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May 29  08
Giveaways3 Comments

Yesterday, in an effort to keep you all in the loop, I posted a quick message about the court case and my involvement as a witness. As a result of the time and energy that this matter is taking I have decided to extend the deadlines for all competitions and giveaways that are taking place [...]

Extending the competition deadlines

May 28  08
PersonalNo Comments

Today I have the pleasure of being called as a witness in an ongoing court case. To cut a long story short, a friend of mine is suing his previous employer for breach of contract. I witnessed a conversation between my friend and his previous employer where the contract was clearly breached. Much as I [...]

Witness

May 27  08
Design3 Comments

I need some help with a very personal project. I’m looking for a beautiful uppercase letter E. More specifically, a very elaborate black letter script. Something that would make a great basis for a work of art, or that is a work of art in its own right. Those close to me will have probably [...]

Calling all typography junkies

May 26  08
Traffic8 Comments

May was always going to be a make or break kind of month. Ok, maybe that’s a little dramatic, but a lot of lessons about what does, and more importantly what doesn’t, work were learned in April. The plan for May was, and still is, a three pronged traffic attack. Content Giveaways Redesign I expected [...]

A sure fire way to bring fresh readers to your blog

May 22  08
Traffic20 Comments

It’s a well known fact that submitting your blog to a CSS showcase site can, if you get listed, send your traffic sky high and, in some cases, keep it sky high. This is because the majority of the A-List bloggers and so called trend setters cruise these sites for interesting blogs to link to. [...]

15 CSS showcase sites that will push your blog into the spotlight