr profile to explore: http://www.flickr.com/people/grainspace/
Design Sponge - design blog
Josh Spear - trend spotting
ISO50 - designer portfolio and personal blog
BestWebGallery - web design gallery site
workalicious - a work space blog

A good mix of various design sites. They all will bring you to lots of other sites if you have several hours to kill. Some were new to me, some were sites that I visit regularly, and all were sites that if I never heard of, I would be glad I did. I think I may try this again although I guess it would be the same as going through someone's bookmarks-another thing I rarely do.

Googling "link: www.grainedit.com" just brought up another site...

Found which led to....

Sam Pott's Brooklyn Superhero Supply

brokensyllabus · at 7:55 PM

here is an example of a paid review written for reviewme.com at http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/01/06/review-wireflycom-and-free-mobile-cell-phones/

brokensyllabus · at 8:55 AM

Theme Forest

brokensyllabus · at 4:36 PM

http://tools.seobook.com/imme/

brokensyllabus · at 4:29 PM

See Ongoing SEO/SEM Management

brokensyllabus · at 4:02 PM

List of project management software

brokensyllabus · at 10:04 AM

Bargain shopping for office supplies?

Here are sites that can help get the best deal:

http://www.gotodaily.com/

Become an Online Power-Shopper

Business Lunches?

Buy $25 Restaurant Gift Cards for $2

Budgeting?

Five Best Personal Finance Tools

Wasabe

Buxfer

Mint

Quicken online

brokensyllabus · at 4:12 PM

Create profiles to feature your work on sites listed on 17 Websites to Boost Your Designer Profile

brokensyllabus · at 4:06 PM

Client Management

Managing Clients Expectations had these points...

"It’s up to you to put the phone to voice mail when your workday is at an end."

How to avoid promising too much, "...consider that every hour you give away is money your business is losing."

"let the client know that you’re giving extra time and why. You need to make it clear that this is a one-time occurrence and not something to be repeated, and let the client know that even when they get only what they contracted for, they are getting valuable service."

Some advice for specific types of clients can be found at 12 Breeds of Clients and How to Work With Them

Pricing

To determine a rate, use the Freelance Switch Calculator which helps calculate costs / # of hours you can bill a year.

In the beginning, give a basic timeline and estimate to make sure that the client can afford and time permits the project.

For fixed pricing, you will need more paperwork than with hourly pricing. Start with a baseline based on time estimated. You can use milestones (defined by specific set of features) to break up projects. Estimate for additional time and only charge for time worked.

Hourly rate is preferred and should definitely be expected when working at site.

Can read more about Hourly vs Fixed Pricing at freelanceswitch.com

Requirements Document

Create a design brief that "...clearly outlines what the client wants..." and "If at any time the client changes a requirement or asks for extra work which is not in the requirements document, then the freelancer has every right to charge a secondary fee for any extra work required." - A recommendation from The Price is Right

scope creep - when the client intentionally or unintentionally trys to change the original requirements of a project

Costs

sick days

holidays

hours developing and managing a business

insurance

unpaid invoices

taxes

rent

travel

computers

furniture

equipment

telephone

fax

internet

software

insurance

legal fees

accountant

office supplies

advertising

association fees

Estimating a Timeframe

Break project into small pieces. If you are having difficulty determining time, then break down smaller. Cushion each piece with extra time to create an overall cushion.

Both you and the client should agree on a clearly defined outcome in order to avoid wasting your time and breaking deadline.

Communicate each step. That way you will be informed if you are headed in the wrong direction right away.

Design Brief

The following is from Shawn Crowley's Ultimate Design Brief

Title:

Format: (pdf, eps, psd)

Budget:

Schedule:

What are you providing the designer with: (high resolution photographs, diagrams, etc.)

Format: (printer formatting specs)

Message objectives: (Hierarchy of copy messages, treatment of headlines, body copy, visuals, product samples, call-to-action)

Where to look for inspiration: Give brief examples of style / overall look you want the item to achieve. What aspects of the product or branding can be used as a starting point for the design? What feelings or metaphors reflect the spirit of your product or company?

What not to do: Also give examples of what the design shouldn’t include and what styles to avoid.

Project Management

Establish a clearly defined outcome.

Set a deadline that includes time of day.

Create a timeline.

"detailed timelines have a tendency to fall apart after a week or two, so it should be clear that it’s a flexible timeline."

