Thursday, May 31, 2012

Layer Cake: turn PSD elements into images for websites/apps ? simply

Seriously this is a serious time saver for only 20 bucks. Here’s how it works: Name layer groups the same as the file you want to create for them Drop in your PSD Done! The extracted files are ready. Save, drag, copy or auto-repeat.

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Mujjo Launches the Originals Collection for Apple Devices + GIVEAWAY


Mujjo, famous for developing last winter?s ?must-have? touchscreen gloves, is about to launch its new project: sleeves made from a unique combination of 100% wool felt and high quality leather to protect the iPhone, iPad, Macbook Air and Macbook Pro in a fashionable way. We teamed up with them to give away three Macbook Air [...]

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Photoshop CS6 improvements

I’ve been trialing the beta of Photoshop CS6 for almost a week now and I must say, kudos Adobe, you finally have listened to the masses. By far their best release to date, mostly due to features we’ve all been longing for: layer searching, layer styles on groups, copy and paste shape attributes, and paragraph [...]

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Freelance Freedom 260: A Good Fit

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4 Simple Steps to Optimize Your Photos for Search Engines

You spend hours laboring over text, creating the perfect blog post. If you read TutorialBlog, then you also know the importance of including photos on your blog, too. But, how much time did you spend making sure that your images are SEO-optimized for the best performance? Photos can be more than eye-candy for readers, images [...]

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Twitter Marketing: Why You Don?t Need to Mass Follow Users

A few days ago Twitter�announced on their status blog�that all Twitter users are only allowed to follow a maximum of 1000�people a day.�This�rule was designed to cut�down on ‘follow spam’, the act of following many Twitter users in order to get them to follow you back or click on your links.
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Layer Cake: turn PSD elements into images for websites/apps ? simply

Seriously this is a serious time saver for only 20 bucks. Here’s how it works: Name layer groups the same as the file you want to create for them Drop in your PSD Done! The extracted files are ready. Save, drag, copy or auto-repeat.

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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

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9 Stand-Out Real Estate Themes for WordPress

A friend of mine just earned his real estate license and now he’s in the process of setting up office online. He’s already familiar with WordPress, so he came to me and asked if I had any advice on using WordPress for a real estate website. WordPress is really the hot ticket for building real [...]

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A/B Testing: What it is and How Your Site Can Benefit


Running a website is hard. It?s even harder when it?s your company?s main source of income. Whether you are an e-commerce site or a lead generation company, getting customers information is no easy task. With so many people hesitant to give their emails and phone numbers, it?s your company?s job to make sure they find [...]

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lia href="http://fontdeck.com/"Fontdeck webfonts: Real fonts for your website/a/li
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The Unhealthy Obsession With DoFollow Blog Links

If you don’t know what ‘dofollow’ means, read this first before continuing.
Many webmasters or bloggers are infatuated with dofollow blogs. Not everyone is obsessed with them, but there are many who spend time or money trying to leave keyword comments on dofollow blogs, in order to improve their website’s search engine rankings.
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Use an iPad at Your Trade Show Booth to Engage Consumers

Have you walked into your favorite retail store, restaurant, or mall recently only to see a shiny new iPad staring back at you? Businesses around the world are starting to realize the many benefits putting an iPad in their store offers. iPad, along with other tablets, are revolutionizing so many different industries, and it appears that businesses are beginning to take notice. With the coming trend of using an iPad at a physical location to engage consumers taking shape, why not take this idea one step further? Do you attend trade shows or industry conferences? Perhaps you even shell outContinue Reading

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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

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HOW TO: Create a Professional Logo For an App


In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to create a badge-styled logo for a fictional mobile application called Task App. We’ll be learning how to use Illustrator’s Blend tool. Preview of Final Results Download the PSD tutorialname.zip | 13 MB Download from Filesonic Download from Website How to Create a Professional Logo For an App [...]

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Mobile: A Serious Contender to the Desktop Computer


This is a guest post by Chris Kinsey�-�a Digital Designer for Sixth Story / @sixth_story – a UK based Branding & Communications agency based in Birmingham. He is fuelled by tea and charged with driving strategy and innovation to this forward thinking creative agency. Mobile is certainly the big craze at the moment in the [...]

