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Would like to meetup
Last night saw the first ever Northern Digital meetup, at Socio Rehab in Manchester. As a rule, I don’t usually go in for networking events but there were a few people I knew attending so I opted to go along.
Standing out from the crowd
The freelance web development marketplace can be crowded, so you have to stand out from your fellow freelancers. So last month, I decided to experiment with some new marketing strategies, in the hope of grabbing some new clients
Launching your own web app – what’s involved?
I have decided to launch my own web app. The web application in question, is one I mentioned a few weeks ago and it is to be called Bean Counter.
All-out marketing offensive
This week sees an important step forward for me as a freelancer…
Yesterday I sent out my first email newsletter to some previous, current and (hopefully) future clients.
This blog is nothing, but a thinly veiled attempt to make money
Yes it’s true. I blog for one selfish reason: financial gain. The great thing is, it finally seems to be working.
A new Manchester web agency is born
This month, my employer ceased to be Aspiration Media and became Soapy Co. No, I haven’t job swapped (again) rather, Aspiration Media has evolved.
Process
Inspired by a post called process over at The Watchmaker Project, I thought I’d share my general process of working and getting these pesky websites built.
A new job, a new era
On Wednesday (31st October 2007) I worked my last day at Ichameleon Ltd and on Monday morning I started a new job for Aspiration Media. Although I enjoyed working for, and with, everyone at Ichameleon, my move to Aspiration marks an important step in my career as a web developer.
Getting to number 1 in Google: An SEO case study
To try and increase sales and awareness at the JJB Sports website, I set about optimising the site for search engines and customers. The major success story was getting the site to the number 1 spot in Google (UK) for the keyword “nike trainers“. Here’s how I did it:
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