Category Archives: Administrivia

Website Assessment for Spinhead by Split Strategy

Our good friend Mat Fitzgerald of Split Strategy recently offered a full review of the Spinhead Web Design website and we took him up on it. Mat provided a thorough assessment of the website including page by page design and … Continue reading

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Over in Publishing Land: My 10th Book, “You Don’t Want a Job” Launches Friday July 27th

Though I pay the bills as a WordPress web developer I can’t stop myself writing like mad. My 10th book, You Don’t Want a Job: Why Self-Employment Reduces Your Risks & Increases Your Rewards, supports that claim with reasoning based … Continue reading

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Ready Set Go Instant Blogging: $300

It’s not a sale, it’s an experiment. How would you like to have a ready-to-use no-brainer zero-hassle blog and website? What if it included hosting for a year including babysitting all the WordPress security updates, your own domain name, and … Continue reading

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13 Years of Web Design for Spinhead

13 years ago Joel registered the domain name spinhead.com on February 8, 1999. It’s the one domain name we hang on to no matter what. If you ever want to find us, just Google ‘spinhead’. We can also be found … Continue reading

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Attracting Quality Clients

Everyone wants clients and customers. Some people are willing to take on anyone as a client at any price the client is willing to pay. You want to attract quality clients who value the quality service you provide. It’s time … Continue reading

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Buy Hosting Before New Year’s, Get the Website Free

The last two weeks of the year are slack time for us. Nobody starts anything new; they’re all waiting for the New Year for New Things. Not you. You’re a rebel. You suffer from the burning impatience that characterizes the … Continue reading

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Mad Colors and Courier Font

When I first created this look in 2002, the reactions I got surprised me. In the 10 years since then I’ve learned a lot about what people expect, how we connect, and where the two cross over—and that, sometimes, they … Continue reading

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