Weekly Mash UP #38: Topics Blogging, Web Design, Freelance, and WordPress

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Skins for Thesis ThemeIt’s the start of a new week and to help get you through another week of work, I have collected a great collection of community news articles and all listed in our Weekly Mash Up.

This week’s Mash Up has some great articles in blogging, design, web design, freelance, and WordPress. The articles talk about about responsive typography, black & white web design SASS, CSS3 Tool Tips, and few more great topics to read about.

So check out these great articles and let us know what you think.

The Mash Up

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Blogging

10 Lessons Learnt from Gaining 120,000 More Visitors in One Year by Guest Blogging – Daily Blog Tips

www.dailyblogtips.com11/26/12

“Guest blogging is the hot thing now; from newbie bloggers to top brands, everyone has realized how powerful guest blogging is and are doing it as a result. There’s a right and wrong way to do it, however. I started a guest …”

Design

Responsive Typography in Web Design DesignModo

designmodo.com11/30/12

“Responsive web typography is something quite new, so not many people know about it. The techniques used are still in development and you can’t find much about it on the internet.”

The Elegance & Authority of Black in Web Design – DesignModo

designmodo.com11/26/12

“Theory of black, not only about its visual presentation but also – what’s black from the point of view of physics and psychology. Article contain examples of stunning dark websites.”

How to get started with Sass | Webdesigner Depot

www.webdesignerdepot.com11/30/12

“There is one persistent problem with CSS; it doesn’t support variables. Each time you specify a color, for a block of text, or an image border, you have to repeat the hex code. When you want to change the color, you have to do …”

How to create a simple CSS3 tooltip | Webdesigner Depot

www.webdesignerdepot.com11/28/12

“Tooltips are a great way to show your user more information by simply hovering over an image or text. They can be used, for example, to provide captions for.”

Responsive Column Layouts – Web Designer Wall

webdesignerwall.com11/27/12

“Typically, to create a column layout, you would need to add the first or last classes to reset the margin space and clear the float. Today I’m going to share a very simple CSS trick to create a responsive column layout using …”

Freelance

5 Crucial Issues Overlooked By Freelance Graphic Designers

www.graphicdesignblog.org11/27/12

Freelance graphic designing is a preferred occupation for thousands of people. So how do you expect to stand out and thrive in such a competitive environment? Well, you no longer have to worry about that as we will point

7 Resources New Freelancers Can Use to Figure Out What to ChargeFreelance Switch

freelanceswitch.com11/29/12

“It’s possibly the most baffling question that faces new freelancers: What in the heck am I supposed to charge for …”

Build a Strong Yearly Marketing Plan for Your Marketing Plan for your Freelancing Business – Freelance Switch

freelanceswitch.com11/29/12

A strong marketing plan is simply one that helps guide you smoothly through another 12 months of marketing for your freelancing business.

Social Media

How Small Businesses Can Increase Sales through Social Media

www.instantshift.com12/1/12

Small businesses and businesses in general, can boost up their sales and increase customer retention and brand loyalty through using vast variety of social networking sites and their tools and options. How Small Businesses

WordPress

Easily Setup Your Website Using WordPress InstantShift

www.instantshift.com11/28/12

“While yesterday’s world required webmasters to have advanced programming skills, today’s world allows individuals to create websites in as little as a few, Web Designers and Developers Daily Resource.”

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About James

James spends most of his free time using social media and loves to teach others about design, web development, CSS, SEO, and social media. He is addicted to Wordpress, social media, and technology. You can reach him on his, personal website, Do not forget to follow him on Twitter @element321

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