Giving away content for free is a good way to bring in readers but making money from advertisements alone, might not be enough to make a successful business out of your website. Many of the top bloggers are selling their own content products and services right alongside advertisements, with good results.

It hurts to see those neglected, old blog posts. Especially, when you know they were really good, but for whatever reason they got looked over. It should become a habit to revisit old blog posts at least once a year. The benefits of doing so are numerous.

With CSS media queries it is simple to put together a responsive website design. One of the drawbacks of using a responsive design over a separate mobile site, is the large file sizes of image designed for a desktop browser.

The design field is one that tons of people want to be a part of, and yet the turnover rate is incredibly high. Many good designers don’t make it more than ten years. For a very sought after field that seems a little odd. Here are some of the many reasons why designers leave the design field.

Landing your first design job is always the hardest. Here are a few pieces of advice for students and people looking to get into the field for the first time.

Happy turkey day everyone! If you are not in the States I apologize. It isn't fun being left out of the festivities. In any case hope everyone is having a glorious day with friends and family. Eating, drinking, gambling and watching football in excess and total abandon.

Yes I Know it isn't Thanksgiving yet. But it is never to early to find a cool gift for the creative in your life. Or perhaps to get yourself something you actually want this holiday season. Best of all, most of these gifts are under $50. So you can get one for a friend and one for yourself.

If you have been working as a creative for any length of time, and want to expand into other areas, feel you have learned all you can, or simply wish to earn more money, branching out may be an option for you. There are so many complementary skills designers can acquire to make themselves more marketable.

For many of us creativity is our meal ticket, yet many of our daily activities work to stifle that creativity. Undo amounts of stress, procrastination, anxiety, multitasking and generally just not having enough time all make it harder to think creatively. Luckily, there are ways to get our creativity back.

When I look at design portfolios, many of them are not designed to appeal to the client. If you are looking for a job at a agency that is one thing, but if you want client work, you better make a portfolio that appeals to clients. It isn't hard, it just takes a different approach and you need to step out of your designer shoes…