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  • The Journey of a Thousand Miles

    There’s a pretty tired cliché used all the time that goes something like this:

    The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
    Like all clichés it’s true while at the same time a bit trivial. In the case of building websites, this particular cliché can help teach one of the most important lessons to learn. Let me try to put it in terms of what we do: it’s not how you end a project that gives you success as a web designer/developer; it’s how you begin it.

  • GIMP 2.6.5 Review

    An acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program, GIMP is another word for “free, powerful image retouching software”.  Emphasis on the word free.  You may ask, “how well does a free, volunteer-managed photo editing app stand up to the pricier software options?”  Quite well.  Unlike most of the other freeware photo-editing applications, GIMP has the more […]

  • Don’t Be Afraid of the Third Party Solutions

    “I make everything in-house!” As the owner of a web-design business, hearing this exclamation from competitors puts a smile on my face. As a web design instructor, however, I admonish my students for the same declaration. I don’t know why so many web designers feel the need to try to make everything themselves. Maybe it’s the innate creativity flowing through their veins, or the fact that web design is a very artistic enterprise. Whatever the case, the philosophy that everything on a website should be proprietary costs designers time and money.

  • Software Review: Adobe Photoshop Elements 7

    Elements is a great choice for those web designers who want great functionality at a fraction of the Photoshop’s price. If you’re looking for a piece of photo editing software that doesn’t sacrifice features for simplicity, look no further than creative software giants Adobe’s Photoshop Elements program.

  • Web Design in a Recession

    I wrote a quick article today on what to expect in the web design business because of the recession we are now in. I’ve seen this before (in the last recession) and I also see what’s going on now … so I got some answers! I also give you some clues as to how to position yourself so you can actually profit in this environment.

  • How to Manage your Money

    A key part about having a successful web designed business is properly managing your money. This may seem like a boring topic, but it still crucial. In the following podcast, I walk you through some of my basic rules of money management.

  • Dreamweaver CS4 Video – CSS properties options.

    Hi, I just released a new video tutorial that introduces the new CSS option in the properties panel. In a nutshell, Dreamweaver CS4 has made it even easier to add and modify CSS code in your web pages. You can view my growing collection of Dreamweaver CS4 in the Dreamweaver section of killersites.com.

  • Dreamweaver CS4 and PHP – an overview.

    I wanted to announce that I just released a 6 page article on Dreamweaver CS4 … concentrating on it’s PHP and database features. You may or may not know that I’ve been a big advocate of PHP being a key skill that I think every web designer should learn. And so, it made sense to me to take a look at how the most popular web design software works with PHP.

  • Judging a Person’s Character

    In this session of the Business of Web Design, I teach you a few tricks that you can use to get an glimpse into the character of people you deal with. This may seem like a strange thing to talk about in a business course, but it is actually very important because who you deal with, will have a huge impact on the success or failure of your web design business.

  • Getting Paid for your Web Design Work

    Getting paid is a huge part of a web design business … actually any business! In this podcast, I go over a bunch of details about how to collect from and bill clients. … And a bunch of other stuff too.

  • Do Web Designers Need Drawing Skills?

    Most of the ideas for this series come from actual email questions put to me. Some of the questions delve into the basics of web design, while others may go into more advanced topics. This time around I’m answering a question from someone just looking to learn web design who wanted to know if they needed traditional pen-and-paper drawing skills in web design. Along the way, I explore a few other similar questions about web design related design skills.