Linkswitch #15

Elegant Themes

“I created this website to provide WordPress themes of quality and integrity. I craft my themes with a goal of simplicity and professionalism and strive to inject each design with a dose of modest elegance. I believe that your website is not just a tool, it is an integral part of your identity.”

Freelance Feed

“Serving up delicious nuggets of hand-picked freelance wisdom on a daily basis.”

Review Interview: Collis Ta’eed (Envato)

“We had the privilege of asking Collis Ta’eed, founder of Envato, a few questions. We learned that he is more than an awesome entrepreneur with a bunch of great sites; he’s got a great sense of humor and a story that might be similar to yours (we certainly have a few things in common). Read on to learn more about his life before the founding of Envato, his advice for freelancers and plans for the future.”

15 Can’t Miss Project Management Apps

“Keeping track of your business used to be a huge pain and you would more then likely have to hire a full staff to keep up with all of the daily/weekly/monthly tasks. Today though, there seems to be a never ending supply of project management apps available at our fingertips and with the vast amount of so-so quality out there, I wanted to put together a list that showcased the best of the best.”

Are You a Snotty Artist?

“There’s a debate online (and probably offline too) that divides writers, designers and more into two camps: those who consider their work a trade, and those who consider their work an art form.”

Why Content is No Longer King (And Who’s Taking His Place)

“Since the very first blog, written around an ancient campfire somewhere in the moist foothills of Seattle, content has been crowned the undisputed king.”

5 Things I Hate About Your Website

“Ordinarily, I blog for Entrepreneur about news of interest to small business owners–that is, news other sources have reported. But today I want to report some news I’ve found on my own, over many years of reporting on this sector. If you’ve ever wanted to get your company noticed by the media, this news should be of interest.”

The #1 Reason My Blogging Grew Into a Business

“You might not have known it at the time – but the moment was defining, it changed the course of some area of your life in a way that turned things upside down. I had one of those course changing moments early in my blogging. It was a moment that resulted in my blogging moving from being a hobby that generated a nice bit of secondary income into a full time business.”

Six Foundations of Freelance Success

“Real success doesn’t happen overnight, and it isn’t easy either. Most of these success headlines aren’t useful to freelancers — they may have worked for someone in a very specific situation, but most of them are just scams or useless information.”

File Management and Organization Tools and Ideas

“Managing the files and reference materials that you’ve compiled over the course of a project (or even your entire career) can be a daunting task. You need to organize invoices, proposals, creative files, mock-ups, research sources and a myriad of other folders and files for later reference.”

Rich Typography On The Web: Techniques and Tools

“Let’s face it: Web-safe fonts are very limiting. Maybe a dozen fonts are out there that are widely enough adopted to be considered “Web safe,” and those ones aren’t exactly spectacular for much other than body type. Sure, Georgia, Arial or Times New Roman work just fine for the bulk of the text on your website, but what if you want something different for, let’s say, headings? Or pull quotes? What then?”