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10/26/2009

by: Josh

posted in: About Josh, Build A Web Site, How To

Do it, then do it better: an iterative mindset

I used to work for a big, huge wireless company. I was the nameless, faceless guy who received email requests all day and made minor change to wireless accounts. Each email was formatted exactly the same way and I used the same system for each change. 8 hours a day, 5 days a week I [...]

Is having your own website a dated concept

For the record, this is one of the reasons I find immense value in Twitter: exposure to a broad range of opinions on an equally broad range of topics. Since this particular option pertained to what I do, I figured I’d chime in. Tweet in question: Holy crap, I hope not! There goes an income [...]

10/11/2009

by: Josh

posted in: Build A Web Site, Everything Else

The Drudge Report style 3 column link page template

Update January 31st, 2010 In response to several people asking me about managing this template without using HTML, I created a dynamic template that uses a Google Docs spreadsheet to store the links, text and images. Installation and configuration is very simple as is adding, removing, and changing the links being displayed. The template isn’t [...]

10/9/2009

by: Josh

posted in: Build A Web Site, Helpful Links

Recommended reading for web site owners

The JoshCanHelp Recommended Reading list This post is because you don’t have enough to read. Scratch that… you don’t have enough useful stuff to read. These are must-reads for anyone who has or thinks they should have a website out there and gathering eyeballs. I’m a firm believer in understanding why things are done. I [...]

10/6/2009

by: Josh

posted in: About Josh

What is Talent?

This is a post I wrote almost two years ago on my previous blog. I find myself in the same room that I wrote post previously and thinking about the same things in a slightly different light. I’m re-posting it here with minor changes and notes indicated with square brackets. talent. I have a Hotmail [...]

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