Using Social Networking to Promote Your Services: http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/marketing/social-networking/

How to Get Motivated for Self Promotion: http://www.redlemonclub.com/brand-you/how-to-get-motivated-for-self-promotion/

In my presentations and consulting I suggest that creative professionals use social media at least one hour a day (or 5-7 hours per week). This includes a great deal of “listening” as well engaging. Yes, I’m a marketing communications consultant and am therefore biased, BUT these suggestions are not based on turning you into a social media consultant, they are geared to get you the best marketing value for your time.

To stay organized I make lists for work related, as well as personal tasks. If I write it down, I know it will get done because I need to mark it off of the list. For the past several weeks, I’ve been using TeuxDeux, a dead-simple, web-based list maker.

Common Questions About Design Professionalism: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/03/08/common-questions-about-design-professionalism/

You know those moments when you stumble upon a little innovation and wonder why no one thought of it before? Let me explain. Have you ever noticed that it isn’t easy to get a pickle or olive out of an emptying jar without a utensil, or perhaps the unitasking pickle picker that Rachel Ray says, “sounds kind of dirty, doesn’t it?”

Does HTML5 Really Beat Flash?: http://xrl.in/4rix

Make Remote Team Collaboration Work: http://sixrevisions.com/project-management/how-to-make-remote-team-collaboration-work/

Web Design Criticism: A How-To: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/03/02/web-design-criticism-a-how-to/

The Hidden Art of Achieving Creative Flow: http://zenhabits.net/2010/02/creative-flow/