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I call myself a freelancer and I am very proud with my appurtenance to this category. A few days ago a friend of mine asked how one could differentiate between two freelancers; it was a very interesting question which probably has an even more interesting answer.

In my opinion the number of finalized projects, experience and clients’ testimonials are the determinant factors in establishing a hierarchy of freelancers. Of course these are not the only ones, the art of negotiation is also very important (even if it has nothing to do with the talent and creativity that one shows/or not in his work) and of course good luck has plays its’ part. But how could we compare or index a new freelancer, one that hasn’t any finished projects, no experience in dealing with clients…to be more exact a beginner? In most cases he is not paid any attention so he won’t receive any projects that could earn him some money. Thus we should see which steps should be undertaken in order to succeed in getting a project?

Don’t worry, nobody was born a designer or developer and did a thousand things before he/she was five years old. There is only one thing that I am sure off and I will give you this advice: work and work again! Do not wait for a miracle!

A very good strategy for getting the first good projects is to create an account on a website with jobs for freelancers (the name of the website chosen has no relevance, if readers request it I could list some in a future article…just let me know in a comment). It might seem as words spoken to the wind but there is a complete strategy to succeed in receiving projects on these websites.

1. Bid on what you are sure that you can finish


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There are lots of JavaScript libraries out there and many of them are in use on social media sites like twitter. This Twitter plugins uses the popular jQuery library, article contains a sampling of jQuery twitter plugins I’ve found useful. If you know other useful plugins please add it in the comments to this post.

A jQuery Plugin for Custom, CSS Styled, Retweet Buttons

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“What distinguishes modern art from the art of other ages is criticism.”

And, everything is subjected to modifications. Modernity is a qualitative, not a chronological category.  And, this is what we tend to take the basis of this post wherein CSS has never failed to amaze us with the flexibility it accompanies.

The unexceptional functionality that the CSS comes with, force us to enlist a few—

1. CSS  prevents the hassle where the footers float halfway. The CSS technique makes it possible that the footer is stuck to its current location no matter how little or large the variations are.

2. CSS stacked bar graphs widens the scope of data visualisation. Now, we need not to depend on the Flash applications and some programming languages to be able to attain even a simple data chart.

3. An empty tag in the heading, and applying the background image, and you can actually avail your PNG image with a gradient effect, purely on the basis of CSS.

4. The CSS has an accordion effect that works when the user makes an interaction with the element. It can be done either by clicking or just mousing over it. The accordion then, expands outshining the elements of interest and at the same time, and suppressing the rest.

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In today’s fast paced world where everyone seems to be buzzing from here to there in search of the next source of nectar, custom logo design companies such as LogoBee are essential. There are so many companies offering so many services it is hard to know which to choose, and like a bee making judgements based on the prettiness of a flower, most people make an initial judgement of a company based on the appearance of its logo. That is why successful businesses hire companies such as LogoBee: to use their expertise to create an effective logo.

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The logo is the first thing that comes to mind when we think of any business. We recognize a business by its logo. So, it becomes important to make the logos interesting and unique. In order to achieve this objective, logo designers constantly try to come up with new ideas and innovations.

Using animal logos as the trademark of a business is one such approach in the world of logo designing. Earlier, animal logos appeared only in organizations related to animal welfare or companies manufacturing products for animals. But today, businesses use the unique qualities of the animals in their logos to reflect the vision or spirit of their organizations.
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WordPress.org defines WordPress (WP) as “a state-of-the-art publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability. WordPress is both free and priceless at the same time”. Its ability to make use of plugins marks its biggest advantage. Then, where lies the problem? If you actually turn around, then you would find ample of plugins to integrate one or the other feature in your  WP.

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MooTools is a compact JavaScript framework designed for the intermediate to advanced JavaScript developer. It has custom implementations to dramatically improve JavaScript performance over the browsers. With such improvements, it allows web developers to continue advanced JavaScript coding while still ensuring a good customer experience. MooTools offers the benefits of a comprehensive and easy to use application programming interface. In this post you will find a great collection of Mootools Examples and Tutorials.

How to make a glowing menu with MooTools in 3 easy steps

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The innovative social plugin from LinksAlpha lets users retweet, share and like pages from your site back to their Twitter followers and Facebook friends with just one click. The user experience is similar to Facebook Like button but expanded to Twitter and Facebook Share as well. The plugin is available for WordPress and TypePad users. Non-platform users can also avail this functionality by getting the iframe code here
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Today WordPress is one of the most popular blogging tools on the Internet. If you have a blog powered by WordPress you need to take regular backup of your WordPress database and your essential files (uploads, plugins, themes, etc.). If your blog gets hacked, you can simply reload the database and files and your blog will be normal within a few minutes. In this post you will find a list of backup Plugins and services For WordPress. If you know other plugins or services please add it in the comments to this post.
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JQuery and CSS are evolving and reaching new levels of quality and interactivity. Jquery produces extremely smart and professional features without the need of any animation ability. The opportunity arises to use these elements to enhance Design. In all, CSS and Jquery will always have their place within the market of Web Design for the time being. In this post you will find a huge collection of Jquery and CSS tutorials.These tutorials are useful and unique, so you will learn some new techniques that you can use in your next projects.

Simple “Call To Action” Button With CSS & jQuery

create an effective and awesome call to action button with some CSS and jQuery that grab the user’s attention and entice him to click .

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