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Kevin Rose: How to Promote Your Web App

27. June 2009

1611Comments2009-06-27+08%3A04%3A14Kevin+Rose

In this 11-minute interview we ask Kevin Rose, founder of digg and WeFollow five questions about web entrepreneurship. In case you don’t have time to watch the interview, we’ve summarized Kevin’s answers below. Feel free to share your answers to these questions in the comments below. We’d love to hear your perspective. What advice can you give [...]

Don’t Let Your Baby Die - How to use Social Capital to Market Your Web App

16. June 2009

1562Comments2009-06-16+12%3A57%3A05Ryan+Carson

Don’t Let Your Baby Die - How to use Social Capital to Market Your Web App

There’s a worryingly high web app mortality rate right now. I think the primary cause is the lack of marketing knowledge and how to apply it to web apps. I spoke at FOWA Tour Leeds on this subject so I’m going to summarize the major points below for you. You can also watch the complete video [...]

Six Ways that Google Wave is Going to Change Your Business, Career and Life

3. June 2009

1516Comments2009-06-03+09%3A44%3A54Ryan+Carson

Six Ways that Google Wave is Going to Change Your Business, Career and Life

Google recently announced their most ambitious project to date called Google Wave. According to Google, Wave is “what email would look like if it was invented today.” If you haven’t made time to watch the one hour video, I’d highly recommend you do so today. What’s the big deal? I believe there are six reasons why Wave is [...]

Launch a Business, Not a Side Project

17. May 2009

1488CommentsLaunch+a+Business%2C+Not+a+Side+Project2009-05-18+04%3A43%3A08Ryan+Carson

I think we have a serious problem in our industry. I believe it generally started when Basecamp became quite successful and 37signals started to talk about their theories on the subject. Their basic mantra was “Don’t quit your day job to build a web app. Build it in your free time and use your day job [...]

Paul Boag: The Demise of the Website

12. May 2009

1371CommentsPaul+Boag%3A+The+Demise+of+the+Website2009-05-12+10%3A05%3A32Paul+Boag

At the Future of Web Design in London, Ryan Carson grabbed Paul Boag for a quick chat. We covered the “demise of the website”, important tips for web designers and how to sell your design skills. Here are the major takeaway points from the interview: We’re approaching the “demise of the website”. Your website is no longer [...]

How Should Companies Approach Twitter?

11. May 2009

1314Comments2009-05-11+11%3A51%3A43Ryan+Carson

While chatting with some buddies in Starbucks the other day an interesting question came up. Should a company tweet as itself on Twitter (ie @carsonified) or should the Twitter account be written from a more personal perspective (ie @ryancarson)? If the Twitter account is written from the company perspective then followers might expect certain things; updates [...]

Give your Online Store Some Bite!

6. May 2009

1269CommentsGive+your+Online+Store+Some+Bite%212009-05-06+07%3A00%3A16Brett+Welch

Starting an eCommerce business is becoming easier by the day. More business owners are looking to expand their online efforts to include eCommerce and build a true online business. Unfortunately, this presents a large set of challenges, not least of which is the threat of larger, better funded competitors online. Thankfully, the key to successful [...]

To Spec or Not to Spec

28. April 2009

1170CommentsTo+Spec+or+Not+to+Spec2009-04-28+11%3A59%3A16Ben+Tollady

There’s been much debate of late regarding speculative or ’spec’ work and the associated problems (and benefits) of it. Blogs have been buzzing for a while with negative rants by some high-profile designers regarding the practice and sites such as the infamous NO!SPEC project have gained backing from some big names which in turn has encouraged [...]

20 Steps to Better Wireframing

18. February 2009

941Comments20+Steps+to+Better+Wireframing2009-02-18+12%3A32%3A50Clive+Howard

Possibly the biggest mistake in any development project is failure to plan. Recently, the owner of a prospective start-up told me that planning was unnecessary and a good developer could just start coding. This, I promise you, will end in tears. Wireframing is one of the first steps in your planning process and arguably it’s one [...]

15 Tips for Freelancers Starting Their Own Business

28. January 2009

825Comments2009-01-28+10%3A49%3A41Ed+Raynham

15 Tips for Freelancers Starting Their Own Business

So you’re a skilled developer or design freelancer who has established a handful of customers who pay your bills and provide you with an income. That’s great. You may wish to keep things just the way they are or you might want to build on this and build up your own small business. If you’re [...]

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Kevin Rose: How to Promote Your Web App

Don’t Let Your Baby Die - How to use Social Capital to Market Your Web App

Six Ways that Google Wave is Going to Change Your Business, Career and Life

Launch a Business, Not a Side Project

Paul Boag: The Demise of the Website

How Should Companies Approach Twitter?

Give your Online Store Some Bite!

To Spec or Not to Spec

20 Steps to Better Wireframing

15 Tips for Freelancers Starting Their Own Business

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