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1. Choose a specific date to start being an official Freelance Developer.

2. Formulate a plan for starting your own business.

3. Do much saving and economizing during the six-months period for future use.

4. Make a deal with a business account in the bank.

5. Know your duties and responsibilities and also that of your customers then make a Contract Draft.

6. Create a trademark or logo that can be remembered well and is not hard determine.

7. Create the pattern and design for your stationery and print it.

8. Create also a business card and print it.

9. Have business dealings with other designers in town.

10. Have business dealings online with designers.

11. Register a new Area name.

12. Get the best Web Host.

13. Plan the marketing for your Online presence.

14. Create a Gmail Account using your area name.

15. Make a Pownce account.

16. Make a Tumblr account.
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17. Assure that you have an Instant Message account.

18. Specify an area in your house if you are working there.

19. Examine your hardwares, do you need a new computer or printer.

20. Spend for a copy of Adobe Creative Studio.

21. Invest in a copy of the latest Microsoft Office. Make a  contact list with Outlook.

22. Examine your workplace.
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23. Secure a Filing cabinet.

24. Get a chair that’s comfortable.

25. Secure a phone line that is restricted only for business use.

26. Acquaint yourself about tax laws and ask an accontant.

27. Making a leaving notification from work for about a period of months.

28. Do not leave your job in bad condition.

29. Thank your employer about the knowledge and all other things that you got from him.

30. Encode your contracts and make a hard copy of it.

31. Make a proposal model for your expected clients.

32. examine the standards of your area if you’re into business of local range only.

33. Create accounts for designing sites as many as possible if you want a worldwide business.

34. Create your homepage and open it.

35. Write all the services that your business offers.

36. List all contact means on your contacts page.

37. Let your contacts know when you are about to launch your business.

38. Announce in a letter about you and your business.

39. Make business with some newspaper companies and know about the price of announcing.

40. Try online announcements.

41. When you receive questions, answer them quickly.

42. Choose what type of charging you want.

43. Process the money you need and you will get in a year.

44. Make your prices just right for the service..

45. Deal with your accountant on your plans yearly.

46. Let your friends know about your business so that they won’t be bothering you.

47. Start announcing.

48. Do not start your work too early.

49. Make and take breaks.

50. Do not forget about your skills in customer services.

51. Make your work a complete site design.

52. Control yourself in making designs that are too swagerous for other companies.

53. Be creative in your work and take pleasure in it.

SEO Benefits

The title holds more weight with the search engines than the body of content does. Therefore it is critical to include an idea in the title of what your article is about through using a related keyword. Google and the other search engines rely on crawlers or bots to tell them what topic content on the internet covers. You need to make it clear to these bots exactly what your post is about.

Letting your readers know what it’s about

We work longer hours, we eat lunch at our desks, sleep less and have mastered the art of multi tasking (ok, some of us have). Why? Because we’re busy. So if someone is looking for an article about something specific, they’re hardly likely to read ten or more full article just to find one that they are looking for. They’re much more likely instead to peruse a few titles and only read in full the articles whose title indicates that it covers the topic they’re interested in. So your title also has the job of informing human readers of the topic matter.

Not too much information!

I know I just said it’s important to give an idea of the topic matter in your title. But go easy on the info! If, for example, your article is about the human-dog relationship, your title could be something as simple as “The Bond Between Humans and Dogs.” It would be giving a little too much info to call it, “How the relationship between dogs and humans has developed since the evolution of the domestic dog from the grey wolf many thousands of years ago.” Not so catchy. And ok, that’s probably a rather extreme example, but balancing the title between not enough and too much information is critical. If you give the readers a load of facts in your title, why do they even need to read the article?

Spark Interest

If your title can include an idea as to what the topic is but then leave the reader with questions they want answers too, you’re likely to persuade them to read. Ask a question in your title. Returning to our dog-related example, you could pose the question in the title, “How did the relationship between humans and dogs develop?”

Humour

Whether or not you inject a little humour into your post titles depends largely upon the type of blog you are writing from. A very serious site with serious readers who read purely for the educational value is probably not the best place for humour. But a light hearted leisurely reader site would be. Again on that dog post, something like, “Why men prefer dogs to their wives – The Human-Dog relationship.”

Essentially, when writing a title, you need to consider the fact that your readers expect to get something by reading your article, whether its entertainment, information or something else. Giving an indication of “what’s in it for them,” in the title invites readers in effectively.

Let us know YOUR opinion in the comments!

The best way someone ever described Flickr to me was Edward Khoo:

You find the good, the bad and the downright ugly on Flickr. Also, regular Flickr contributors upload the latest pictures of the latest activities in their geography. So, if I’m looking for quasi realtime shots taken by real people, Flickr is my top photo sharing site (post).

Yes, Flickr is art and creativity by real people and that’s the real beauty of it.

This post is dedicated to searching Flickr for black and white photography and illustration: get inspired by black and white creativity!

