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Jun
28
Announcing Solo Signal
Filed Under Entrepreneurship & Business, General, My Projects, Recommended Blogs, Web Development | Leave a Comment
I’m very excited to announce my latest blogging project, Solo Signal. As the assistant organizer of the Cincinnati Entrepreneur Meetup Group, I often find myself sharing the insights and knowledge of the web development process that I have gained over the past decade with curious entrepreneurs and business people.
The web offers countless opportunities for anyone who is willing to learn how to use it properly. Too often, however, many non-technical people are easily overwhelmed by the amount of information involved in this task. Solo Signal helps people overcome these issues by breaking down the web development process into easily consumed articles. I hope to provide business-minded individuals with the information, tools and understanding needed to successfully leverage the Web for their benefit.
Hop on over to Solo Signal and subscribe to the feed. I have all kinds of great topics planned and you won’t want to miss any. Also, make sure you leave some comments so that we can get some good conversations going!
Jun
19
Arguing the Business Case for Web Standards
Filed Under Entrepreneurship & Business, Modern Web, Web Development | 1 Comment
Web standards and the concepts they embody are a rather elusive subject for those outside of the web development world. Convincing a manager or client that spending the extra time and money on web standards is often met with blank stares and the swift closure of checkbooks.
As prudent architects of the web, it is our job as developers and designers to argue the case for web standards. It is important to translate our techno-intertube-babble into something that any client (managers being clients, too) can comprehend. Once your client understands the value that web standards provide to their site and their customers, they will be more likely to devote resources towards doing things the right way.
The Business Case for Web Standards is a wiki devoted to helping developers and designers argue the case for web standards. Christian Heilmann created this site to help the web design community band together and collectively tackle this task.
From the site:
The first problem I realized is that a lot of presentations start from the premise that the person we are trying to convince knows and is interested in web standards. This might not be the case, therefore I am thinking that we need to approach the sale with the premise that we need to solve the issues the person has and find the solutions web standards provide that relate to these.
Roger Johansson also points out a great reason to use this resource:
One thing in particular that I like about this is that there isn’t only room for the arguments for using Web standards. Common counterarguments are also listed, which is good since being aware of those arguments lets you prepare good replies to them in case they are used.
The wiki itself is broken down into some really great categories that make it very easy to find the information you need.
- Argumentation
- Audience
Jun
8
Currently Reading: Your Money or Your Life
Filed Under Books, Personal Finance, Recommended Blogs | Leave a Comment
What I’m reading
Your Money or Your Life: Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence by Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin
How I Found It
The Simple Dollar — 10 Books That changed My Life: A Summary
Where I Got it
Amazon.com — Your Money or Your Life
Why I’m Reading It
After reading Trent Hamm’s post about the 10 books that changed his life, I was immediately intrigued by Your Money or Your Life. I had heard about the book in the past, but this post finally convinced me to grab a copy.
Although my wife and I have good control over our finances, I still search for new insights and attempt to further improve upon that control. I’m hoping this book will introduce me to some new concepts and help me hone my understanding of money and how it relates to life in general.
