The day’s best and most impor­tant design- and design business-focused arti­cles, tuto­ri­als, and resources hand-picked by Pariah Burke.

• How to Build a Mailing List That Actually Buys Your Books

  The most impor­tant piece of your book dis­tri­b­u­tion net­work is a mail­ing list of peo­ple who will actu­al­ly buy your books. Anyone can build a mail­ing list, and it’s not that hard once you apply your­self to the task. But how do you find peo­ple who will actu­al­ly buy your book?

  Tags: Writing AmWriting self­pub epub

• Women in Tech: What’s the Real Problem?
  In my 20-plus years in tech, and now in Silicon Valley as part of a tech foun­da­tion that sup­ports inno­va­tions, I’ve had the oppor­tu­ni­ty to part­ner with many..
• Discovering New Revenue Streams From Content Marketing Services
  Content mar­ket­ing has become a huge indus­try with many play­ers includ­ing a vast num­ber of ser­vice providers, pro­claimed experts, trade jour­nals and con­fer­ences. It real­ly is the next big fron­tier in marketing.Tags: CM ContentMarketing
• On Being a Startup CEO and a Dad
  Every deci­sion the CEO of start­up makes has an impact on his home life.Tags: Entrepreneur Freelance Startup
• How To Use Image Trace In Illustrator

  In this “How To” we are going to look at a vari­ety of meth­ods of con­vert­ing a bitmap to vec­tors, which is exact­ly what Image Trace does.

  Tags: Vector Illustrator

• Creativity Is Not An Accident

  What’s over­looked is that these acci­dents were earned. Each of these pro­fes­sion­als com­mit­ted them­selves to years of work chas­ing hard prob­lems, and then, when an acci­dent hap­pened, they chose not to ignore it, as most of us would. They chose to study the accident.

• Create a Seamless Vector Quatrefoil Pattern in Illustrator : Medialoot
  Quatrefoil is an orna­men­tal design with four lobes that resem­ble a flower or clover leaf, it is most com­mon­ly seen in Gothic archi­tec­ture but can also make a cool, min­i­mal pat­tern for mod­ern web and graph­ic design. This quick tuto­r­i­al will show…
• Capitalism Excels at Innovation but Is Failing at Maintenance

  Hail the maintainers: Capitalism excels at innovation but is failing at maintenance, and for most lives it is maintenance that matters more

  Tags: Entrepreneur Leadership Startup

• Pick the Perfect Side Hustle With These 5 Questions
  If you’re look­ing for a way to earn extra cash on the side, there are plen­ty of options out there, from start­ing a blog to rent­ing out your stuff. Whatever your gig or “side hus­tle,” these five ques­tions will help ensure it’s one that fits your lifestyle and goals.

  Tags: Entrepreneur free­lance

• Responsive Sites vs. Mobile Apps: Which Is Right for Your Company?
  Are your users look­ing for an app or a mobile ver­sion of your com­pa­ny’s web­site? These tips can help you fig­ure out what option is right for your business.Tags: WebDesign MobileDesign
• Being Uncomfortable Selling Your Products Is Actually Kind Of Selfish
  Selling stuff doesn’t always come nat­u­ral­ly to every­one. This is dou­bly true for free­lancers or peo­ple who have to sell their own work. If you’re hav­ing trou­ble, keep in mind: sell­ing isn’t about you.

  Tags: Entrepreneur free­lance

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