Multicolr

Multicolr is an awesome Flickr-based tool that allows to search Flickr by color as well as limiting your choice to only black and white photos. Just choose between white, grey and black colors in the last row.

Here are a few examples:

Strictly black and white photos:

Black and white photos with shades of grey:

Black and white photos with only one color:

Retrievr

Retrievr is a Flickr-based search engine that searches images by the sketch you create. To find only black-and-white photos, all you need is a black and white sketch:

Flickr Groups

General:

Image by by Carl Chapman

• B&W: one of the most popular black-and-white photography groups on Flickr. here you will be able to find images on any topic, creative photography as well as active forums. Example of interesting forum discussions: Self Portrait in B&W
• Black and White Photo Award: very high-quality selection of black and white photography.
• Black and White: another very popular Black&White photography group with lots of great images in any category.
• Best of Black & White: another active black and white photography group.
• Black & White Passion: an active group awarding its most creative members.

Topical:

• New Black and White: a moderated group that is aimed at showcasing new trends in black and white photography.
• Fine Art Classic Black and White Landscape: a group focusing on B&W landscape photos.
• Animals in Black & White: beautiful black-and-white photography featuring animals;
• Black and White CHILDREN’s Portraiture: B&W photos featuring cute children and babies;
• Black & white portraits: the name says it all, this is a collection of black and white portraits.
• Scotland Black and White: no other country better suits black-and-white photography than cloudy and windy Scotland.
• Black and White Artwork: a creative collection of black-and-white illustrations and drawings (non-photography).
• Macro In Black & White: the group dedicated to black and white macro-photography.
• Nature in Black and White: the group featuring nature and landscape shots in black and white.
• Sports in Black and White: features sports photography.
• Black&White in the Night : black and white photos featuring night landscapes and scenes.
• the Flora in Black and White: what can be more colorful than flowers and what can look more beautiful in black and white?

The post is by Jessy Troy who loves and blogs on   social media.

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Alberto Beloni

Lisa Moseley

Sean Geng

Marko Prljic

Michela Chiucini

LP – Creative Designer

Peter Pearson

Colourpixel

Matt Dempsey

Jay Hafling

Miles Dowsett

Noel Design

Jae Salavarrieta

ilove2design

Alexey Abramov

Pampaneo

Love the Septapus & He Shall Love Unto You

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arqandgraph

Jason Santa Maria

Jon White Studio

COMA

Daniele Volpin

Joe Longstreet

Davy Van Den Bremt

Hugs For Monsters

Andrew Brandwood

Catalin Bridinel

Nathan Sanders

Matt Mullenweg

Stuart Hobday

Form + Function

Triplux

Julian Andrade

Jeffdoe

Jason Julien

Kitfolio

Magnivate

Mike Rundle

Michael Paul Young

Pngised

Jeff Finley

Pavel Macek

Cerity

Giancarlo Fajardo

DREAMER LINES

Flush

Callum Rimmer

Svetainiu Kurimas

Jackson & Kent

Krishna Chaitanya

Sit back, relax. Watch and learn from the pros of graphic design, as they show you in awesome  Photoshop video tutorials advanced techniques, taking the simplest elements and creating something beautiful as well as tutorials on advanced drawing and illustration techniques. Buy Photoshop CS4 Extended – Student Edition/advanced edition

Ice Age Disaster PS Tutorial

Video URL : Ice Age Disaster Photoshop Tutorial.

Source : Ren Zhang.

Description : This great tutorial shows you a great method to add Ice or Snow to your photos or turn an ordinary scene into an ice age disaster.

Basic DVD Cover PS Tutorial

Video URL : Basic DVD Cover.

Source : ThrowgnCpr.

Description : Basic DVD cover art tutorial using Adobe Photoshop.

Filmstrip Frame PS Tutorial

Video URL : Filmstrip Frame.

Source : rmcisnerosjr.

Description : How to create a frame with a piece of film within Photoshop.

Cool Dark Night Effect PS Tutorial

Video URL : Cool Dark Night Effect in Photoshop..

Source : Gajaparan.

Motion PS Tutorial

Video URL : Motion Tutorial: Motion and Photoshop.

Source : Mark Spencer.

Description : In this video tutorial, you will learn how to spread the layers of a Photoshop file apart in 3D space in Motion and animate a camera through them.

Sin City Style PS Tutorial

Video URL : Sin City Style.

Source : Galey.

Description : Give your images some style with this Sin City Art Photoshop tutorial.

Grunge Style Illustration PS Tutorial

Video URL : Sin City Style.

Source : Gavin Steele.

Description : In this tutorial, you’ll grab a picture, apply several filters to it and obtain a monochromatic stain, which combined with stain brushes and a texture will transform into an eye-catching grunge result.

Digital Smoke PS Tutorial

Video URL : Digital Smoke in Photoshop.

Source : godonholiday.

Description : In this tutorial you are going to be shown how to easily create digital abstract smoke using both Illustrator and Photoshop.

