I love Apple. I love the design of Apple’s retail stores, I love how they revolutionized handheld music players, and I especially love how my iMac G5 loads as fast today as it did when I first bought it. Apple, as a company, has performed remarkably in many areas. The one area that is most…
One problem that I had when I first started doing web design was that I had no photos to use. This was a problem because photos are very important to a website. A well-designed website will look awful if it doesn’t have high-quality photos to supplement it. I looked at different websites and noticed that…
Author’s Note: this is a response that I wrote for a question on Quora.com: How can I improve my public speaking skills? Being a freelance web designer means having to develop a lot of secondary skills. One of them is public speaking. When I was securing my very first client, I had to meet up…
Author’s Note: This is an entry that I wrote in response to a question on Quora.com: How do I keep track of my personal expenses simply? 2 ways: make an expense log or use your credit card statement. You don’t need software or an online service to track expenses. Here are 2 very practical ways for…
Author’s Note: This was an answer that I wrote on Quora.com in response to the question, What are some ways that I can save at least one hour of time at a cost of $20/hour or less? 1. Eat at your desk. Lunch is usually a time-killer because you spend so much time waiting for…
Responsive design is great. I always felt that fixed-width websites were too rigid. I mean, if my browser is not expanded, then I can only see part of the website and I would have scroll horizontally to see it . With responsive design, I am able to make sure that the website will fit the…
There are several federal IRS tax forms that you’ll probably be handling as a self-employed person, a freelancer, an independent contractor, or whatever you want to call yourself. 1. W-9, “Request for Taxpayer Identification Number” When you perform work for someone as an independent contractor, the client is required to give you a W-9…
Do you understand copyright? Most people don’t. And in most cases, you don’t need to worry about most cases of copyright infringement like taking images off Google Image search. I mean, who’s going to go through the trouble of suing you? However, if you’re running a business, it’s absolutely critical that you follow the law,…
Review This is review for The Box Jelly that I wrote on Yelp. The Box Jelly is a coworking office. Think of it like a shared office that independent contractors and entrepreneurs work out of. I’ve been doing work here for 3 days only, but I have plenty of good things to say already: 1….
Updated 5/30/2018 I am slowly making updates to the article. If you post 2 or more links, your comment will be auto-marked as spam by the system. Thanks to DAVID W RISTAU CPA for helping to answer some of the questions in the comments section. There are now over 250 questions and answers combined — you…
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