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When AI Can’t Identify Your Movie: 6,000+ Cases Where Human Experts Succeeded

AI movie finders like ChatGPT, Claude, and WhatIsMyMovie are impressive tools. They can identify most mainstream films in seconds. But they fail more often than you think. Since 2012, the Filmfind community has identified over 6,000 movies that people couldn’t find anywhere else. With 10,000+ movie enthusiasts and nearly 20,000 questions posted over a decade, … When AI Can’t Identify Your Movie: 6,000+ Cases Where Human Experts Succeeded

How to Import Google Reviews into WordPress

Most of my ideas are born from necessity or curiosity. I had a client that needed better review management for their WordPress site, so the creative problem-solving began… I needed a good existing plugin that supports reviews as a custom post type, with schema. I like, use, and already recommend Site Reviews. I was surprised … How to Import Google Reviews into WordPress

How to Get a Truly Free Logo Design by a Real Human Professional

If you Google “free logo design,” you’ll be overrun with websites that offer a so-called “free” logo design maker, but not an actual human designer. Also, you’ll likely have to create an account and pay extra in order to even download a usable file format of your logo. Basically, you’ll find everything but free logo … How to Get a Truly Free Logo Design by a Real Human Professional

How to Find and Apply for Remote Gigs without Having to Register, Pay, or Have Platform Lock-in

Hint: there are very few places where you can find access to gigs like that, but I’ll share in this post a list of the best ones I’ve been able to find in all my years. The vast majority of job board websites (like Upwork or Fiverr) are middleman platforms that impose their rules on … How to Find and Apply for Remote Gigs without Having to Register, Pay, or Have Platform Lock-in

NeedMyLogo Relaunch: Free Logo Designs in Exchange for Feedback

I’ve been designing logos for over a decade; even so, I’m certainly not an expert nor am I even a great logo designer; however, I do enjoy designing logos and I think I’m pretty good at it, especially for the low fee I charge ($50-$100). While I continue learning and getting better year-over-year, I do … NeedMyLogo Relaunch: Free Logo Designs in Exchange for Feedback

Writing for Techpost

Not that I wrote all that often here on my personal blog anyway, I just wanted to drop a quick announcement that I’ll mostly be writing over at Techpost now, a tech community my friend Trent and I created. Unlike my personal blog, Techpost will be a multi-author content site, and actually, anyone who’s interested … Writing for Techpost

The Truth About Business

The bottom line for all businesses, is to make as much money as possible. In theory, there’s nothing wrong with that. After all, that’s the entire point of business, right? However, the problem lies in how far a business is willing to go to achieve that goal, pushing the boundaries of what’s legal, and often, … The Truth About Business

Finding the Perfect Pricing Model for Clients Over the Years

Education and experience never end. There truly isn’t a place you reach where you can finally say: “Alright; complete; my expertise is perfect.” Even the “10,000 Hour Rule” has its criticisms. That said, after 12 years of being a professional web designer, I’m confident in saying I’ve figured a few things out. One of those … Finding the Perfect Pricing Model for Clients Over the Years

The Logo Design Price Debate: An Experiment that will Make Some Angry

You get what you pay for, right? Well, there are plenty who do not agree with that sentiment or model, and aspire to provide quality and affordability. I’m a seasoned professional; I provide quality work; I don’t charge exorbitant fees; I’ve had hundreds of satisfied clients over the past decade, and have remained successfully self-employed … The Logo Design Price Debate: An Experiment that will Make Some Angry

How to Get the Best Quality Business Card Prints

For years I’ve been dissatisfied with the quality of my business card prints. Considering it’s pretty standard for business cards to be crappy and the fact that most people don’t complain, I let it go figuring it just was what it was. However, as the years passed, so did my standards increase. Finally being frustrated … How to Get the Best Quality Business Card Prints