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“First Client” Interview #1 – Matt Geri
This interview is the first in a new series I’m starting to share how web designers and developers got their first client. Matt Geri has been a close friend of mine for quite a few years and I’ve had the privilege of working with him on projects of all shapes and sizes. Matt is a…
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7 Reasons You Should Build Your Business On WordPress
When I got my first clients and started building websites I knew some HTML and enough CSS to get in trouble. I read all the tutorials I could find and expanded my skillsets as quickly as I could. I knew almost nothing about programming at the time and when a client told me she wanted…
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How To Get Your First Web Development Client
It was 2004. I was 17 years old. I had enrolled in a “Graphic Arts” class in Central California. As a part of the class, I had learned to use Photoshop and expanded on my knowledge of Dreamweaver. Near the end of the semester, shortly before my 18th birthday, I got my first web development…
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The Nobility of Business
I am a businessman. Many of you are too, though you may not all realize it. If you hold a job, whether you own the business or not, you are in business. The business you work for is your “customer”. I have grown up with the concept of business. At 10-years-old, my younger brother and…
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Changing a Light Bulb
I am not known for mechanical aptitude, as those who know me well would testify. I am working to change that, though, and while some of you may be afforded a knowing smile by the story that follows, I hope that others will learn from my experience and be inspired to gain an aptitude of…