Issue #41
Editor’s Note
So, things are just about back to normal here. I finished my vacation, am almost finished recovering from said vacation and school starts for the kids next week. That mostly means I’m back to a more regular routine. Enjoy the last few days of summer.
Articles
Code words: Why we don’t work out or handle our money
A bit about self talk, but you might be interested in the interview he did with BJ Fogg.
Back Office Secrets: Time-Saving Business Systems for Booking New Clients
More on the client intake process and how to get off on the right foot.
Customize Twitter Bootstrap To Not Look Bootstrap-y
Some sensible tips on how to make your Bootstrap app NOT look like all the other bootstrap apps. Turns out, it’s not that hard.
10 Grammar Mistakes that Can Keep Your Content from Spreading
If you make your content frustrating to read, people won’t read it.
How I Blog
John Jantsch reveals how he blogs. It’s mostly about the platform and plugins, but it does have a bit on how he comes up with topics.
10 Ways to Gamify Your Life Today
Finding ways to make doing the right thing more fun and easier to do.
Business Partnering Opportunities for Freelancers
For when you want to grow or simply don’t like going it alone.
Dropbox offers 2-step verification
You can enable it by going to http://www.dropbox.com/try_twofactor.
How do I raise prices?
Strategy and even a sample email to your existing customers.
50 Essential Resources for Online Freelancers & Entrepreneurs
Loads of resources, worth a skim for sure.
Resources
Never again be thwarted by restrictive “guest” wifi (e.g. on buses or airplanes)
Another version of the “set up a tiny ec2 instance to tunnel all your traffic through” article.
Private Eye – Network Monitor for Mac
If you’re interested in seeing how chatty your mac is being, this will help.
TextDown
A Markdown editor as a chrome extension. Bonus: it’s open source and available on github: https://github.com/joaocolombo/textdown
Freelance Freedom 273: Vicious Cycle
It’s a classic.
OverflowMonthly
A monthly compilation of best questions from the StackExchange sites. Free PDF. Not sure how they’re getting away with the paid Kindle edition.
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