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Urban inspiration ? tracking down the big exhibitions


A few days ago I was passing by the National Portrait Gallery in London. Two impressive queues were going round the corners of the building. It was sunny and just minutes to 10 am when the gallery opens. In London, it?s normal to have people queuing to visit an exhibition. And it has nothing to [...]

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Stylish 3D Text Effect | Photoshop CS5 Extended Tutorial

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The Unhealthy Obsession With DoFollow Blog Links

If you don’t know what ‘dofollow’ means, read this first before continuing.
Many webmasters or bloggers are infatuated with dofollow blogs. Not everyone is obsessed with them, but there are many who spend time or money trying to leave keyword comments on dofollow blogs, in order to improve their website’s search engine rankings.
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Monday, May 28, 2012

Photoshop basic tutorial - How To Crop Cut Edit Image + Background and Affects. 50 cent

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How to Achieve Your Goals by Changing the Way You Surf the Web

Everyone has their favorite way of using the internet. Many of us search to find�what we want, click in to�a specific website, read what’s available and click out. That’s not necessarily a bad thing because it’s efficient. We learn to tune out things we don’t need and go straight for what’s essential.
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IMcreator: Drag Drop to Create Your Own HTML Site

There is a common idea that, if you don?t have a Facebook profile, you don?t exist which is wrong but more and more people adhere to the global movement of being present on the miraculous network. Despite of that, in the near future or even in the present anyone who has a business must be [...]
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Top 5 iOS Apps for Business Users


One of the best things about being the owner of an Apple iPhone or iPad is that�you have instant access to thousands of different apps, many of which prove to�be invaluable once they’ve been downloaded and you’ve given them a once over.�If you’re a business professional then things gate even better because there are�some really [...]

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How to Create Successful Product Websites that People Love

You just launched a new product. You want people to tell others in their social network. You want word of it to spread like a virus from person to person, eventually resulting in more buzz, attention and sales.
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Sunday, May 27, 2012

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Twitter Marketing: Why You Don?t Need to Mass Follow Users

A few days ago Twitter�announced on their status blog�that all Twitter users are only allowed to follow a maximum of 1000�people a day.�This�rule was designed to cut�down on ‘follow spam’, the act of following many Twitter users in order to get them to follow you back or click on your links.
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Offscreen Magazine Giveaway

Excited to giveaway three (3) free copies of the beautiful Offscreen Magazine. For those unfamiliar, this beautiful magazine designed by Kai Brach, is a “new collectible magazine about the human side of interfaces.” The first edition boasts lovely layout, beautiful typography and interfaces with Dan Cederholm (Dribbble), Drew Wilson (pictos), Benjamin de Cock, and Andrew [...]

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5 Interactive JavaScript charts for your website

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9 Stand-Out Real Estate Themes for WordPress

A friend of mine just earned his real estate license and now he’s in the process of setting up office online. He’s already familiar with WordPress, so he came to me and asked if I had any advice on using WordPress for a real estate website. WordPress is really the hot ticket for building real [...]

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Cross-Browser Compatibility with CSS3

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Offscreen Magazine Giveaway

Excited to giveaway three (3) free copies of the beautiful Offscreen Magazine. For those unfamiliar, this beautiful magazine designed by Kai Brach, is a “new collectible magazine about the human side of interfaces.” The first edition boasts lovely layout, beautiful typography and interfaces with Dan Cederholm (Dribbble), Drew Wilson (pictos), Benjamin de Cock, and Andrew [...]

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5 Ways to Create PR Opportunities for Your Freelance Business

