How to answer a Craigslist Posting
by Greg on Jul.14, 2009, under software, tips, tools
Posting and answering posts on Craigslist are a part of everyday life now and I have had decent success getting people attention for both my company and personal life (not the missed connections, I’m married…). I’m talking about selling or buying anything. Anyway this was a document I was putting together internally for our sales efforts and thought it would be nice to share.
Reading and Nodding to…Effective Strategy To Estimating (design) Projects
by Greg on Jun.15, 2009, under software
So infrequently do I come across an article that I just read while nodding my head and verbally agreeing with the words throughout the whole thing. That might just be due to the fact that I should be reading more. But that is neither here nor there. This article by Sam Barnes articulately mapped out what I feel all clients and consultants should be cognizant of before starting a software project. I will be eagerly awaiting his next piece.
Enjoy!
Symphony 21
by Adam on May.06, 2009, under opensource, software, tools
There are a lot Content Management Systems(CMS) out there. Some are quite specialized for one purpose: Magento for e-commerce and more or less WordPress for blogs. Others are supposed to be a scaffolding that any designer can use to build almost anything, like Drupal. Each has it’s purpose in its own light, but when it comes to a great light weight and easy to use CMS, I must say that Symphony 21 is certainly one of the best.
Game Changing Inspiration – Wolfram
by Greg on May.04, 2009, under blog, business, software, startup
This weekend I was reading through some tech articles online trying to keep myself abreast of the latest and greatest in the tech world. I started to read about Dr. Stephen Wolfram, Wolfram|Alpha – An invention that could change the internet forever. It’s touted as the program that will be more significant than Google. What a bold statement.
Proposing Website Costs and Timelines with Integrity
by Adam on Apr.27, 2009, under business, software, tips
When a potential client asks me, “How much and how long?” a million questions start rushing to my head. A seemingly obvious thing to do first is to figure out what exactly it is that they want; however, that’s very rarely well defined. Let’s assume though that you have at least a decent idea of what it is that they want, estimating the costs involved is such a delicate balance.
