Free open source Wordpress theme consultation for self publishing writers

Everyone has at least one good book inside them. Or at least that is what the age old adage tells us. Sadly however, many of those books never see the light of day as a result of many writers simply not getting the publicity and attention they deserve. Blogging is the obvious answer to the publicity and attention question but, in the case of a writer, there is a very important cog in the blogging machine that needs to be oiled particularly well. The... Read More

Deconstructing the Tim Ferriss four hour work week

I’ll get straight to the point. The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss is a colossal waste of money. If you really have to read it grab the audio book version for free from Audible. They have a free trial that allows you download two free audio books and the Tim Ferriss best seller is on the list. If you do decide to grab a free copy let me know if you share my feeling of irony that the audio book is eight hours long. Presumably Ferriss... Read More

Getting Real

37 Signals put Getting Real, its guide to developing web-based applications, online where you can read it for free (normally $29). There’s some great business advice in there, even if you aren’t developing a web app. 37signals  Read More →

Free eBooks from Seth Godin

Seth Godin, prolific author and, according to Promo Magazine, “The Prime Minitster of Permission Marketing,” has posted two free ebooks to his blog. The first, KnockKnock, offers advice for creating a more successful website. Who’s There?, the second free ebook (a third ebook may be released by the end of September), tackles blogging. Don’t expect to find a nuts and bolts how to in either of these mini-books. They do offer... Read More

Stylin’ with CSS: A Designer’s Guide

When it comes to CSS, I’m a hack. I know what little I know from peeking under the hood, cutting and pasting, or repurposing free templates (like the great examples available at francey.org). But after three or four completely different blog designs (and at least half a dozen site redesigns before I started blogging), I’ve finally decided to learn CSS. I’ve tried a couple of books that didn’t work for me (the best was The... Read More