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Does lack of comments and likes mean no-one cares?
You wrote an update to Facebook about something important. It gained no likes and very little comments. Another update about something trivial, like getting a haircut, got a bunch of likes and comments. You think no-one cares about your important things, but everyone is into the trivial stuff. Does this sound familiar? Of course there's a point there: Trivial things, such as getting a haircut, are often easier to relate with. If your important thing isn't something that's important to the next guy, he's more like to ignore it. But there are other reasons why this happens. 1. They mis...
Of headphones, ears and how one size doesn't fit all
My new headphones arrived today. They aren't anything fancy, just very cheap and very simple in-ear types. When I get new headphones it usually takes a moment for me to get used to them. The type of these is very familiar to me and the size and shape is pretty much the same as my previous ones. The thing that's different is the sound. These new ones have much more darker, base-heavy sound. The previous headphones were more clear and slightly high-pitched, so the change is very clear. I Tweeted about adjusting to my new headphones and a friend asked which ones I got. He's looking for new on...
Free InDesign alternative: Scribus
As everyone is creating pdf-e-books now I'm sure many of you are looking for a good layout program. Today you can get InDesign, the Creative Cloud version, for about 20 USD a month. The monthly subscription may fit your budget, but if it doesn't, there's a free alternative. Scribus is a free Open Source program for creating professional looking layouts. It works on your Mac or Windows PC, as well as Linux and many other operating systems you've never heard about. With Scribus you can create complex layouts from scratch or use one of the templates as a base. Scribus allows you to add ima...
Hot Font #14: New Cicle
It's been a while since the last Hot Font. Hence I'd like to introduce you to New Cicle. New Cicle is a simply attractive sans-serif, very clear and light. It comes in different styles, Fina, Semi and Gordita and italic versions of them all. Created by La Tipomatika, New Cicle is published under Freeware License and is free. New Cicle on Font Squirrel.
Night owls, it's time to step up
Early bird catches the worm is total bullshit. Besides, who wants the worm when you can be an owl and get the bigger game? This is how we night owls need to start to see the world. The problem is that currently everyone is expected to be up and ready early at morning, earlier the better. And to be all perky and ready to answer difficult questions or learn new things. This is because we night owls are stuck with the expectations of early birds. If you google morning person you'll find soon articles that will help you to "become one". Yikes! You cannot really become a morning person Ba...
Making friends with a simple note of sweet gratitude
Last week I wrote about why I switched from MailChimp to Mad Mimi. It was an honest text about my troubles with MailChimp and why I thought Mad Mimi would serve me better. A little less than a week passed and an email landed my inbox. Someone called Dean sent me a short note titled "You're awesome". When I opened the email I soon noticed it was from one of the Mad Mimi owners telling me he'd found and read my post and was very happy about it. He wanted to say thank you and additionally urged me to contact in case I had any questions or thoughts to share. In the end he asked if it would...
Why I switched from MailChimp to Mad Mimi
A couple of days ago I switched from MailChimp to Mad Mimi for my email list. MailChimp is likely to be more well known than the smaller Mad Mimi and may seem more professional for a Very Serious Business Person. Though the reason why I had previously selected MailChimp wasn't cause I was Very Serious or because it's more well known. For me their free account at that moment seemed better. I was being cheap and that was a mistake. What happened? I was doing fine with MailChimp for a while. I sent a bunch of emails, managed my lists, tweaked the forms and thank you emails and so fort...
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