How to Start a Developer Newsletter
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By Mark Schiefelbein,
Learn how to start your own awesome development newsletter with Revue's Mark Schiefelbein.
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Google Data Studio: a Nifty, Free, Easy-to-use Data Vis Tool
Web
By Dmytro Spilka,
Dmytro Spilka introduces Google Data Studio, demonstrating how to present data from Google Analytics in a visually pleasing, client-friendly chart.
Writing for Money: Tips for Planning Your Next Article Pitch
Web
By Ralph Mason,
Ralph Mason discusses things you should think about when planning, scoping out and pitching article ideas to publishers, and how to write a killer outline.
5 Essential SEO Strategies for Improving Engagement Metrics
Web
By Richard Hammond,
Richard Hammond discusses the increasing importance of on-site engagement in search engine ranking algorithms, and how to optimize your engagement metrics.
7 Reasons NOT to Use a Static Site Generator
Web
By Craig Buckler,
A static site can have benefits, but don't presume they apply to every project! Craig discusses issues arising from use of a generator.
7 Reasons to Use a Static Site Generator
Web
By Craig Buckler,
Is a CMS overkill for your next project? Could a static site generator improve performance, management and security? Craig discusses the benefits.
Average Page Weight Increased Another 16% in 2015
Web
By Craig Buckler,
An individual web page now exceeds 2.2MB. Are pages 16% better than in 2014 or have developers and site owners unconsciously created an obesity epidemic?
4 Ways to Create Viral Content without Selling Your Soul
Entrepreneur
By Stephen Altrogge,
Stephen Altrogge looks at how to create viral content without stooping to clickbait tactics, with high-value content, great headlines, humor and timing.
4 Simple Things to Remember about Apostrophes
Web
By Ralph Mason,
Ralph reviews the main uses of apostrophes in writing, covering possession and missing letters, it's vs its, and apostrophes with verbs and plural nouns.
Open Source Presentation Tools: Are We There Yet?
Design & UX
By Chris Ward,
Powerpoint and Keynote are powerful, but also a deadend for your data. Chris shows-off the growing power and flexibility of open source presentation tools.
Static Blogging Tool Face-Off: Middleman vs Jekyll
Web
By David Turnbull,
David Turnbull pits Jekyll and Middleman, his two favorite static blogging tools, against each other and looks at where each tool excels.
CMS Content Organization Structures: Trees vs Facets vs Tags
PHP
By Lukas Smith,
Lukas Kahwe Smith discusses CMS Content Organization structures, comparing Trees to Facets to References to Tags. Running a CMS? You need to read this.
How to Simplify Form Building with JotForm
Web
By Craig Buckler,
Find out how JotForm can empower your clients, free you from the daily development drudgery of form building and make you some bonus cash on the side!
All I Want for Christmas: If Hemingway Wrote JavaScript
JavaScript
By Adam Roberts,
As part of our Christmas giveaway series, Adam Roberts took a look at coding/literature book If Hemingway Wrote JavaScript — we have a copy to give away.
6 Static Blog Generators That Aren’t Jekyll
Web
By David Turnbull,
Static blog generators are attractive to bloggers looking for low-cost, simple way to publish. David Turnbull outlines some you may not have heard of.
Content Research: The Power of User Interviews
Design & UX
By Georgina Laidlaw,
You can learn a lot from data, but it's hard to measure happiness. Georgina looks at how user interviews can help you understand the hearts of your users.