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Which Content Management System Should You Focus On?

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January 11, 2011

The web is a fantastic place filled with everything anyone could ever want. The problem becomes though, is that there can be too much to choose from and we often suffer from choice paralysis–where we freeze up and are unable to choose anything at all.

Choice is not something lacking in the development world either and because of this, it’s important to choose one or two platforms to focus on otherwise you run the risk of not being good at any of them.

If you’re a front-end developer like me, it’s important to realize that it’s no longer enough to specialize in HTML and CSS.

Without some kind of CMS knowledge, you’ll find it tough to find normal PSD to HTML/CSS jobs, at least ones that pay over $80 an hour.

So the problem now becomes, which content management system should you focus on? It can be quite confusing, so let’s take a look at a few and the pros and cons of each.

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12 Gifts Most Freelance Designers Only Dare to Dream About

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December 14, 2010

Sure, there are a number of items you could purchase and wrap up to place beneath your beloved freelance designer’s tree that would bring a smile to their face and warm their heart. Anyone can take a trip to the local art supply or computer store, or shop online for that perfect gift. I don’t intend to discourage you from expressing your appreciation in such a wonderful way.

But, if you’d like to blow the mind of the freelance designer you so greatly value this holiday season, why not make an attempt to fulfill this wish list? I’ve taken liberty to share with you the 12 gifts most freelance designers only dare to dream of. Enjoy my version of the 12 Days of Christmas:

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How To Speed Up your Coding Time

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December 6, 2010

Once you’ve learned about web standards, validation and semantics, the next important thing is to learn how to speed up your coding. By speeding up the time it takes to code a site, you’re able to both schedule in more projects and charge more for the work you do.

Of course, speed means nothing if you don’t continue to adhere to proper standards and you present a client with a buggy site. But there are a lot of great ways to increase coding speed without comprising quality, and a lot of times it’s possible to make better websites as well!

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20 Things To Do When You’re Not Coding

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April 8, 2010

There has been so much going on with my freelance for the past month that I’ve had little time to breathe. The lines between my work and personal life have blurred even more as I’ve been reading several great business books and listening to business podcasts on my downtime, as well as working on a huge personal project for you guys, called CodeSnipp.it. That said, up until this week, I saw very little coding time but instead spent my days doing a million other things dealing with business.

Even though development is my one and only business service, I can’t do that for 8 hours a day or I’d actually have no business to run. As freelance developers, there are several other things we should be doing both when we don’t have any client work to do and when we’re swamped. Having plenty of freelance projects is great, but if you only focus on the service part of your business, you’ll soon find yourself outdated and out of clients.

So what are some things we should be doing when we take a break from coding?

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