Archive for January, 2009

 

Blogstravaganza Day 4 – Free Advertising

Blogstravaganza Day 4 – Free Advertising

Up for grabs today are two free 125px advertising spots (for the period of one month) offered by my new Twitter friend, Farrhad. He runs a successful site called Let’s Sermo (Sermo is the Latin word for conversation) and has recently launched a new site with several other authors called The Blogging Park and is [...]

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Blogstravaganza Day 3 – Amazon.com Gift Certificates

Blogstravaganza Day 3 – Amazon.com Gift Certificates

It’s Day 3 and time for more prizes! Today Deb Ng of Freelance Writing Jobs is kindly offering a $25 Amazon.com gift certificate to one lucky reader!

Freelance Writing Jobs is an amazing network of blogs about writing, networking, business tips, and of course job hunting. It’s not just for those who called themselves “freelance writers” [...]

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Blogstravaganza Day 2 – Authority Blogger Membership

Blogstravaganza Day 2 – Authority Blogger Membership

Chris Garrett is one of my favorite bloggers and one of the nicest people I’ve met in this online world. He also happens to be one of the foremost experts on the business of new media, blogging and online marketing, and this fall he opened an online course called Authority Blogger that is awesome. It [...]

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Blogstravaganza Day 1 – Business Card and Canvas Print Giveaway

Blogstravaganza Day 1 – Business Card and Canvas Print Giveaway

I recently had some business cards done by UPrinting after I won them over at Pro Blog Design. I am very happy with them- the card stock is nice, the printing is perfect and their online proofing system was very easy to use. They offer a wide range of printing solutions- flyers, posters, banners, envelopes, [...]

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2 Year Blog Anniversary Giveaway

2 Year Blog Anniversary Giveaway

2 years ago I was working on getting a freelance web design business going, and had just discovered WordPress and begun tinkering around with customizing themes on several sites of mine, when suddenly I realized that randaclay.com should be converted to a blog. The static site with my (rather small) portfolio was not really generating [...]

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Principles of Design: The 80/20 Rule

Principles of Design: The 80/20 Rule

I received the book, Universal Principles of Designfor Christmas. This book was recommended as a foundational text for anyone interested in design, and after only getting through a portion of the book so far, I have to agree. The book has definitions, explanations and illustrations of 101 principles, and I am learning a lot as [...]

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Don’t Get Screwed by Online Service Providers

Don’t Get Screwed by Online Service Providers

If you’re into blogging or online business in any serious way, there will likely come a time when you will need an online service provider of some sort. Choosing to do business with someone online has some inherent risks that can end up biting you in the rear end if you’re not careful. Anyone can [...]

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