Step By Step

Only set a deadline for the next step (one that can be completed in a day or less). When you are done, send to the client to demonstrate accountability. Then set a new deadline for next step. Communicating each step "...can actually make the project take longer, but in the end you’ll have a better product and the client will be happier. This continual feedback loop is actually integral to a successful project, and building it into the process makes sense."

Overall Time Management

“...'too busy' doing client work - an excuse that guarantees both feet stay on the treadmill. But even one or two hours a week spent honing your highest-value skills can take you up a notch, allowing you to charge more (and work less)." - Freelance Switch discusses The Point of Being a Freelancer

brokensyllabus · at 9:07 AM

DNN will write a copyright comment in the head of all your documents. If you like to remove these comments, here's what you do:

log in as host, go to host->host settings and uncheck the 'show copyright credits', this will remove those and other comments, including the version number in the title bar.

brokensyllabus · at 3:22 PM

http://www.howardesign.com/exp/ixd/index.php?post=10919

brokensyllabus · at 3:17 PM

http://www.peachpit.com/guides/guide.aspx?g=webdesign

brokensyllabus · at 9:23 PM

http://joshspear.com/ & http://undercurrent.com/

brokensyllabus · at 9:21 PM

For Designers

http://www.behance.net/

brokensyllabus · at 9:23 AM

Contribution: Product Attributes Sort Order v1.0

brokensyllabus · at 1:13 AM

Vintage Coffee Maker Ads

Ephemera Pool

Peskimo Portfolio - especially "The Bend Puts Bubbles in Your Brain"

Straws!

brokensyllabus · at 2:02 PM

Icons

35 Really Incredible Free Icon Sets

Bullets

Bullet Madness

brokensyllabus · at 1:46 PM

Working with Authorize.net AIM

http://forums.oscommerce.com/index.php?showtopic=314518

Authorize.net AIM module (motorcity)

Working with Authorize.net SIM

Authorize.net Simple Integration Method Support

Working with Paypal

http://forums.oscommerce.com/lofiversion/index.php?t128525.html

brokensyllabus · at 6:55 AM

Cyber Coders

brokensyllabus · at 6:23 PM

http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/shopsb/index.php?SS=6745241

brokensyllabus · at 6:20 PM

http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/trvlsb/

brokensyllabus · at 9:57 AM

Domain Name

Make sure the domain name resolves. Don't try to set up with numeric IP.

You will need to update the following files to update the domain information if you started with a different domain or used the IP address:

catalog/includes/configure.php
catalog/admin/includes/configure.php

OScommerce Set Up

Installation Guides

How to install an OScommerce Template

Setting Up OScommerce 2.2

Free Templates

13 Free OScommerce Templates

Open Source OScommerce Templates

brokensyllabus · at 8:11 AM

Help in setup SSL

OScommerce and SSL

OSC answers SSL set up

The SSL In OsCommerce Guide For The Innocent, SSL basics and how to apply to osC

brokensyllabus · at 7:54 AM

Request CSR from your hosting company

You will need this to manage your SSL. Your hosting company may charge you to generate one and could take a while in responding to your request or you may be able to generate one for free from your control panel with the click of a button.

Update Domain Records

Update your domain name information to match the information you submitted for your CSR.

Free SSL for Testing & Development

http://www.rapidssl.com/ssl-certificate-products/free-ssl/freessl.htm

http://www.instantssl.com/ssl-certificate-products/free-ssl-certificate.html

Buy SSL

from network solutions, thwate, verisign, or geotrust

Login and Manage SSL

Send verification information requested by SSL provider

Network Solutions

Wait for them to send you an email with the information that you need to provide them with.

Contact their verification department directly at 877-228-1023 if you have any questions.

OK the SSL & Receive The SSL Files

Send SSL files to hosting company to install

The SSL cert will be installed in a directory on your server along with the chaining certificate if applicable.

They will also install the key they generated.

They will then add certain statements known as directives to your Apache configure files. These tell Apache that the site has SSL encryption certification.

set up guides

networksolutions ssl set up guide

brokensyllabus · at 10:13 AM

Should you outsource any part of your SEO?

Providers

Link Building

http://www.cheapdirectorysubmission.com/

brokensyllabus · at 10:04 AM

Getting to Know Local SEO

brokensyllabus · at 8:44 PM

1. Whats is the difference between cellspacing and cellpadding?
2. If a page has to be loaded over all frames in window, what should be the value of TARGET attributes?
3. Which one of the following settlement is correct?
1. A table cannot contain another table
2. A Form can ve nested inside another form
3. Which element are table cells
4. List out tags that are support exclusively by IE and Netscape.
5. What tags are used to embed one html page inside another html page (without using frames)?
6. In dreamweaver what is used to apply same layout to my pages.
7. Which HTML tag is used to define an internal style sheet?
8. How do you define an inline style?

