{"id":5718,"date":"2012-12-03T02:14:07","date_gmt":"2012-12-03T08:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/?p=5718"},"modified":"2012-12-03T02:35:55","modified_gmt":"2012-12-03T08:35:55","slug":"weekly-mash-up-37-topics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/2012\/12\/03\/weekly-mash-up-37-topics\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Mash UP #38: Topics Blogging, Web Design, Freelance, and WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesisawesome.com\/member\/go.php?r=48&amp;i=b27\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; display: inline; float: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thesisawesome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/banners\/thesisawesome_4_300x250.png?resize=300%2C250\" alt=\"Skins for Thesis Theme\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/code>It\u2019s the start of a new week and to help get you through another week of work, I have collected a great collection of <a href=\"http:\/\/evolutionarydesigns.tumblr.com\/submit\" target=\"_blank\">community news<\/a> articles and all listed in our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/2012\/11\/25\/weekly-mash-37-topics-freelance\/\" target=\"_blank\">Weekly Mash Up<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s Mash Up has some great articles in blogging, design, web design, freelance, and WordPress. The articles talk about about responsive typography, black &amp; white web design SASS, CSS3 Tool Tips, and few more great topics to read about.<\/p>\n<p>So check out these great articles and let us know what you think.<\/p>\n<h2>The Mash Up<\/h2>\n<p>Take a look at the articles and tell us what you think of them. If you want your articles featured on our Mash Up, start commenting, sharing articles and talking with me on Twitter, Google+, and Facebook. The more I know about you and your website, the better chance I have of finding you on the web. Another, great for us to noticing you and getting your article listed here, is by using the <a href=\"http:\/\/evolutionarydesigns.tumblr.com\/submit\" target=\"_blank\">community news submit option<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Blogging<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyblogtips.com\/10-lessons-learnt-from-gaining-120000-more-visitors-in-one-year-by-guest-blogging\/\">10 Lessons Learnt from Gaining 120,000 More Visitors in One Year by Guest Blogging &#8211; <strong>Daily Blog Tips<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"http:\/\/g.etfv.co\/http:\/\/www.dailyblogtips.com\/10-lessons-learnt-from-gaining-120000-more-visitors-in-one-year-by-guest-blogging\/\" alt=\"\" \/><span style=\"padding-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyblogtips.com\/10-lessons-learnt-from-gaining-120000-more-visitors-in-one-year-by-guest-blogging\/\">www.dailyblogtips.com<\/a><\/span><span style=\"padding-left: 10px;\">11\/26\/12<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cGuest 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&#8217;s a right and wrong way to do it, however. I started a guest <strong>&#8230;\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Design<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/designmodo.com\/responsive-typography\/\">Responsive Typography in Web Design <strong>&#8230;<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>DesignModo<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"http:\/\/g.etfv.co\/http:\/\/designmodo.com\/responsive-typography\/\" alt=\"\" \/><span style=\"padding-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/designmodo.com\/responsive-typography\/\">designmodo.com<\/a><\/span><span style=\"padding-left: 10px;\">11\/30\/12<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cResponsive web typography is something quite new, so not many people know about it. The techniques used are still in development and you can&#8217;t find much about it on the internet.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/designmodo.com\/black-web-design\/\">The Elegance &amp; Authority of Black in Web Design &#8211; <strong>DesignModo<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"http:\/\/g.etfv.co\/http:\/\/designmodo.com\/black-web-design\/\" alt=\"\" \/><span style=\"padding-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/designmodo.com\/black-web-design\/\">designmodo.com<\/a><\/span><span style=\"padding-left: 10px;\">11\/26\/12<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cTheory of black, not only about its visual presentation but also &#8211; what&#8217;s black from the point of view of physics and psychology. Article contain examples of stunning dark websites.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webdesignerdepot.com\/2012\/11\/how-to-get-started-with-sass\/\">How to <strong>get started with Sass<\/strong> | <strong>Webdesigner Depot<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"http:\/\/g.etfv.co\/http:\/\/www.webdesignerdepot.com\/2012\/11\/how-to-get-started-with-sass\/\" alt=\"\" \/><span style=\"padding-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webdesignerdepot.com\/2012\/11\/how-to-get-started-with-sass\/\">www.webdesignerdepot.com<\/a><\/span><span style=\"padding-left: 10px;\">11\/30\/12<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is one persistent problem with CSS; it doesn&#8217;t support variables. Each time you specify a color, for a block of text, or an image border, you <em>have<\/em> to repeat the hex code. When you want to change the color, you <em>have<\/em> to <em>do<\/em> <strong>&#8230;\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webdesignerdepot.com\/2012\/11\/how-to-create-a-simple-css3-tooltip\/\">How to create a simple CSS3 tooltip | <strong>Webdesigner Depot<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"http:\/\/g.etfv.co\/http:\/\/www.webdesignerdepot.com\/2012\/11\/how-to-create-a-simple-css3-tooltip\/\" alt=\"\" \/><span style=\"padding-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webdesignerdepot.com\/2012\/11\/how-to-create-a-simple-css3-tooltip\/\">www.webdesignerdepot.com<\/a><\/span><span style=\"padding-left: 10px;\">11\/28\/12<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cTooltips 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.