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I was contacted by DocStoc recently asking me to take a look at a new piece of software they've released called DocStoc Sync. I've written before about DocStoc but if you're not familiar with their service, its essentially an online document storage site that allows you to upload documents and store them publically or privately You can also embed documents in webpages as you can with YouTube videos, which is excellent for showing presentations.
Anyway, on to DocStoc Sync. You simply download the program (which works for Mac or PC) and you can set it to watch specific folders or manually add files to your DocStoc account.
This will be really handy for people who are remotely working on projects with others, or if you use different computers in different locations. I know there are tools out there that are similar such as BaseCamp but these are actually quite bad at document management.
I have t....
| posted at 17:03:17 By Flipping Heck! | Posted In Review |
I was looking through my RSS feeds the other day and I came across a reference to a website I hadn't heard of before and after checking it out I thought it would be something of great use to my readers here. Apologies for not posting where I found out about this site but I can't find it!
Docstoc - Find and Share Professional Documents
Docstoc is an online file exchange/storage site that allows you to upload, share and request a variety of documents in a rage of file formats.
The categories the currently cover are Legal, Business, Financial, Technology, Educational and Creative, with a variety of subcategories under each of these main headings.
| posted at 12:34:25 By Flipping Heck! | Posted In Review |
So, I've finally been given access to a beta (isn't everything on the Internet in beta at the moment?) account with Foldera. If you've not heard of Foldera before (and they've been quite quiet recently) from their homepage:
Foldera - from homepage "Effortlessly organize your work with Foldera.Foldera is a free and intuitive filing system of web-based folders that automatically organizes your work WHILE you work.Whether you work alone or in a workgroup environment, Foldera is super easy to use and makes working with multiple files and people seem practically effortless.
Just try Foldera and see for yourself how much more nimble and productive you are once you're finally freed from filing busywork"
I'd heard a lot of buzz surrounding when it was first in Beta (over a year ago) - in February 2006 TechCrunch said:.
| posted at 08:26:03 By Flipping Heck! | Posted In Project Management |
Update: I've re-worked this post as I noticed all of the links were broken - sorry for any inconvienience caused.
Don't forget to check out the e-book version and download your free sample chapter!
So, we've come to the end of the road 
Still, we've had fun along the way, haven't we (that was a rhetorical question by the way 
)
In this last post in the Managing Web Projects series, I'll take a brief look back at what we've covered and then offer a few more hints and tips to help all you budding freelancers out there - aren't I nice?!
Managing Web Projects #1 - The Brainstorm
This is where it all began with a brain dump into FreeMind, I'll admit that it doesn't cover every aspect of the Web Development process but it's a jolly good starting place!
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| posted at 10:35:13 By Flipping Heck! | Posted In Personal |
I'm getting ready to launch my book based on the "Managing Web Projects" series I recently wrote and I'm looking for a few lovely people to review the book for me a perhaps (if they feel so inclined) provide a testimonial.
I'm just putting the finishing touches to the final chapter and then I'll send copies of the book out in PDF format to those interested.
If you'd like to help, please leave a comment below - it'd be much appreciated and don't forget you'll have a free copy of the book!
Cheers!
| posted at 07:34:02 By Flipping Heck! | Posted In Project Management |
So, the website's now live. You've been paid and the website's number 1 in Google - every's happy, right?
You betcha! I'm in the money!
Oh? That's nice! But what about the future - for you and your client?
Who cares about them? I'm going to get loads of work!
Riiiight. We all think after that one big success that work's going to come in so fast we'll be up to our necks in it in no time. The problem is it never (unfortunately) works that way.
If you're lucky enough to be in the above situation, good for you! But there comes a time for all of us when work slows down and as a result the money starts to dry up. That's where maintenance contracts come in.
Hmm... Perhaps you're right but I can't be doing faffing with odd text changes here and there every day for 12 months
It's true that some customers are never happy. We once had a client that changed every word on a webpage at least 3 times. The work lasted a week but as we were charging by the hour we were quite happy. The problem is that:
- It's soul destroyingly boring
- The client thinks they can mess about again in the future
- It takes you (or your developers) away from other work
- You never know when the work is going to come in or how much there'll be
Maintenance work is great - if you know what's going to hap....
| posted at 10:49:53 By Flipping Heck! | Posted In Project Management |
So now we come to the last phase of the Web Project - Invoicing.
Hoorah! I get my money now!
Lets hope so! Of course, thanks to your watertight contract you have all of your costs and payment terms laid out, right?
How you bill the client is up to you. Some people like 50% of the project costs upfront, some like a certain amount after x numbers of hours work has been completed and others bill at the end. Whichever method you use, make sure that it's clearly stated in the contract and you have proof (most important!) that the client has agreed to the terms.
Blah, blah, you do go on. I want my money now!
So, how are you going to get it? Just send an email saying "Pay me £100 or else"? All companies have some form of financial/accounting system set up (which you will too of course!) and money paid out needs to be tied up properly with an invoice - especially now thanks to Sarbaines-Oxley.
Yeah, I forgot about that, I'll just use that template I got with Word
Do you think th....
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