Take control of hectic, out of control meetings
Meetings are a necessary part of life when working with web sites, especially when a freelance PHP developer. But sometimes they can get a little out of control and they take up more of your time than...
View ArticleAnother designer trying to take over your project?
An ex-designer colleague of mine came to me the other night and asked me for some advice. He’s a freelance designer and has a set fee for a project he’s working on, but has ran into some trouble over...
View ArticlePrioritising development
Developers when young in their career are keen to impress. The words “I’ll get on it straight away” are often used and the client ends up being impressed as a result. This works very well and everyone...
View Article“Because it’s what the client wants”
This is likely the most often used excuse for giving the client something you don’t want to give them. To give them something that in your best opinion isn’t what they want at all. As developers, or...
View ArticleMagento: Beginner’s Guide, a solid introduction to managing Magento stores
Often enough when you’re a Magento developer you can find yourself in a position where by a client is overwhelmed with options. They don’t know where to click, what all the fields are or mean and...
View ArticleAnnouncing Magento 1.3: PHP Developer’s Guide
Today I’m happy beyond belief to announce the release of my first book, Magento 1.3: PHP Developer’s Guide published through local Midlands based book publisher PackT Publishing. I’ve been a heavy user...
View ArticlePress Release: Magento 1.3: PHP Developer’s Guide
Design, develop, and deploy feature-rich Magento online stores using Packt’s new Book Packt is pleased to announce Magento 1.3: PHP Developer’s Guide, a new book that helps PHP developers build...
View ArticleFinding my way onto the Magento book wall
Roy Rubin, the CEO of Magento posted the following picture onto his Twitter quietly around a month ago making my smile go ear to ear the entire day. Take a look a look at the Magento book wall at...
View ArticleAn easier way to respond to equity based web development requests
I recently received (another) equity based request for my services. We all get them from time to time, some more than others. This one was based around (reluctantly) giving away a small piece of equity...
View ArticleDon’t call it a comeback
Three years ago I stopped blogging and I haven’t written anything outside of Twitter or Facebook since. Three years ago I had just published my first book and had announced that 2010 would be the ‘year...
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