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MacDaddy Links of the Week – 7/5/09

MacDaddy Links of the Week

I started it last week. Now, two weeks in a row we have what I have found to be the pick of the litter of links that I share each day on Twitter from my web wanderings. If I keep this up, soon you’ll have a reliable resource for some tasty MacDaddy linkage you can look up or turn to any time you please!

I don’t claim that these are the best resources out there. But they are the articles, tutorials, free downloads and more that I have added to my personal bookmarks for my own usage. Hopefully there will be some treasures in here that you will find useful too. *Hint: if you want to receive daily updates of links that I bookmark, all you have to do is subscribe to my RSS feed and they’re yours!

So, without any further ado, here’s a heaping helping of ultra pimp slick mack daddy links from this week’s offerings. Enjoy!

FREEBIES

Free downloads I found useful
Another great list of free social icons
Social Network Icon Pack · Komodo Media
39 Amazing New Social Media Icon Sets
40 Free High Quality Hand-drawn Fonts
20+ High-Quality Free Fonts for Retro and Vintage Design

DROPPING KNOWLEDGE

Design articles from which I learned new, better or alternative ways to do things
Beautiful CSS: Organizing Your Stylesheets
Protect your privacy on Facebook -10 privacy settings you should consider
7 New Essential CSS 3 Techniques Revealed
8 WordPress Plugins to make your 404 error pages user friendly & efficient
12 Essential Rules to Follow When Designing a Logo
45 Incredibly Useful Web Design Checklists and Questionnaires
Five Minute Upgrade – Making Your Design Pop
Best Practices For Effective Design Of “About us”-Pages
10 informative web design presentations
10 Principles Of Navigation Design And Why Quality Navigation Is So Critical

TWITTALICIOUS

Twitter-related articles, apps and more to feed our latest obsession
4 Simple ways to show love & respect to your Twitter followers
The money lurking in Twitter
Does a Retweet Equal an Endorsement?
Twitter Friends Widget
Twitter Better: 20 Ways to Filter Your Tweets
Display Tweets With PHP/Ajax: Ptwix
Ultimate Twitter Account Management Tool & Clean Up Maintenance

ROUNDUPS

Yes, those all-important lists and roundups of inspirations, showcases and more.
80+ Must-Read Design Blogs to Enhance your Creativity and your Career
20 Ways To Promote Yourself As A Web Designer
7 MooTools Plugins You Should Use on Every Website
5 Must Read Career Blogs for Web Designers
60+ Incredible Tutorials And Resources Collections For Designers
107 WordPress Twitter Plugins
30 Essential Tools for Web Designers
20+ Resources and Tutorials for Creative Forms using CSS
30 WordPress Development Tutorials
50 Ways to Get Your Site Noticed
Arbenting’s Weekly Inspiration and Best of the Web #11

SOCIAL MEDIA MADNESS

Articles and info about the social media rollercoaster ride
Social Media Explained Visually
New Technology Does Not Require New Manners
Consistent branding for social media marketing
3 Common Social Media Mistakes
Social Media Profiles for Online Reputation Management
How to create a fanpage for your business on Facebook
Measurement Strategies For 5 Social Media Goals
Understanding Facebook’s Vanity URLs, Profiles, Groups, and Pages

SEO TIPS

Ways to optimize your website for search engine goodness
150+ killer SEO tips
A Dozen Don’ts for SEOs

EVERYTHING ELSE

A hodge podge of stuff that doesn’t fit in the above categories
How To Charge More For Your Freelance Projects
Search Engine Traffic vs Social Media Traffic? Which is Better?
11 Handy Tools for Websites Analysis
Resources for Authenticity: Being vs. Understanding
Pricing your skills and services as a freelancer: Part 1, Negotiation Theory
24 Most Ridiculously Thought Out Storefront Signs
13 Tips To Skyrocket Your Marketing Campaign
20 Questions To Ask Clients Prior To Designing A Logo
How to Turn Your Blog Into a Business
Timing Is A Critical Success Factor for Blog Posts
Ways For Designers To Work for a More Productive Workday
The Untapped Marketing Technique: Your Personality

Do you have some other links you would like to share? Drop a comment or tweet it to me any time. I’d love to discover more!

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