Archive for September, 2007

How not to write a web design CV/resume

Writing a CV for a web design job isn’t too dissimilar to writing a CV for any other job. So don’t try to be too clever.

As my last function for as Web Coordinator for JJB Sports, I was asked (along with a colleague) to find a new web designer. Some of the CVs I received were truly awful and so I’ve summarised some of the biggest mistakes people made.

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3 great ways to improve GeekUp

GeekUp is a community of web industry professionals based in the North of England (Manchester, Liverpool & Leeds). It provides a job board and regular get-togethers which helps to get freelancers out of their houses once a month. I think GeekUp is awesome but I think it can be improved and here’s how:

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5 eBay selling tips

The following 5 eBay selling tips have done good by me over the years whilst selling items on eBay and they’ve often contributed to me generating higher final selling prices on my eBay auctions.

1. Be as descriptive as possible

Ensure you give as much information as possible to potential buyers. Some eBayers will ask you questions if they don’t see the answers they crave but most won’t and that majority won’t bid on your item either. I often copy the sales copy from another seller’s item if I intend to sell a similar item - only if it has achieved the price that I want.

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My HTML/CSS templating system

When creating pages with HTML/CSS I like to make it as speedy as possible for both production and future maintenance. I make this possible with a very simple PHP template system.

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