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- September 2, 2008
Diaries of a Freelancer - Day 69
Sixty-nine days into freelancing and I am truly a changed man. Why? Well, I can’t really get into that right now as I am too busy at the moment (billable hours remember?) so to keep you on the edge of your seats and give you a peep into my brain, here are is my list [...]
- August 1, 2008
Diaries of a Freelancer - Day 37
It’s been a month or so since I ditched the corporate life and decided to head for the freelance hills, despite my previous predictions of the good and the bad of freelancing things have been surprising me day by day.
Nothing has really turned out as expected but this is not a bad thing, it’s just [...]
- July 24, 2008
Good Websites are like a Good Cup of Coffee
I moved to Australia almost eight years ago. Since then I have become somewhat of a coffee connoisseur (or snob, depends on who you talk to) and no longer sit in ignorant bliss sipping back on Tim Horton’s coffee while downing a box of Timbits.
I now join in enthusiastically at international web conferences with fellow [...]
- July 9, 2008
Developing your Descriptions - Part 2, The Solution
In my last article, Developing your Descriptions (Part 1, The Problem), I discuss the importance of meta-data descriptions for all websites depending on any organic traffic through search engines.
I also briefly discussed some of the obstacles in getting this data implemented correctly on larger websites.These obstacles include:
Not understanding the negative impact of not including description [...]
- July 1, 2008
Google now Indexing Flash Content
It seems Google are really on a mission to uncover the invisible web with new announcements of algorithm tweaks here and there to improve their coverage and search engine results.
Today, Google announce the ability to begin indexing Flash files. Pretty big news really, and with the promises of executing JavaScript in the near future one [...]
- June 23, 2008
Diaries of a Freelancer - Day 1
Waking up at the crack of noon and stinking of stale beer, random memories flash through my head and I wonder how I even made it home last night. It all seemed harmless at first, leaving drinks at the local pub, but soon enough it was trays of shots, long clingy hugs goodbye and an [...]
