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Free patterns and brushes from Brusheezy.com

Posted on 01. Sep, 2009 by admin.

This site is one of my personal favorites and I think that you will see why when you take a look at the large selection of free photoshop brushes and patterns.
http://www.brusheezy.com

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Free vector art from Vecteezy.com

Posted on 01. Sep, 2009 by admin.

Vecteezy offers a nice sized collection of free vector art that falls under various license types. All of the free art is under the Gallery section but Vecteezy does offer a marketplace where one will find additional custom vector art for a fee.
http://vecteezy.com

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Content Management made easy with the Cushy CMS!

Posted on 03. Aug, 2009 by admin.

Today I would like demonstrate how a service created by the fine folks at Stateless Systems can help those of us looking for a way to design sites how we like, and at the same time offer the ability to let our clients edit their own content. This service is the remotely hosted Cushy Content [...]

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How to convert a HTML/CSS template into a wordpress theme

Posted on 14. Sep, 2009 by admin.

This is just a quick post that I thought might be useful for those looking to learn how to turn a standard HTML/CSS design into a Wordpress theme.  At first glance, it seems like  a little less structured than the last tutorial I posted on this subject but it looks like it is worth reading.
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Web Design Mistakes

Posted on 02. Sep, 2009 by admin.

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Create a basic Wordpress template that includes a Widget-ized footer!

Posted on 02. Sep, 2009 by admin.

I stumbled on this tutorial over at Net Tuts and though it would be very helpful to any of you who might be thinking about getting into Wordpress development. One of the biggest hurdles that I personally had to overcome with creating custom Wordpress and Joomla sites was were to begin.
This article was actually posted [...]

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A few useful resources for Adobe Flash

Posted on 31. Aug, 2009 by admin.

Not in any particular order, I thought I would post a list of some of my favorite sites that offer tutorials, downloads, sound files, and more for Adobe Flash.
Flash Kit

Flashkit.com offer tutorials, sound loops and sound fx, free flash movies, as well as articles and reviews of programs that work with Adobe Flash.
http://www.flashkit.com

Slideshow Pro and [...]

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20 directories, to help with link building for your new blog

Posted on 28. Aug, 2009 by admin.

Just a quick post to make sure that this handy link for budding bloggers, is up on the website. This article is basically a list of 20 blog centric directories that you may find useful when first venturing into the world of link building.  Submitting to the directories on this list is an easy and [...]

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70 CSS3 and HTML 5 tutorials and resources

Posted on 17. Aug, 2009 by admin.

Through the use of CSS3 and HTML5 the way that we design websites will change completely. There is already some support of the features and functions that are offered by CSS3 and HTML5, built into modern browsers (Firefox and Safari namely). This will allow you to jump in and get your feet wet with CSS3 [...]

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5 Things You Must Consider in Hiring a PHP Programmer

Posted on 06. Aug, 2009 by admin.

Author: Vikas Sah
The on going economic crisis has made business houses shift focus on cost cutting and they are on a lookout of ways and means of cost cutting alternatives in doing business. One such feasible cost cutting idea is to hire skilled laborers like programmers, website designers and developers for a particular project only. [...]

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Master Affiliate Marketing – 7 Ways To Take Your Earnings To The Next Level

Posted on 15. Jul, 2009 by admin.

Master Affiliate Marketing – 7 Ways To Take Your Earnings To The Next Level
By: James Simpson
It’s a fact that affiliate marketing is one of the quickest ways to get a web business up and running. After all, you don’t need a website, you don’t need a list and you can start advertising someone else’s product [...]

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Tutorials Wanted!

Posted on 11. Jul, 2009 by admin.

If you have the skills to write a great tutorial for any of the Adobe creative or web products that produces a unique and impressive design, effect, or graphic we would love to showcase your work.

We are currently accepting tutorial submission for all of the categories listed on the tutorial section of Netfire.us and of course your tutorial may be “cross-category”. Please include your personal or business’ website link and a short biography in your tutorial so we can send traffic to your site.

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Create an illustration that fades from color to line art using Photoshop

Posted on 09. Jul, 2009 by admin.

In this tutorial the author will show you how to work with a few images that you choose to create an illustration that is

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Create an ice cold poster is Photoshop

Posted on 09. Jul, 2009 by admin.

In this tutorial the author shows you how to  create a slick poster by making creative use of text and images.
Check out PSD Tuts for the full tutorial

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Google AdSense and AdWords – Like Yin and Yang

Posted on 06. Jul, 2009 by admin.

Many websites include a section or two with the “Ads by Google” above it or below it. These are ads displayed via Google’s AdSense. When you do a search on Google and see ads in the search results pages, they are generally AdSense ads.

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