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The *other* jobs mailing list

Floridians and folks looking for work in the SE: there's a free jobs mailing list with hundreds of members. I've had it going for nearly 15…

Started by Michael Levin

0 Apr 24, 2015

Starting and Running Your Own Company, by Matt Raible

My good bud Matt just published an article about his business and I think it's worth sharing: http://raibledesigns.com/rd/entry/how_to_set

Started by Michael Levin

0 Mar 3, 2015

How to Get Business using Social Media

You can use the social API's to get new customers. One way is with Twitter's API. You can filter tweets for keywords and then friend the tw…

Started by Michael Levin

0 Dec 9, 2012

Cornbread and Contracting

      Cornbread and contracting. They have a lot in common. What do I mean?   Well, you never go in empty handed. That's for starters. How…

Started by Michael Levin

0 Jun 7, 2011

People's Guide to Contracting

  I've started a handbook called "The People's Guide to Contracting". It's a work in progress, so you can check here from time to time if…

Started by Michael Levin

0 May 24, 2011

Freelancing - You Better Believe I'm Multi-Lingual!

There's a new book out called Programming F# What's F#? Why should you care? What's it gonna do for you? Well, here's what you get when…

Started by Michael Levin

0 Oct 15, 2009

Freelancing in a tough market

It's not easy these days to be a freelancer. Many layoffs have resulted in the market being full of well qualified job seekers. You *can* s…

Started by Michael Levin

0 Jun 20, 2009

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