Todoodlist Review

Have you ever thought to yourself, “My to do list is just too boring! How can I actually keep up with something that looks so frightfully drab?” Or perhaps you have tried endless possibilities for organizing your daily routine and tasks and can’t seem to get one that motivates you. Do you forget things even when you write them down? Have you realized that the world we live in is just too complex and you long for the simplicity of an earlier time? Is your to do list too long and scattered across post-it notes, notebooks, date books, and bananas? Yes, I said bananas. Are you curious now?
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35 Time Management Resources for Designers

Working at home isn’t exactly the most productive place to get things done. Thanks to the wonder that is the internet however, we have a number of online applications to help us manage our time better. 35 such applications to be exact. Here is a list of “To-Do List”, “Time Management Software”, and even some “Break Reminders.”
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Creative Freelancer Conference

I just got wind of the Creative Freelancer Conference that is being put on by HOW Magazine and Marketing Mentor. It looks like a pretty cool conference for designers, too bad I live all the way in Costa Rica and air fare prices are ridiculously expensive right now! I was browsing the sessions area of the website to see whats going on and looks like they have some really interesting things.
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Business Plan for Designers

We all know a business plan is an important thing to have, but how many of you have actually sat down to write? No doubt you thought about doing it when you started your design business, but never really got around to doing it. As a designer, you probably are not going to use your business plan to secure a loan or seek out investors, so why have one? A business plan can, well, help you plan your business.
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Free and Cheap Legal Support for Designers

Good legal advice is an invaluable tool. Unfortunately, good legal advice is too expensive for the freelance designer. Have no fear though, there are a number of sites and businesses online that can help you with your legal woes and offer some advice. Many of the sites listed below have are either free or extremely cheap alternatives to full price legal service.
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Buying and Selling on Templates.com

A template site recently came to my attention. Templates.com isn’t like every other website template site out there. This site offers a one stop shop for premium design resources like icon sets, templates, and more. A quick look around the site might surprise you if you are one of those designer who have sworn off template sites.
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