OR

Give me a description of your general SEO(search engine optimization) experience.
Do you currently do SEO on your own sites and give me some examples. Do you operate any blogs?
Do you currently do any freelance work and do you plan on continuing it?
Where do you think the SEO industry is headed?
What industry sites, blogs, and forums do you regularly read?
Have you attended any search related conferences?
What SEO tools do you regularly use?
What SEO areas are you weak and strong in, and give examples of both.
What areas do you think are currently the most important in organically ranking a site?
Do you have experience in copywriting and can you provide some writing samples?

brokensyllabus · at 7:53 PM

Take It Easy ?
While this:
* { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
may be the easiest way. Is it better to be more specific and not include everything?

Less Is More (Work)?
I create a css file to be imported every time called reset.css so it's never been an issue of more "work". I was under the understanding that the * does not have the benefits of being more specific and actually creates more work for the browser.

I will look into this and post my findings here.

brokensyllabus · at 8:48 AM

web design

general lists: Web Developer's Handbook
Top 71 CSS Menus Navigation Tabs
CSS, Photoshop, Design Tutorial Links
Best Sites of the Moment
53 CSS-Techniques You Couldn’t Live Without
50 Beautiful CSS-Based Web-Designs in 2006

Inspiration King
Portfolio Base
csstux
Css Reboot
CSS Elite
Logo Pond

other

brokensyllabus · at 8:42 AM

International Dialing Codes
ISO - Maintenance Agency for ISO 3166 country codes - English country names and code elements

Country Abbreviations

brokensyllabus · at 8:11 AM

Here are the bookmarks that have been helping me work with DNN over the past 3 months:

Let's Get It Started
How to install DotNetNuke 4.3.x
DotNetNuke Quick Start Guide Flash Videos | DNN Creative Magazine
Configuring DotNetNuke® before installation

DOT net nuke hosting - Install It! - DotNetNuke
http--www.dnncreative.com-Forum-tabid-88-forumid-13-postid-2127-view-topic-Default.aspx

DNN Improvements
How to install the FCKEditor in DotNetNuke. Text Editor.

DNN Modules (aka Plug-Ins, Widgets, Features, Add Ons)

Snowcovered.com : FavIcon by Terence Golla: Give your portals a professional customized appearance by adding a unique favicon file used by Internet Explorer and other browsers to display an icon next to your site URL in the address bar and faviortes folder. FavIcon also includes friendly security URLs like /Login, /Admin and /Logout.
Snowcovered.com : Free Tell A Friend/Social Web Site Module by Eric Shafer: This module allows you to cusomtize a mailto tag and various links and automatically inserts the current page URL.
Snowcovered.com : Testify! 1.0 by DNNDev.com: Easily display testimonials, reviews, comments, and quotes on your site in an attractive, professional, and highly flexible manner.
Snowcovered.com : Inventua HrefExchanger for DotNetNuke by Inventua: The Inventua HrefExchanger for DotNetNuke automatically swaps outgoing DotNetNuke URLs for friendly URLs, and incoming URLs for DotNetNuke URLs.
Snowcovered.com : Free 282 W3C Compliant CSS Containers by DotNetNukeContiners: 282 Containers in 141 Colors with Preview Images, W3C Compliant, CSS Only, No Images, SEO Search Engine Friendly
Snowcovered.com : Only $10 282 W3C Compliant CSS Containers by DotNetNukeContiners: 282 Containers in 141 Colors with Preview Images, W3C Compliant, CSS Only, No Images, Search Engine friendly
Snowcovered.com : MAS.ActionRedirect by Marcelo Sampaio: Tool to manage URL's to be redirected
Snowcovered.com : DNNMasters DNN SEO Pack (PA) by DNNMasters: If you want better Search Engine ranking you need KeepAlive, URL Rewrite, Custom 404 error, Custom Redirect, Friendly URL's. DNNMasters SEO Pack delivers all of it and more!
Ventrian Systems > Resources > Projects > Friendly Urls: DotNetNuke Modules, Skins, Skin Objects