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pOne of the biggest challenges for freelancers just starting out is how to get more press and publicity for their business with few funds. As a one-person shop, you can#8217;t spend a fortune employing your own PR rep or a marketing guru./p
pThere are several D-I-Y strategies you can implement to generate positive publicity. What are PR opportunities for your freelance business? You may think PR is only for big companies, but even small freelance shops can benefit from taking advantage of newsworthy opportunities happening in your business, market, and industry./p
pHere are five ways to create PR opportunities for your freelance business./p
h31. Send press releases to relevant media outlets./h3
pDrafting a press release is the easy part. Read tips for a href="http://freelanceswitch.com/freelance-news/commentary-analysis/perfect-press-release/"crafting the perfect press release/a. But before you write one, consider factors such as what industry you#8217;re in and determine what the key trade publications and media outlets are in your industry. /p
pAs an example, if you#8217;re a photographer that specializes in weddings and family events, then you need to draft separate press releases#8211; perhaps one for a wedding or bridal magazine, and another one for parenting magazines. You#8217;ll need to do some research for each publication, finding the relevant news team or section editor. When you write or call them, make sure you sell your story by getting to the point of how a mention of your services in a story would be of interest to the publication#8217;s reading audience.span id="more-27870"/span/p
h32. Link your services to a current event./h3
pThe biggest question to answer when contacting media outlets is #8220;So, what?#8221; Why should the editor or journalist you talk to care about your story? First of all, it has to be a story in the first place. In journalism, this is often called the #8220;news hook#8221; or the lede. In these types of promotional strategies, here#8217;s what you do: when something relevant happens in your industry that#8217;s related to your business, try to latch on to the story./p
blockquote class="pullquote"pThe biggest question to answer when contacting media outlets is ?So, what?? Why should the editor or journalist you talk to care about your story?/p/blockquote
pWhile it certainly helps, your PR doesn#8217;t have to be directly linked to a trend, topical issue, or event. For example, when I finished a ghostwriting project related to parenting, career, and work-life balance for working moms, the author and I came up with a press release that opened with a mention of a popular movie at the time that raised and explored very similar issues./p
pAdding an essential news hook, or timely quality to your story, makes it appealing for editors and journalists, who can easily include it on their roster of articles to push out. And don#8217;t forget about a href="http://freelanceswitch.com/freelance-writing/the-sexy-art-of-writing-headlines-that-kill/"writing a compelling and catchy title or headline/a for your PR piece./p
h33. Present yourself as an expert in your field./h3
pOne particular resource to try is a href="http://www.helpareporter.com/"HARO/a, which is a website for connecting media contacts, writers, and journalists with the general public. The idea is simple: If you#8217;re a freelance web designer and want to find material for your design blog, you can hop on HARO and find an expert or various sources to interview for your piece. /p
pYou can also use HARO to offer yourself up as an expert in your field. Local newspapers and media outlets writing a story for a national audience will often try to pepper their stories with relevant quotes and stories that have a local angle. If you see something that#8217;s relevant to you, contact the query#8217;s author and let them know you#8217;d like to be interviewed as a source./p
pHARO is a convenient outlet since you can receive and distribute queries online, but don#8217;t discount just picking up the phone and calling local papers and e-mailing journalists who write stories that cover your professional interests (most writers have a byline with contact details). You can offer yourself as a case study for profiles, as well as be a source for technical information when they need it. Make yourself indispensable to your local media./p
h34. Develop links to local community groups and business networks./h3
pGet involved with your community by offering to do sponsorships or volunteer work. You can also offer to give a talk about what you do. Don#8217;t discount sites like a href="http://www.skillshare.com/"Skillshare/a and a href="http://www.meetup.com/"Meetup/a, which let you organize group sessions and reach a wider audience./p
pSetting aside some charity work (e.g., if you#8217;re a freelance web designer, offering to tweak a nonprofit#8217;s website for free) can also be part of your social responsibility efforts for your business. Not only is it beneficial for your community, but also a great way to expand your portfolio and get your name out in the media./p
h35. Offer to write guest posts at major media outlets and comment on stories./h3
pWriting guest articles, posts, and op-eds can be time-consuming, but it can be a wonderful way for you to reach out to the public about your expertise. Don#8217;t mention your services or business in the story itself. Instead, focus on writing a compelling piece and presenting yourself as an authority on the topic you are writing about. /p
pCheck your facts, get your article edited, and make sure you always keep your audience in mind when you write. If it#8217;s an op-ed, make sure you take a strong position and argue it well; media outlets asking you for an op-ed are hoping to generate discussion and debate among its readers. /p
pThe byline is where you can do a little more advertising. Make sure you include your business name, website, and other contact details (many writers leave their Twitter accounts or other social media links), and keep it short and sweet./p
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5 Ways to Create PR Opportunities for Your Freelance Business

