Chicago Web Analytics Meetup

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Kim, the organizer of the Chicago Web Analytics Meetup, offered me the role of Asst. Organizer, which I gladly accepted. Web Analytics goes hand-in-hand with web design, user experience, usability, and search engine optimization (SEO), all of which I am interested.
I sent out invitations to some [...]

Freelancing: How to Get Clients & Work

As I’m eight months into unemployment and the job search is moving slow, I’m considering doing some freelancing work to supplement my income and expose myself to more experience.
I’ve actually been freelancing for 14 years. However, the work I’ve performed for several small businesses work for my portfolio, but not my experience in freelancing (trust [...]

August Chicago Dreamweaver Meet-up Wrap-up

On Tuesday, August 12, the Chicago Dreamweaver Meet-up hosted a presentation on Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Linda Ryder, from Ryder Web Design & Development, presented a primer on CSS that also touched upon some of the more advanced topics, such as using a reset style sheet and which DTD to use (I learned about the [...]

Almost…

Now usually, I’m not one to fall for spam email. You know, the ones that look like they’re from legit sources, likely ones that you naturally deal with, only to point to some spammer’s site. But today, they got me.
I received an email (like the 300 others) that grabbed my attention. I acted upon this [...]

Remembering My First Usability Test

As I was working this morning, I happened to reminisce about my first exposure to a usability test.
Picture it, Chicago, Illinois, 1999. I was attending the Web99 conference at Navy Pier. One of the sessions was headed by Jared Spool. Jared is a comical, jovial and enthusiatic presenter that really drove the point home and [...]

FreelancerMagazine.com

Ran across this resource on Paul Boag’s boagworld.com site. While seemingly in its infancy, the site holds much promise in providing good information and guidance to new and prospective freelancers.
Check it out: FreelancerMagazine.com