{"id":4441,"date":"2012-01-29T01:29:02","date_gmt":"2012-01-29T07:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/?p=4441"},"modified":"2012-01-29T01:29:03","modified_gmt":"2012-01-29T07:29:03","slug":"weekly-mash-up-28-topics-in-blogging-design-development-freelance-and-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/2012\/01\/29\/weekly-mash-up-28-topics-in-blogging-design-development-freelance-and-inspiration\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Mash Up #28: Topics in Blogging Design, Development,  Freelance, and Inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s the start of a new week, so its time to share this week\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/2012\/01\/15\/weekly-mash-up-27-topics-in-blogging-content-creation-design-freelance-jquery-seo-and-wordpress\/\">Weekly Mash Up<\/a>. Last week was a great a week. I actually had the time to read a lot of great articles in the world of new media. Believe me, there were so many great articles last week, that I had a hard time figuring out what articles to share with you. But I finally was able to narrow the list down to my top favorites.<\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s Mash Up has twelve great articles. The topics include blogging tips, design, development, freelance and a collection of really photo manipulations. <\/p>\n<h3>Blogging Tips<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyblogtips.com\/6-actionable-tips-to-really-improve-your-blog-in-2012\/\">6 Actionable Tips to Really Improve Your Blog in 2012 &#8211; Daily Blog Tips<\/a><b><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"http:\/\/g.etfv.co\/http:\/\/www.dailyblogtips.com\/6-actionable-tips-to-really-improve-your-blog-in-2012\/\" \/><span style=\"padding-left: 10px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyblogtips.com\/6-actionable-tips-to-really-improve-your-blog-in-2012\/\">www.dailyblogtips.com<\/a><\/span><span style=\"padding-left: 10px\">1\/25\/12<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis post is just gonna give you the facts; no B.S. about \u201ctaking charge\u201d of your blog\u2019s success, just stuff you need to get done to rock it in 2012.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyblogtips.com\/the-two-biggest-guest-blogging-mistakes-you-can-make\/\">The Two Biggest Guest Blogging Mistakes You Can Make &#8211; Daily Blog Tips<\/a><b><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"http:\/\/g.etfv.co\/http:\/\/www.dailyblogtips.com\/the-two-biggest-guest-blogging-mistakes-you-can-make\/\" \/><span style=\"padding-left: 10px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyblogtips.com\/the-two-biggest-guest-blogging-mistakes-you-can-make\/\">www.dailyblogtips.com<\/a><\/span><span style=\"padding-left: 10px\">1\/27\/12<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThere are two types of submissions I discard right away, though, without even taking a look. I also consider those the two biggest mistakes you can make while trying to guest post on some blog.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Design<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webdesignshock.com\/how-to-design-an-awful-looking-sign-up-form-10-step-guide\/\">How to Design an Awful Sign-Up Form, 10 Step <b>&#8230;<\/b> &#8211; <b>Web Design Shock<\/b><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"http:\/\/g.etfv.co\/http:\/\/www.webdesignshock.com\/how-to-design-an-awful-looking-sign-up-form-10-step-guide\/\" \/><span style=\"padding-left: 10px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webdesignshock.com\/how-to-design-an-awful-looking-sign-up-form-10-step-guide\/\">www.webdesignshock.com<\/a><\/span><span style=\"padding-left: 10px\">1\/25\/12<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIf you haven&#8217;t been able to increase conversion rates and keep visitors happy we&#8217;ve brought for you a 10 step guide on how to design an awful sing-up form, for you to watch out for your bad design practices when creating <b>&#8230;\u201d<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webdesignshock.com\/6-reasons-why-you-are-not-a-demanded-designer\/\">6 Reasons Why You are not a Demanded <b>&#8230;<\/b> &#8211; <b>Web Design Shock<\/b><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"http:\/\/g.etfv.co\/http:\/\/www.webdesignshock.com\/6-reasons-why-you-are-not-a-demanded-designer\/\" \/><span style=\"padding-left: 10px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webdesignshock.com\/6-reasons-why-you-are-not-a-demanded-designer\/\">www.webdesignshock.com<\/a><\/span><span style=\"padding-left: 10px\">1\/13\/12<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cNowadays graphic design is a really very popular and demanded field in our Web addict society. Every day brainy designers open new fantastic and wonderful horizons before our curious eyes. Not only striking creations of <b>&#8230;\u201d<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webdesignshock.com\/design-trends-2012\/\"><b>Design trends<\/b> for <b>2012<\/b> &#8211; <b>Web Design Shock<\/b><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"http:\/\/g.etfv.co\/http:\/\/www.webdesignshock.com\/design-trends-2012\/\" \/><span style=\"padding-left: 10px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webdesignshock.com\/design-trends-2012\/\">www.webdesignshock.com<\/a><\/span><span style=\"padding-left: 10px\">1\/16\/12<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe most complete guide about general design trends for 2012, you will be amazed on how complete it is ! Including samples, plugins, tutorials, freebies and more.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/naldzgraphics.net\/tips\/effective-communication-websites\/\">Design Tips to Create Websites for Effective <b>&#8230;<\/b> &#8211; <b>Naldz Graphics<\/b><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"http:\/\/g.etfv.co\/http:\/\/naldzgraphics.net\/tips\/effective-communication-websites\/\" \/><span style=\"padding-left: 10px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/naldzgraphics.net\/tips\/effective-communication-websites\/\">naldzgraphics.net<\/a><\/span><span style=\"padding-left: 10px\">1\/27\/12<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cEvery website exists not just to earn but also to communicate certain information to its target audience. Every website owner sees to it that he could give quality design and posts to the readers for these are important things to.