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Yahoo! Account Deleted; But I Do Miss Its News Aggregation

I decided to delete my Yahoo! account today, rather than on July 15, as previously noted.
It appears everyone has pretty much switched over to my new gmail address (at least, the non-spammers have made the switch), and in all honesty, I see no more reason to stick around on Yahoo!.
Well, that’s not entirely true. [...]

Meet The New Host, Same As The Old Host

Well, I gave DreamHost PS a try. And let me tell you, it works great.
So why is this blog back on my DreamHost shared account? A few reasons; mostly, there’s no payoff between the cost and the performance difference, at least for this blog.
I got in on DreamHost PS as part of a promotion that [...]

A Beginning Entrepreneur’s Guide To Pricing Professional Services

I have long promised to blog on how best for a self-employed person to price his services.
Until now, I have basically said that you should charge as much as you feel is appropriate, given the amount of work you need to invest and the ability of your customer to pay. That, I know, comes [...]

An Open Reply To Questions About My Background And Experience

I recently received an e-mail from a fellow named Edward T. Boot, asking about my experience and credentials. As the sorts of questions asked there aren’t new — people occasionally ask for my CV / justification of my credentials — and since posting such questions on Yahoo! Answers would probably qualify as chatting (in violation [...]

The Wrong Way Of Looking At Client Relationships: An Example Examined And Discussed

Recently asked on Yahoo! Answers:

My client wants an email template that uses a CMS so they can make their own updates.How much should I charge?
I’m just wondering what the going rate is for a CMS email template since I’ve never done one before and after I hand it over to the client they won’t need [...]

Recommended Steps In A Web Development Career

Asked recently on Yahoo! Answers:
What sequence should i follow to learn Web Development?
Hi there,
I knew by going through various answers in yahoo that to learn web developing as a totally new person,one should learn basic web designing [dreamweaver & html]. And after that, one should move forward to Web Developing.
But in Web Developing, there are [...]