Cody's Tumblelog

macbookismydream: via www.monsieurlam.com

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:39:23 -0700

via www.monsieurlam.com

"If you know what your ideal clients really want, what is truly meaningful to them, and you deliver..."

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:12:48 -0700

“If you know what your ideal clients really want, what is truly meaningful to them, and you deliver that to them perfectly—then suddenly, there is no
competition. Other people’s prices, other people’s products—they don’t matter. What does matter is the people you care about and how you do your job of looking after them better than anyone else can.”

- Howard Mann - Your Business Brickyard

The Low Information Diet

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:35:33 -0700

The Media Fast

No newspapers, magazines, audiobooks, podcasts or non-music radio.
Music is permitted at all times
No news websites whatsoever (CNN, NY Times, etc).
No books, except the 4HWW and 1 hour of fiction reading before bed
Limit TV to 1 hour of pleasure viewing per day (comedies etc.)
No web surfing unless it’s necessary to finish a task for that day

From The Four Hour Workweek

curiousgirl: I’m so there.

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:27:11 -0600

curiousgirl:

I’m so there.

escorial: R2?

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:46:29 -0600

escorial:

R2?

Rules of Freelance Pricing

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:40:45 -0600

Are you a photographer, designer, programmer just starting out? Here are the essential (and infallible) rules to pricing your work.

1. Always cover your costs - How did you pay for your equipment? Do you ever want to buy new equipment? How about rent, phone, internet? Your wife/parents will only support you for so long before telling you to get a real job.

2. Always base your estimates in reality - You know it takes more that 2 hours to design a web page. The only person you’re screwing over is yourself by not being realistic with your time.

3. Always account for unbillable time - Email, phone calls, tech support, etc. It all takes time and nobody wants to be billed for it.

4. Always make a profit - Profits allow you to enjoy your time when your not working. Remember what that was like?

5. Raise your rates periodically - Everything costs more over time. It’s called inflation. It affects you too.

6. Forget about what other people are doing - Nobody else has your costs, skills, experience, etc. If they want to each Mac & Cheese for the rest of their lives, that’s their problem.

macbookismydream: Low cost flying (via metrobest)

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:36:09 -0600

macbookismydream:

Low cost flying (via metrobest)

oaknd1: Emails From Crazy People

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:14:59 -0600

oaknd1:

Emails From Crazy People

via macbookismydream

Thu, 07 May 2009 14:07:40 -0600

via macbookismydream

Video

Thu, 07 May 2009 14:06:46 -0600

"Websites are like Bonsai trees not cacti."

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:25:38 -0700

“Websites are like Bonsai trees not cacti.”

Why A Lot of People Think This "Coalition" Is Bad

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:09:00 -0700

If you didn’t vote Conservative in the last election, here’s the view from the other side:

1) Nobody voted for this alliance. Sure in total the coalition parties got more votes, but that wasn’t an option on the ballot six weeks ago.

2) The Liberals and NDP (who will hold the real power) were the second choice for a majority of Canadians. That’s the same way we got Ed Stelmach.

3) The economy and markets (who value our dollar and investments) prefer strong governments. These aren’t exactly good times. The last thing we need is for our purchasing power to drop.

4) To maintain control, the Liberals will have to keep “socialists and separatists” happy. Not sure what your defination of socialist is, but the Bloc are indeed separatists.

5) A large part of this coalition has never governed. Most of the qualified MPs from previous Liberals governments are gone and the NDP and Bloc have never held power.

6) The optics of this are bad. We just barely got over an election. The Liberals were handed one of their biggest defeats ever. But now feel qualified to govern.

7) Just cause it’s allowed in the constitution, doesn’t make it democratic. Let me introduce you to the Senate.

If anything, this story highlights why Canada needs some of serious electoral reform.

How to test someone's knowledge of an issue

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:17:04 -0700

How to test someone's knowledge of an issue:

One of the simplest ways to test someone’s knowledge of an issue is to ask them to explain the other side of the argument.

“Everything’s amazing, nobody’s happy”

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:38:32 -0700

“Everything’s amazing, nobody’s happy”

Proposition 'R' would rename SF's sewage plant after GWB

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:23:52 -0700

Proposition 'R' would rename SF's sewage plant after GWB:

Supporters plan to commemorate Inauguration Day on Jan. 20 with a synchronized flush of hundreds of thousands of San Francisco toilets, an action that would send a flood of water toward the plant, as Bush leaves the throne of power.

Photo

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:10:27 -0600

The Case Against Layoffs - And Some Alternatives

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:13:00 -0600

The Case Against Layoffs - And Some Alternatives:

I like this one the best:

Cut hours. When given a choice, many employees would rather work less (and hence earn less) than see themselves or their colleagues let go. (Some state programs like this one in California help employers make the transition to shorter work weeks less financially burdensome on employees.)

Not sure why managers never think of this.

"Easy is a word you use to describe other people’s work or jobs"

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 11:33:47 -0600

“Easy is a word you use to describe other people’s work or jobs”

- Jason Fried, 37signals

A neat video by one of my favorite bands.

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:14:37 -0600

A neat video by one of my favorite bands.

Explaining the Sub-Prime Crisis

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:48:45 -0600

Explaining the Sub-Prime Crisis