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/webdesignerwall.com\/tutorials\/responsive-column-layouts\">Responsive Column Layouts &#8211; <strong>Web Designer Wall<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"http:\/\/g.etfv.co\/http:\/\/webdesignerwall.com\/tutorials\/responsive-column-layouts\" alt=\"\" \/><span style=\"padding-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/webdesignerwall.com\/tutorials\/responsive-column-layouts\">webdesignerwall.com<\/a><\/span><span style=\"padding-left: 10px;\">11\/27\/12<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cTypically, 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&#8217;m going to share a very simple CSS trick to create a responsive column layout using <strong>&#8230;\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Freelance<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.graphicdesignblog.org\/freelance-designers-issues\/\"><strong>5 Crucial Issues Overlooked By Freelance Graphic Designers<\/strong> <strong>&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"http:\/\/g.etfv.co\/http:\/\/www.graphicdesignblog.org\/freelance-designers-issues\/\" alt=\"\" \/><span style=\"padding-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.graphicdesignblog.org\/freelance-designers-issues\/\">www.graphicdesignblog.org<\/a><\/span><span style=\"padding-left: 10px;\">11\/27\/12<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Freelance graphic designing<\/em> 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 <strong>&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/freelanceswitch.com\/the-business-of-freelancing\/freelance-rate-resources\/\">7 Resources New Freelancers Can Use to Figure <strong>Out What to Charge<\/strong>&#8211; <strong>Freelance Switch<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"http:\/\/g.etfv.co\/http:\/\/freelanceswitch.com\/the-business-of-freelancing\/freelance-rate-resources\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><span style=\"padding-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/freelanceswitch.com\/the-business-of-freelancing\/freelance-rate-resources\/\">freelanceswitch.com<\/a><\/span><span style=\"padding-left: 10px;\">11\/29\/12<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt&#8217;s possibly the most baffling question that faces new freelancers: What in the heck am I supposed to charge for &#8230;\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/freelanceswitch.com\/freelance-marketing\/yearly-marketing-plan\/\">Build a Strong Yearly Marketing Plan for Your Marketing Plan for your Freelancing Business &#8211; <strong>Freelance Switch<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"http:\/\/g.etfv.co\/http:\/\/freelanceswitch.com\/freelance-marketing\/yearly-marketing-plan\/\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><span style=\"padding-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/freelanceswitch.com\/freelance-marketing\/yearly-marketing-plan\/\">freelanceswitch.com<\/a><\/span><span style=\"padding-left: 10px;\">11\/29\/12<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A strong marketing plan is simply one that helps guide you smoothly through another 12 months of marketing for your <em>freelancing<\/em> business.<\/p>\n<h3>Social Media<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instantshift.com\/2012\/12\/01\/how-small-businesses-can-increase-sales-through-social-media\/\">How <strong>Small Businesses Can Increase Sales through Social Media<\/strong> <strong>&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"http:\/\/g.etfv.co\/http:\/\/www.instantshift.com\/2012\/12\/01\/how-small-businesses-can-increase-sales-through-social-media\/\" alt=\"\" \/><span style=\"padding-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instantshift.com\/2012\/12\/01\/how-small-businesses-can-increase-sales-through-social-media\/\">www.instantshift.com<\/a><\/span><span style=\"padding-left: 10px;\">12\/1\/12<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Small businesses<\/em> and businesses in general, <em>can<\/em> boost up their <em>sales<\/em> and <em>increase<\/em> customer retention and brand loyalty <em>through using<\/em> vast variety of <em>social networking<\/em> sites and their tools and options. How <em>Small Businesses<\/em> <strong>&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>WordPress<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instantshift.com\/2012\/11\/28\/wordpress-102-easily-setup-your-website-using-wordpress\/\">Easily Setup Your Website Using WordPress <strong>&#8230;<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>InstantShift<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"http:\/\/g.etfv.co\/http:\/\/www.instantshift.com\/2012\/11\/28\/wordpress-102-easily-setup-your-website-using-wordpress\/\" alt=\"\" \/><span style=\"padding-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instantshift.com\/2012\/11\/28\/wordpress-102-easily-setup-your-website-using-wordpress\/\">www.instantshift.com<\/a><\/span><span style=\"padding-left: 10px;\">11\/28\/12<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhile yesterday&#8217;s world required webmasters to have advanced programming skills, today&#8217;s world allows individuals to create websites in as little as a few, Web Designers and Developers Daily Resource.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 10px auto; display: block; float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/curationsoft.com\/images\/468x60.gif?resize=468%2C60\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"60\" border=\"0\" \/> If you are interested in the format of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/category\/mashup\/\" target=\"_blank\">Evolutionary Design\u2019s Weekly Mash Up<\/a>, we use <a href=\"http:\/\/www.evolutionarydesigns.net\/blog\/curationsoft\" target=\"_blank\">CurationSoft<\/a> to find the articles, to copy the name, link location, and the first few sentences of the articles. 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