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Multi-Link Monday – 4th October ’10

Hey guys, sorry for the extremely late Multi-Link Monday post! It's been hectic around here and I hadn't had the chance to sit down and get a bunch of useful links together. Feedly was into the 3 digits so I finally sat down and looked through them all to find the best of the week! You may have noticed my attempt at cleverness by including a picture of Link to mascot these posts. He's manly though so it's fine.

 

 

Tutorials & Tips

 

SEO Starter Guide Updated

Google have updated their starter guide to SEO recently and it's a good read for those of you starting to think about SEO. For those of you who know what you're doing though, it's nothing you didn't already know. View the article.

 

10 Twitterific Twitter Tools

Six Revisions wrote a piece on a bunch of twitter tools for those of you who enjoy tweeting. I use the first tool they mention! View the Article.

 

 

Must Know Usability Tips for Web Designers

Web Design Ledger wrote an interesting article on usability. Though I don't think you need to worry too much about mobile designing your website, their tips are useful if you want a basic usability overhaul of your site. View the Article.

 

 

6 Tips for Designing with Lines

Sometimes going back to basics really does help. This article is all about the line and how to use it, (and cross it), and includes some inspirational sites too! View the article.

 

 

Create Great Websites, Without any SEO

John 'O Nolan has written a great article for Webdesigner depot about how a great site will perform just as well as an SEO optimised site. It's time to "start focusing on what really matters" View the article.

 

 

10 Tips for Earning More as a Freelance Designer

A useful little piece on some simple tips to follow to earn more as a freelancer! View the Article

Freebies!

Here are 3 to keep you busy this week!

• Web Design Ledger: White Grunch Textures
• Underworld Magazines: 16 Creative and Useful Fonts
• Hongkiat: 40+ Beautiful WordPress 3.0 Ready Themes

Hope you found the post useful!