Pick Entrepreneur or Employee

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Web Designer #1

Web Design tips: Be an Entrepreneur

Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs think different from the rest of the people. Often people think you are crazy. Many drop out of college and start their own business. Many have trouble with Authority and fitting into those systems. Not employable within a structure of authoritarians.

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What do we do?

Drop out of college and start a computer business in a garage and people call him Steve Jobs. Own a hamburger chain called Wendy’s where we are known as Dave Williams. College student creates an online community called Facebook by Mark Zuckerberg. Create a mashup of ideas into an online presence and call it Mashable by Pete Cashmore.

Who are we?

We go against the grain of society. We try to change the world. We find our own way, our own crowd, our own reward. It’s a tough road to be on but eventually we get there. Bit of a rebel.

Be Nice! Don’t take advice.

Being like someone else is not sustainable. Be yourself.

Only regrets are opportunities not taken. Risks not tried. Embrace failure. Love and embrace success. Don’t second guess yourself. You know you best. Be the best you!

Business ownership has the potential to be one of the most rewarding things a person can do if they choose to develop the mindset for it. Look for the loop  holes in the economy that fit your interests. Be consistent. Be Trustworthy. Be dependable. Commitment to do the work. Show up. Every day.

Learn from those who have what you want or are what you want to be. Surround yourself with entrepreneurial thinkers and doers. Are they where they want to be in life. Be the boss you always wished you had.

Escape into Joy!

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Readers

Reading positive uplifting books about your direction will inspire and encourage you on your path. Great way to change your mindset.   Making a Living Without a Job Pick Entrepreneur or Employee by Barbara Winter – Many years ago had the pleasure of hearing her talk and just now came back across her book again. Well worth the reading.

For Writers

Think about the reader first. How can you help the world be better.  Eight to ten posts or articles a day. Lots of work to make your brand ubiquitous. Rapid increase in volume. Find the gems. Produce the gems.

Employees

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Security. Willing to follow orders. Like structure. Likes 9 to 5. Fears unknown. Routine. Likes rules. The farmer as defined in ADD Success Stories Pick Entrepreneur or Employee Stick to what they are comfortable. Job Security. Less risky than owning a business. Getting paid to show up to work. Trading time for money. Join the masses. Everyone else is doing it. Conformity.

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Eileen Lud­wig of Web Design School brings to the world insights about com­put­ers, Web Design, Inter­net Tech­nolo­gies, Social Media Tools, Word­Press, Blog­ging, Face­book, LinkedIn, Twit­ter. She is owner of four sites: Pho­tog­ra­phy, Web Design School, Social Media School and Free­lance Tourist. Each are in dif­fer­ent stages of devel­op­ment and evolution.

We all gather in this place to share expe­ri­ences, strengths, and school of hard knocks, On Job Train­ing (OJT). We can use this space to explore and under­stand the trends and con­cepts both as a begin­ner and advanced user. Point­ing oth­ers in the right direc­tion when needed.

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How to Solve Problems

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Web Designer #1

Web Design Tips: Solve readers problems by sharing your solutions

Many times when I try to do something in web design, I start with a search. Sometimes quickly I figure out the solution. Most times it takes a lot of searching and digging to find what I want and how to do it. Others are looking for the same things. Provide them with Solutions.

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Write about how to do the task

We all discover creative ways to do things built on many others experiences. No one article gives us what we need. Create that article, post, tutorial.

Use the search words in your statistics from Jetpack statistics to find what people are reading and searching for on your site. What posts have the most views? What post have the most comments?

People are always looking for solutions. Make your solutions part of their answers.

Solutions

Eight Elements of Design stir imagination

Top Ten Web Design Tips

How to Install and Create Editorial Calendar

Tips and Tutorials for Bloggers

31 days Build a Better Blog

  1. Day 1 Elevator time to Introduce yourself
  2. Day 2 Lists Web Design School posts or topics
  3. Day 3 Promote other Bloggers on Web Design
  4. Day 4 Analyze successful Web Design School Sites
  5. Day 5 Email commenter to Web Design School Site
  6. Day 6 Read those who have paved the Blog Path
  7. Day 7 Link to other Niches on Web Design
  8. Day 8 Interlink post within the Web Design Site
  9. Day 9  Join  Forums Niche Groups on Web Design Topics
  10. Day 10 Alerts from Google on Web Design Keywords
  11. Day 11 Post Ideas about Web Design Topics
  12. Day 12 Create an Editorial Calendar
  13. Day 13 Malls Useful for Post Strategies
  14. Day 14 Key Page Update About Me
  15. Day 15 Blog Buddy
  16. Day 16 Solve Problems
  17. Day 18 Sneeze Page Links
  18. Day 19 Web Design Opinion
  19. Day 20 Comments Tips are part of your Brand
  20. Day 21 Breathe Life into Old Post
  21. Day 22 Make a Reader Famous
  22. Day 23 How to Interact with Readers, clients, and customers
  23. Day 26 Improve another Blog
  24. Day 27 Broken Links

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Eileen Lud­wig of Web Design School brings to the world insights about com­put­ers, Web Design, Inter­net Tech­nolo­gies, Social Media Tools, Word­Press, Blog­ging, Face­book, LinkedIn, Twit­ter. She is owner of four sites: Pho­tog­ra­phy, Web Design School, Social Media School and Free­lance Tourist. Each are in dif­fer­ent stages of devel­op­ment and evolution.

