Webtopus Ctrl-D Bloghttp://www.webtopus.com/blogCurrent feed of Webtopus Ctrl-D blogen-usMon, 2/6/2012 8:16:43 PM GMT10 UI Design Patterns You Should Be Paying Attention To6/24/2009 1:03:23 PM GMT-0500$timator - Real Website Value Estimator4/7/2009 1:53:37 PM GMT-0500Creating more secure SWF web applications3/25/2009 5:23:12 PM GMT-0500Back to Basics: Interfaces3/5/2009 3:59:15 PM GMT-0500Magazines (and Websites) About Homesteading and Self-Sufficiency2/27/2009 5:48:15 PM GMT-0500Creating a Simple Windows Service in C#2/25/2009 5:34:49 PM GMT-050015 Tips for Freelancers Starting Their Own Business 2) Dress for Business
3) Centralize your Data
4) Be the Person Your Customers Like
5) Reply to Emails Promptly.
6) Always Return Voicemail Messages.
7) Maintain a Verbal/Email Relationship.
8) Express Interest in your Client’s Business Sector.
9) Welcome Customer Complaints.
10) Don’t be Afraid to Pass
11) Work on your Sales Technique
12) Build ’stock’ proposals.
13) Always be On Time.
14) Learn About Personality Types.
15) Use a Notepad to Take Notes.]]>2/13/2009 3:30:27 PM GMT-0500Form Validation for the Lazy Programmer in Flex2/9/2009 4:03:01 PM GMT-0500Muhammad Ali's Top 5 Tips for Punching Through the Wall"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life."
2. Steer clear of self-sabotage and creating inner obstacles: "It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe."
3. Keep your self-talk positive: "It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen."
4. Don't make a big deal out of it: "It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up."
5. Use your emotional leverage to succeed: "Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even."]]>2/6/2009 12:11:12 PM GMT-050010 Ways To Explain Things More Effectively #2: Listen and respond to questions
#3: Avoid talking over people's head
#4: Avoid talking down to people
#5: Ask questions to determine people's understanding
#6: Focus on benefits, not features
#7: Use analogies to make concepts clearer
#8: Compare new concepts to familiar ones
#9: Use the concepts of subsets and supersets
#10: Confirm that your explanation makes sense]]>2/5/2009 3:00:21 PM GMT-0500