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pOne of the biggest challenges for freelancers just starting out is how to get more press and publicity for their business with few funds. As a one-person shop, you can#8217;t spend a fortune employing your own PR rep or a marketing guru./p
pThere are several D-I-Y strategies you can implement to generate positive publicity. What are PR opportunities for your freelance business? You may think PR is only for big companies, but even small freelance shops can benefit from taking advantage of newsworthy opportunities happening in your business, market, and industry./p
pHere are five ways to create PR opportunities for your freelance business./p
h31. Send press releases to relevant media outlets./h3
pDrafting a press release is the easy part. Read tips for a href="http://freelanceswitch.com/freelance-news/commentary-analysis/perfect-press-release/"crafting the perfect press release/a. But before you write one, consider factors such as what industry you#8217;re in and determine what the key trade publications and media outlets are in your industry. /p
pAs an example, if you#8217;re a photographer that specializes in weddings and family events, then you need to draft separate press releases#8211; perhaps one for a wedding or bridal magazine, and another one for parenting magazines. You#8217;ll need to do some research for each publication, finding the relevant news team or section editor. When you write or call them, make sure you sell your story by getting to the point of how a mention of your services in a story would be of interest to the publication#8217;s reading audience.span id="more-27870"/span/p
h32. Link your services to a current event./h3
pThe biggest question to answer when contacting media outlets is #8220;So, what?#8221; Why should the editor or journalist you talk to care about your story? First of all, it has to be a story in the first place. In journalism, this is often called the #8220;news hook#8221; or the lede. In these types of promotional strategies, here#8217;s what you do: when something relevant happens in your industry that#8217;s related to your business, try to latch on to the story./p
blockquote class="pullquote"pThe biggest question to answer when contacting media outlets is ?So, what?? Why should the editor or journalist you talk to care about your story?/p/blockquote
pWhile it certainly helps, your PR doesn#8217;t have to be directly linked to a trend, topical issue, or event. For example, when I finished a ghostwriting project related to parenting, career, and work-life balance for working moms, the author and I came up with a press release that opened with a mention of a popular movie at the time that raised and explored very similar issues./p
pAdding an essential news hook, or timely quality to your story, makes it appealing for editors and journalists, who can easily include it on their roster of articles to push out. And don#8217;t forget about a href="http://freelanceswitch.com/freelance-writing/the-sexy-art-of-writing-headlines-that-kill/"writing a compelling and catchy title or headline/a for your PR piece./p
h33. Present yourself as an expert in your field./h3
pOne particular resource to try is a href="http://www.helpareporter.com/"HARO/a, which is a website for connecting media contacts, writers, and journalists with the general public. The idea is simple: If you#8217;re a freelance web designer and want to find material for your design blog, you can hop on HARO and find an expert or various sources to interview for your piece. /p
pYou can also use HARO to offer yourself up as an expert in your field. Local newspapers and media outlets writing a story for a national audience will often try to pepper their stories with relevant quotes and stories that have a local angle. If you see something that#8217;s relevant to you, contact the query#8217;s author and let them know you#8217;d like to be interviewed as a source./p
pHARO is a convenient outlet since you can receive and distribute queries online, but don#8217;t discount just picking up the phone and calling local papers and e-mailing journalists who write stories that cover your professional interests (most writers have a byline with contact details). You can offer yourself as a case study for profiles, as well as be a source for technical information when they need it. Make yourself indispensable to your local media./p
h34. Develop links to local community groups and business networks./h3
pGet involved with your community by offering to do sponsorships or volunteer work. You can also offer to give a talk about what you do. Don#8217;t discount sites like a href="http://www.skillshare.com/"Skillshare/a and a href="http://www.meetup.com/"Meetup/a, which let you organize group sessions and reach a wider audience./p
pSetting aside some charity work (e.g., if you#8217;re a freelance web designer, offering to tweak a nonprofit#8217;s website for free) can also be part of your social responsibility efforts for your business. Not only is it beneficial for your community, but also a great way to expand your portfolio and get your name out in the media./p
h35. Offer to write guest posts at major media outlets and comment on stories./h3
pWriting guest articles, posts, and op-eds can be time-consuming, but it can be a wonderful way for you to reach out to the public about your expertise. Don#8217;t mention your services or business in the story itself. Instead, focus on writing a compelling piece and presenting yourself as an authority on the topic you are writing about. /p
pCheck your facts, get your article edited, and make sure you always keep your audience in mind when you write. If it#8217;s an op-ed, make sure you take a strong position and argue it well; media outlets asking you for an op-ed are hoping to generate discussion and debate among its readers. /p
pThe byline is where you can do a little more advertising. Make sure you include your business name, website, and other contact details (many writers leave their Twitter accounts or other social media links), and keep it short and sweet./p
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Video Pick: How To Find Good Clients

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