Post to multiple sites

Multiple Website Management Test Home

Shadow: Inventua Web Site
Sharing Module data across multiple portals? > Nina's DotNetNuke Forums > eXtra Dimensions: Hey guys, I am currently evaluating DNN for a client... One requirement is as follows: I have multiple (parent) Portals. I develop a module that lists some content (for e.g. a list of restaurants and associated reviews of each restaurant).Now, I nee
Modules & Tools: DotNetNuke Modules and other DotNetNuke related downloads.
Installing DotNetNuke Portal for the first time!: Installing dnn for the first time [dotnetnuke] installing dotnetnuke portal for the first time!
multiple portals on same IIS server - ASP.NET Forums
still need help accessing dnn portal - ASP.NET Forums
Managing and Configuring DotNetNuke Portals as a Host Super User: How to manage and configure DotNetNuke portals. Assigning premium modules to a portal. How to configure site log, disk space, file types, skin upload, expiry date for each portal. DNN video tutorial.
Sharing Module data across multiple portals? > Nina's DotNetNuke Forums > eXtra Dimensions: Hey guys, I am currently evaluating DNN for a client... One requirement is as follows: I have multiple (parent) Portals. I develop a module that lists some content (for e.g. a list of restaurants and associated reviews of each restaurant).Now, I nee
EThuongmai > :: Products > Content Sharing > Product Information: DotNetNuke Modules Free Services Development Dot Net
DotNetNuke Portal Templates and the Site Wizard: How to use DotNetNuke Portal Templates and the Site Wizard. Covering creating and exporting a template. Installing a template using the site wizard and automatically when creating a portal. Using templates to transfer data from a localhost installation to a live website. Step by step DNN video tutorial.
Using DotNetNuke Portal Aliases: How to point multiple domain names to a portal. How to use portal alias when transferring a localhost installation to a live website. How to convert a child portal to a parent portal. Video tutorial covering DNN portal alias.
How to create DotNetNuke Portals (Parent and Child), DNN: Video tutorials. How to create parent and child portals using domains and sub-domains on a live website. Configuring DNS Nameserver settings, Host Headers, portal alias, and administering step by step.
DotNetNuke Parent, Child, Multiple Portals: How to create and configure Dot Net Nuke portals. Discussing the multiple portal method. using Parent and Child portals, the differences. Explanations of DNS, IIS, IP, Portal Alias settings. As well as administration functions in DNN.

Skin Ideas

Travel Skin by Dnncovered: DNN Covered
Free Skins > MyFirstSkin: Download DotNetNuke skins for free! No registration required.

