If you’re based in the UK and self-employed you can save money by getting tax relief for your business expenses. If you pay for a service for business and private use (like your phone bill), the bill can be split so you get tax relief for the part that’s just for your business.
Tim Berners Lee talks at TED earlier this year highlighting the uses of open data and mash ups and the Open Data Movement:
Just to clarify a question a client asked me about website marketing. Basil Brush says “Would you add the meta keywords to my home page, then I’ll rank better in Google” – my response is “don’t waste your boom boom time Basil”! Meta keywords do not help you rank any better with search engines. Google has very publicly stated their algorithm ignores Meta keywords entirely.
It’s all very well advising clients to parachute a blog page into their website – and advise I do. But when it comes to the of process writing, many people are left scratching their heads.
And it’s understandable. Read More
Google has announced it’s waving goodbye to Google Wave – their web app for real time communication and collaboration. I feel like they have dangled the carrot in front of the donkey, let us bite and took it away. I feel I know where Google Wave has gone wrong though, it should have been Google Mail V2, not another App! But I still cant help feeling like Santas been, ate the cookies, drank the milk and left no presents!
WordPress blog 3.0.1 is released, that was quick! This maintenance release addresses about 50 minor issues and is the maintenance patch following the success of WordPress 3.0 – 11 million downloads in 42 days. Backup & then update automatically from the Dashboard > Updates menu in your site’s admin area. Full details
This weeks design critique is Neutron Creations by Elliot Jay Stocks. This design is both loud and minimal. Bright angular lines guide the eye to the main content areas which have lovely typography. It’s a grid design based on fragmented Cubism principles, Lets Discuss.
As a freelance web designer you’ll do well to have certain specialities in your sector. As such, it’s best to be great at a handful of skills, rather than spread yourself thinner than a squashed jellybean. So don’t be the jack of all trades, be the jack of a specific trade and outsource work. Read More