We all gather in this place to share expe­ri­ences, strengths, and school of hard knocks, On Job Train­ing (OJT). We can use this space to explore and under­stand the trends and con­cepts both as a begin­ner and advanced user. Point­ing oth­ers in the right direc­tion when needed.

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Predicting Trends Web Design 2012

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Web Designer #1

Web Design Tips: Economy Affects Budgets

Technology is changing. Places where web pages are being served up are multiple. Tablets, IPADS, Nooks, mobile phones, smart phones are all expecting to be able to see and read webpages. How does the Web Designer know everything? Finding the tools and ability to do design and development in a cost effective way becomes the driving force behind the work.

Enjoy the Ride

Content Management Systems (CMS) like WordPress with a multitude of developers creating plugins or widgets or themes allows the Web designer freedom. Freedom to put together a nice Website for both the simple and complex. For more complications make all sites easily accessible by many people with varying degrees of abilities is important. Many options for both the customer and the designer.

Learning HTML5, CSS3, PHP, and many other Internet technologies is an option. Technical Web Designers will have more opportunities on reduced budgets. Why? Because of their multitude of talents will allow them to be utilized for many tasks.

The Future looks bright for Technical Web Designers for the Web and all the Internet dependent devices and platforms. Find and teach yourself the right education for the future design. Research Web Design Trends or Predictions on the Internet to find out what others believe.

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Eileen Lud­wig of Web Design School brings to the world insights about com­put­ers, Web Design, Inter­net Tech­nolo­gies, Social Media Tools, Word­Press, Blog­ging, Face­book, LinkedIn, Twit­ter. She is owner of four sites: Pho­tog­ra­phy, Web Design School, Social Media School and Free­lance Tourist. Each are in dif­fer­ent stages of devel­op­ment and evolution.

We all gather in this place to share expe­ri­ences, strengths, and school of hard knocks, On Job Train­ing (OJT). We can use this space to explore and under­stand the trends and con­cepts both as a begin­ner and advanced user. Point­ing oth­ers in the right direc­tion when needed.

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Stop Censorship by the government on the Internet – SOPA

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Web Designer #1

Black out or use a ribbon on your sites Wednesday January 18 to protest forthcoming Internet blacklist legislation known as SOPA and PIPA.

The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) proposed by the U.S. House of Representatives and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) proposed by the U.S. Senate have the potential to severely cripple the free and open Internet.

To learn more about these devastating bills, and for information on how you can help to stop SOPA and PIPA, please visit the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Action Center.

Call your congress people to let them know this is unacceptable to the people

Many sites are participating in this world wide event

The largest online protest in history, to stop the internet censorship bills, SOPA & PIPA. Join in by blacking out your site and urging everyone you can reach to contact Congress now.

EXCELLENT visual of what this is all about from Oatmeal

From personal blogs to Wikipedia, sites all over the web — including this one — are asking you to help stop this dangerous legislation from being passed.

STOP THE INTERNET BLACKLIST LEGISLATION!

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Eileen Lud­wig of Web Design School brings to the world insights about com­put­ers, Web Design, Inter­net Tech­nolo­gies, Social Media Tools, Word­Press, Blog­ging, Face­book, LinkedIn, Twit­ter. She is owner of four sites: Pho­tog­ra­phy, Web Design School, Social Media School and Free­lance Tourist. Each are in dif­fer­ent stages of devel­op­ment and evolution.

We all gather in this place to share expe­ri­ences, strengths, and school of hard knocks, On Job Train­ing (OJT). We can use this space to explore and under­stand the trends and con­cepts both as a begin­ner and advanced user. Point­ing oth­ers in the right direc­tion when needed.

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Buy Problogger one or three ebooks Begin, Build, Online Marketing

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Web Designer #1

Update Dec 21, 2011

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Starting today we’re running a 50% discount for 3 days on any (or all) of 3 ProBlogger eBooks

Grab one or Grab All Three – But Don’t Delay

3 eBooks represent the 3 biggest needs – starting out, giving things a kick start when they’re slow and making money. So whatever your blogging goals are in 2012 I believe we’ve got you covered.

Sale ends in 3 days time on Friday 23 December at midnight US Eastern time

so don’t delay – they’ll all be full price again from 24th and into the new year.

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Reading Problogger’s book and going through the 31 days to a better blog, I have purchased and been using both of these ebooks to improve my blog. Best books out there for getting yourself going in the right direction.

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The 31 days to build a better blog breaks down what you want to do over 31 days. If you need to take 62 days, just do it. There are some days that it takes longer to research and build your posts. Each time you do this you will learn more and become better. Eventually you can help others to build their business sites too.

Many are going to WordPress blogs because they are easier for the customer. Not calling your site a blog makes it more versatile in the future. Doing this with a group makes it more meaningful but don’t let not having a group stop you. Announce on your own site you are doing this and invite others to join you.

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The copywriter book helps you make better copy. We are the new journalist of the future. Writing every day will make you better. The book is divide into sections:

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These books are better than going to a huge conference because you are learning from a pro who is willing to help and or connect you with others through forums, twitter, and facebook to keep all of us connected.

Buying and reading these ebook is the best smallest investment in yourself. Move yourself forward building a small and growing independent business.

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