DotNetNuke Marketplace - Vitality Skin Pack :: 2 Skins :: 3 Widths 1.0: Vitality Skin Pack :: 2 Skins :: 3 Widths 1.0
DotNetNuke Marketplace - PDA Skin 1.0: PDA Skin 1.0
Snowcovered.com : Imagination 7 Skins Pack by DnnCovered: Imagination skin pack is a fixed size skin fully eleborate the choice of dynamic business, the contents area is divided into panes such that the user can put contents in any desired format as per market trends. This skin is easy to deploy in DNN 3.x, DNN 4.x versions.
Snowcovered.com : Engage: Adaptive Skin by Engage Software: Designed and developed using pure XHTML/CSS, Includes 4 great color combinations, Two different widths, fixed width at 900px and 100% full width A total of 8 different skins and 6 containers, Compatible with DotNetNuke versions 3.x through 4.x, Search engine friendly, PSD file included
DotNetNuke Marketplace - Professional Skin Pack :: 12 Colours 1.0: Professional Skin Pack :: 12 Colours 1.0
How to create a DotNetNuke CSS skin from an XHTML template – part 1: How to convert a XHTML template to a DotNetNuke skin. Videos explain step by step. Covers creation of content panes, how to create a menu and adding the DotNetNuke tokens. Full adaption demonstrated, so you can convert the 1000s of free templates that are available.
Andreas 01 Free pure CSS DotNetNuke skin: Free DotNetNuke pure CSS XHTML compliant skin, Andreas 01. Download skin for DotNetNuke 4.4+. Comes with free site wizard template to quickly get you started using the skin.
DotNetNuke XHTML CSS free Skin Templates: Free DotNetNuke pure CSS XHTML compliant skin templates. For the latest 4.5+ versions of DNN. Use these free templates to learn css skinning.
Issue 25 – Pure CSS SEO Layouts for DotNetNuke skins: How to create pure CSS SEO xhtml skin layouts. Powerful and advanced techniques to help you beat the competition. Plus multiple skin layout techniques with minimal CSS code. Enhance your DNN skills with these video training tutorials
_DotNetNuke Skin Objects and Container Objects Dynamic Reference: DotNetNuke Skin Objects and Container Objects Dynamic Reference
__Create your first DotNetNuke Skin with Dreamweaver: Tips, tutorials, news, resources and general writing.
DotNetNuke Marketplace - Aurora (24 Skins) 01.00.00: Aurora (24 Skins) 01.00.00
DotNetNuke Marketplace - Aquilon Skin Pack 01.00.00: Aquilon Skin Pack 01.00.00
DotNetNuke CSS Skin Resources > Home: DotNetNuke CSS Skins, Free Skinning Resources and Downloads. All to help you create tableless skins for DNN.
XHTML SKINS > DNN Skins > 1024px: skins for dotnetnuke in valid xhtml
XHTML SKINS > Downloads: skins for dotnetnuke in valid xhtml
Free DotNetNuke Skin: Free DNN skin that uses CSS for the layout. No tables. DotNetNuke skin features accessibility, search engine friendly, print view, browser compatible, fluid design. Learn how to create a CSS skin. Simple Red Leaf Skin.
How to create a skin for DotNetNuke, Video Tutorial DNN: Video Tutorials demonstrating skinning for DotNetNuke. From initial setup to designing with tables, how to package a skin, menu design, xml and css file creation, Testing and releasing the skin.
dnnExperts > Skins / Containers > Optimized DNN 3.0 Skins
DotNetNuke CSS menu, how to configure the HouseMenu: How to install and configure the House of Nuke menu to a DotNetNuke skin. An alternative CSS menu system to the Solpart menu. Video tutorial providing step by step examples and benefits of the HouseMenu.
How to create a pure CSS skin in DotNetNuke - 9 Video Tutorials: DNN Creative Newsletters
How to create resizable text in DotNetNuke - part 10 - 5 Video Tutorials: Podcasting and DotNetNuke all the information you need to set up Podcasting with DNN.
Browser Quirks, Standard Compliance modes and Doc Types for DotNetNuke skins: Skinning. Setting up DotNetNuke for CSS compliance mode. Using XHTML Transitional. Provides a consistent look across the various browsers for your DNN skin.
Create your first DotNetNuke Skin with Dreamweaver: Tips, tutorials, news, resources and general writing.
Erwin Yulianto : Create a Simple DNN Container with CSS (Single Image)

Indexing/URLs/SEO

Making DNN Friendly URLs even more friendlier - ASP.NET Forums
How to Redirect a Web Page Using a 301 Redirect: what is a 301 redirect how to implement it
Is Dnn (dotnetnuke) Search Engine Friendly? - High Rankings Search Engine Optimization Forum: SEO forum for anyone looking to learn more about search marketing. For beginner SEOs through advanced. Come hang out with the best search marketers in the biz!
Venexus DotNetNuke Blog - Friday, December 02, 2005
Crafty Code - A Programming Blog: Tales of Technical Head Scratchers, and shared moments of inspiration

Marketing Yourself
Working with Vendors, Banners and Affiliates in DotNetNuke 4.3 and 3.3

Friday, December 19, 2008

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

related keywords

keywords tools

comparison tools

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Thursday, December 04, 2008

Monday, December 01, 2008

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Thursday, November 20, 2008

SEO Companies

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Friday, November 14, 2008

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Bargain shopping for office supplies?

Business Lunches?

Budgeting?

Monday, October 27, 2008

Client Management

Pricing

Requirements Document

Costs

Estimating a Timeframe

Design Brief

Project Management

Establish a clearly defined outcome.

Create a timeline.

Step By Step

Overall Time Management

Outsourcing SEO

Local SEO

Other Resources

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Thursday, October 09, 2008

Friday, October 03, 2008

For Designers

Wednesday, October 01, 2008

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Icons

Bullets

Working with Authorize.net AIM

Working with Authorize.net SIM

Working with Paypal

Monday, September 29, 2008

Domain Name

Installation Guides

Free Templates

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Request CSR from your hosting company

Update Domain Records

Free SSL for Testing & Development

Buy SSL

Login and Manage SSL

Send verification information requested by SSL provider

Network Solutions

OK the SSL & Receive The SSL Files

Send SSL files to hosting company to install

set up guides

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Providers

Link Building

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Monday, March 03, 2008

web design

banner ad design

blog tools

CMS

Color schemes

content

news feeds

copywriting

CSS

design elements

domain admin