Super Cool Frilly Bits Typography PS Tutorial

Video URL : Super Cool Frilly Bits Typography.

Source : godonholiday.

Graffiti PS Tutorial

Video URL : Graffiti.

Source : walagers.

Description : In this tut you’ll be shown how to had a cool wallpaper behind some existing graffiti.

Satin Cloth PS Tutorial

Video URL : Photoshop Satin Cloth Tutorial.

Source : Navdeep.

Description : In this photoshop tutorial you will see how to create a crumbled stain cloth look .from scratch. This is a very simple and easy concept.

Apple Background Design PS Tutorial

Video URL : Apple TV Background Design.

Source : Howard Pinsky.

Description : In this video tut, you will create an awesome background effect inspired by Apple.

Burnt Treasure Map PS Tutorial

Video URL : Burnt Treasure Map.

Source : luv2help.

Description : In this tut you will learn how to create a old burnt treasure map effect using Adobe Photoshop.

iPhone PS Tutorial

Video URL : Create an iPhone in Photoshop.

Source : Howard Pinsky.

Description : Creating an iPhone in Photoshop.

Tutorial Animacion PS Tutorial

Video URL : Tutorial Animacion en Photoshop.

Source : Inerxia.

Touching Story Scene PS Tutorial

Video URL : Touching Story Scene.

Source : Gavin Steele.

Description : In this tutorial, you are going to create a story scene using photo manipulation and a lot of color adjustments.

Line Art PS Tutorial

Video URL : Line Art.

Source : luv2help.

Description : This is a time lapse of converting a standard photo to a line art image.

Lava Planets PS Tutorial

Video URL : Lava Planets.

Description : This tutorial will show you how to create your very own hot lava planets using Adobe Photoshop.

iPod Nano PS Tutorial

Video URL : iPod Nano.

Source : IceflowStudios.

iMac PS Tutorial

Video URL : iMac.

Source : IceflowStudios.

Fairy Dust PS Tutorial

Video URL : Fairy dust tutorial.

Source : Aaron Nace.

Wikipedia defines HDRI/HDR or High Dynamic Range imaging as a set of photography techniques allowing more dynamic range of luminance between dark and light areas of certain scenes, which is completely different from the normal digital imaging techniques that you know. HDR mainly emphasizes shadows ad sunlight making subjects appear sharper.

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Photoshop is indeed a great tool for coming up with images the way that you want. Below are some scary yet creative photoshopped portraits you may look at.

Now, it is interesting to know that these Lego pieces can and are also be incorporated with popular movie posters. Below are some of the samples which Lego and movie lovers will love.

1. The Bourne Ultimatum - lego movie poster

2. Reservoir Dogs - lego movie poster

3. Rocky Balboa - lego movie poster

4. Live Free or Die Hard - lego movie poster

5. Forest Gump - lego movie poster

6. X-men origins- lego movie poster

7. Inglorious Bastards - lego movie poster

8. The last Samurai - lego movie poster

9. Harry Potter  - lego movie poster

10. Scarface - lego movie poster

11. 007 - lego movie poster (PWN!)

Twitter feeds
The New York Times has over 250,000 followers on Twitter. Social media networks can make use of feeders and modern Internet technology to extend their reach to those people who do not enjoy opening newspapers with their daily morning coffee.

New York TImes on Twitter Social Media

Social media services
Two heads are better than one. Get a social media service provider and market to end users. Gannet Co, one of the biggest publishers of dailies, joined Ripple Inc, a social media service provider and breathes in new life and sales to their print company.

Online happenings and events
The online world has its own community, you can introduce online events to promote your publication and attract more readers. This can be done through forums, free downloads and videos.

User-generated content
CaptureCincinatti.com, an umbrella project of Cincinnati Enquirer, created a photo-sharing site and encouraged locals to upload their images to the site. Some months after, it produced a coffee table book that comes with a DVD sold at $39.95.

Online communities
Thousands of people wanted their voice to be heard and online communities can be their outlet. Online tools like blogging and forums can build a community that the newspaper industry can tap in.

Outsourced news service
Fresh content is not always hard to find. Collaborate with online news magazine and outsource news bits. This is one cheap way to get fresh news content on almost about anything under the sun.

Customized news
Everything can be personalized and customized- even the news that you want to read. The Denver post created I-News (or Individual News), that allows users to pick the news that they want in the categories that they prefer. You get the news you want to read minus the fluff.

Denver Post Social Media

Special communities
There may niches that you might want to tap in. Creating branded communities is on way to liven up a newspaper industry. For instance, the St. Louis Post created Best Bridal which is an online community where users can post content and interact with other members.

API (Application Programming Interface)
You can commission a third party developer to create an API for your publication. This would attract a number of possible readers. Social media interface is one of the more popular platforms that you can use.

Social Media
Ultimately, social media is the key solution to the woes of the newspaper industry. It would reach out to a lot of people who already forgotten about holding a black and white paper in their hands. So if you want newspaper to thrive and survive, social media and online marketing is the way to go.