Archive: Personal

How hard do you work, really?

Do you you work harder on projects that are for yourself or for a client who is paying good money for your best efforts? This is a question that came up recently while I was chatting away on twitter the other night, and I thought I would just put it out there and see what you think.

Most people answered yes, and this lead me to ask another question…is that really ethical? Should we not give our all when we are being paid to do something? Whether it is a freelance project or a 9 to 5 job, I think we all sometimes (for lack of a better word) tend to slack off a little. Read more…

I’m famous!

This blog has been featured on We Love WP! Which I consider quite an honour. I’m not quite famous though so I do apologize for the slightly misleading title ;-)

John Joubert

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Who I’m reading at the moment…

There are so many great blogs around, and I’m sure everyone has their favourites. I’d like to share my five best blogs with you and then you can decide if you agree or disagree. These blogs are not necessarily the only ones I read, but they are my first stops on the daily reading list.
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Get inspired and become successful!

I recently read a fantastic series of posts written by Brian Gardner in which he talks about how he achieved success in the WordPress theme industry and I just couldn’t resist sharing this. After reading part one and two, I felt inspired and encouraged to pursue my dreams and goals.

Sometimes things just seem so impossible, but if you persevere and work hard towards the goals you have set, they become more and more achievable and realistic. So, if you feel like a bit of inspiration why not go check out these awesome articles. Part one and part two! It will definitely be worth your while :) Read more…

My apologies…

A while back I wrote a post about page rank, in the comments I said that I would write a follow up post about how I managed to achieve my page rank of 3, which isn’t really mind blowing, but was quite an achievement for me.  Well, I never actually got down to writing that post and I thought I would just apologize to my readers, I have been really busy with my studies as well as shifting my focus more too design and web development… Sorry guys and girls :( Read more…