Author Archives: Robin Cannon
The Golden Ratio – A Basic Intro And A Pedantic Question
It’s cool to know that when you put together a web page design you’re still using inspiration from two and half millennia ago. Yes, that blog you’re coding is drawing on the principles that went into the design of the Parthenon, principles of Euclidean geometry. Automatically makes you feel smarter just to hear that, doesn’t …
No, I Can’t Give You A Ballpark Figure!
How much does a car cost? What should I pay for a holiday? I’d like to buy a house, what’s a good price? Without further context, there’s no way that you can answer these questions. Yet freelancers are asked a similar question on a regular basis. You see a job spec that comprises no more …
iTunes, Not Facebook, Made Rage Number One
I’ll admit to a certain sense of glee that ‘Killing In The Name Of’ made it to Christmas number 1 in the UK. Forget about the fact that the campaign meant Sony had both the number 1 and number 2 records under contract, it’s not about who made the money. It’s just great to see …
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Is There Treasure In That Blog? Take Time To Find Out
It’s important to comment on other people’s blogs. It lets you get involved in the wider online conversation, you can bring people back to your own site, you develop links and a reputation. There’s a lot of articles out there on how to comment effectively. Most of them talk about the importance of using Google …
The Ultimate Freelance Job Search Page
Last week one of my long term contracts came to an end … a little more abruptly than I’d been expecting! No dissatisfaction with the quality of work, but the vagaries of the economic climate and the lack of job security that’s part of life for a freelancer. Means a busy time pitching, but luckily …