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.1stwebdesigner.com\/design\/web-design-history-tour\/\">Guided Tour Through Web Design History &#8211; <b>1stwebdesigner<\/b><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"http:\/\/g.etfv.co\/http:\/\/www.1stwebdesigner.com\/design\/web-design-history-tour\/\" \/><span style=\"padding-left: 10px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.1stwebdesigner.com\/design\/web-design-history-tour\/\">www.1stwebdesigner.com<\/a><\/span><span style=\"padding-left: 10px\">1\/27\/12<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWeb design has been with us for a bit longer than 20 years now and sure, it is easy to criticize poorly designed websites nowadays, but few people really know how and where it all started. Things when web design started were really different \u2013 actually so different than such a website would be a shame today: weird colors, cluttered information, tables all over the place, Vegas lights and so many other things that everybody despises today. It is never too late to know a bit more about the history of web design, so let\u2019s take a look at the most important changes throughout it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Development<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webdesignerdepot.com\/2012\/01\/7-mistakes-developers-make\/\">7 mistakes developers make | <b>Webdesigner Depot<\/b><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"http:\/\/g.etfv.co\/http:\/\/www.webdesignerdepot.com\/2012\/01\/7-mistakes-developers-make\/\" \/><span style=\"padding-left: 10px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webdesignerdepot.com\/2012\/01\/7-mistakes-developers-make\/\">www.webdesignerdepot.com<\/a><\/span><span style=\"padding-left: 10px\">1\/26\/12<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHere are eight mistakes that I often see developers make when applying design to a website.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Freelance<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/speckyboy.com\/2012\/01\/26\/managing-an-organized-freelance-work-schedule\/\">Managing an Organized Freelance Work Schedule<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"http:\/\/g.etfv.co\/http:\/\/speckyboy.com\/2012\/01\/26\/managing-an-organized-freelance-work-schedule\/\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><span style=\"padding-left: 10px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/speckyboy.com\/2012\/01\/26\/managing-an-organized-freelance-work-schedule\/\">speckyboy.com<\/a><\/span><span style=\"padding-left: 10px\">1\/27\/12<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cEspecially if you work in many different fields such as design, coding, or writing. I suggest testing out a few different methods for writing down tasks. For designers you&#8217;ll need to break down identifiable goals and check them off throughout the day<wbr><\/wbr><\/wbr><\/wbr><\/wbr><\/wbr>. These could be tasks such as \u201chomepage PSD design\u201d or more detailed like \u201cfinish sidebar icons in PSD\u201d. Whatever format you choose\u201d,<\/em> <b>&#8230;.<\/b> Sponsors. Copyright \u00a9 2012 <em>Speckyboy<\/em> &#8211; Web &amp; Graphic <em>Design<\/em> Resource Magazine.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/naldzgraphics.net\/freelancing\/bad-freelancing-habits\/\">Freelancing Bad Habits You Should Avoid Doing &#8211; <b>Naldz Graphics<\/b><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"http:\/\/g.etfv.co\/http:\/\/naldzgraphics.net\/freelancing\/bad-freelancing-habits\/\" \/><span style=\"padding-left: 10px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/naldzgraphics.net\/freelancing\/bad-freelancing-habits\/\">naldzgraphics.net<\/a><\/span><span style=\"padding-left: 10px\">1\/28\/12<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhether you are a freelance graphic designer or a web designer, you both face the same challenges in freelancing. Both deal with clients, do their own accounting and even marketing. There are so many things that a freelancer has to.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.1stwebdesigner.com\/design\/things-designers-teach-clients\/\">8 Things Designers Should Teach Their Clients &#8211; <b>1stwebdesigner<\/b><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"http:\/\/g.etfv.co\/http:\/\/www.1stwebdesigner.com\/design\/things-designers-teach-clients\/\" \/><span style=\"padding-left: 10px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.1stwebdesigner.com\/design\/things-designers-teach-clients\/\">www.1stwebdesigner.com<\/a><\/span><span style=\"padding-left: 10px\">1\/17\/12<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe all know the reality of is totally different, but until we explain this to our clients, they will not start understanding us and will not value our work any more than they currently do.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Inspiration<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/webdesignledger.com\/inspiration\/30-amusing-and-funny-photo-manipulations\">30 Amusing and Funny Photo Manipulations <b>&#8230;<\/b> &#8211; <b>Web Design Ledger<\/b><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"http:\/\/g.etfv.co\/http:\/\/webdesignledger.com\/inspiration\/30-amusing-and-funny-photo-manipulations\" \/><span style=\"padding-left: 10px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/webdesignledger.com\/inspiration\/30-amusing-and-funny-photo-manipulations\">webdesignledger.com<\/a><\/span><span style=\"padding-left: 10px\">1\/26\/12<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPhoto manipulations are quite popular among all generations of <em>designers<\/em> and digital artists. It is also a genre often used in the advertising industry because.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s the start of a new week, so its time to share this week\u2019s Weekly Mash Up. Last week was a great a week. I actually had the time to read a lot of great articles in the world of new media. 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