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Essential WordPress Plugins for Small- to Medium-Sized Businesses

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

Gone are the days where Dreamweaver (or FrontPage) was required to keep a company website up-to-date. WordPress is all the rage these days and allows my clients, small- to medium-sized business owners, the ability to maintain their company website with ease.

Posted in Charity, Design, Internet Safety, Small Biz Advice | 1 Comment »

Ribbons of Red Featured on Smashing Magazine

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

This week, Ribbons of Red was featured on Smashing Magazine for releasing an iPhone Vector Pack Freebie. The vector pack comes with several buttons, six different iPhone interfaces, and three keyboards. You can download the iPhone Vector Set for free at Smashing Magazine. This is a great way to present mobile websites or applications to [...]

Posted in Design, Freebies, News | No Comments »

FreelanceSuite Consumer Alert!

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Earlier this week, I posted a review on the new project management system, FreelanceSuite. I purchased it for $69.00, after loving the demo, but since the purchase have been very dissatisfied with the lack of support and the product’s bad functionality/usability. I requested a refund from FreelanceSuite, and it’s very important you read this (if [...]

Posted in Design, Freelance, Product Reviews | 11 Comments »

Product Review: FreelanceSuite

Monday, November 17th, 2008

Choosing your first project management system can be a daunting task, at least it has been for me. There are just so many choices out there both free and paid.

Posted in Design, Freelance, Product Reviews | 11 Comments »

Easy, FREE Ways to Organize Your Design Inspiration

Monday, November 10th, 2008

Successful web and graphic designers are constantly seeking inspiration for their projects and ideas. I admit, up until recently, I’ve been very bad about saving (and seriously organizing) websites, photos, graphic snippets, copy and other items I’ve found to be extremely inspiring. Thankfully, I gave Evernote a try and have been using it for my [...]

Posted in Design, Freelance | 1 Comment »

Palin As President: The Website

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

I’ll be the first to tell you, about 1,000 times, that I hate politics. I can’t wait until the election–not because I’m dying to cast my vote, but because I want it to end. I’m sick of all the cheesy he-said-she-said TV commercials and advertisements at every turn of a corner.

Posted in Design | 3 Comments »

Terracycle Caprisun/Kool-Aid: A drink pouch pencil case!

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

I don’t know about all of you, but when I was a kid, I lived off juice boxes. Caprisun, Kool-Aid, Juicy Juice… mmmm! I still love those drinks to this day!

Posted in Design, Going Green | 2 Comments »

Beautiful Magento Shopping Carts

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Lately, I have been getting more and more requests to do e-commerce websites. It seems that everyone is trying to sell products online these days. My weapon of choice is normally OpenCart, although it’s a bit hard, well… confusing to skin. It has too many identical folders that all mean different things. It’s weird. Take [...]

Posted in Design, Freelance | No Comments »

Fake Dogs Attract Attention For Lost Pets

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

Expat Pet Finder (www.expatpetfinder.com) is an online service that makes connections between people who have lost or found a pet dog or cat.

Posted in Design | 2 Comments »

Quarkbase: Know Everything About A Website

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Attention everyone! Have you ever been curious about your website’s status on the web? What about a competitor, potential client, or just one of your favorite websites? If so, your search is over! Check out http://www.quarkbase.com to learn about any website you’re interested in. Just type in a website name or URL to learn more [...]

Posted in Design, Freelance | No Comments »

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