Basic Introduction to WordPress Custom Fields

I’m using WordPress as the back-end both at this website and many others that I build as a designer. What keeps getting better is the customization functionality of the posts and pages output. WordPress template fields that controls the posting is built around “The Loop” which is in all fairness quite a standard PHP loop with special PHP tags you insert into your HTML template to dynamically get the post information. Something that you can add to each post and page in WordPress is custom fields, basically fields that you have full control of. Today, we are going to talk about the basics of them.
Planning For Vacations To Get It

It is summertime and that can be a complex time for being a freelancer. On the flip side, we have the ability to take out our vacation whenever we want, however, on the down side, vacations can be hard to schedule. Being in the middle of this scheduling period myself, both as a blog writer and designer, I’m going to share some tips on how you can gear up for a vacation and take some time off!
Weekend Website Tip: Terry White’s Tech Blog
This week, I wanted to send you over to Terry White’s Tech Blog. Terry is a world-known tech author who also works for Adobe. He knows a ton about tech (and of course the Adobe products) and shares that on his tech blog. Just this week, Terry launched a new design on his blog (made by myself, XLD Studios). Well, he posts a lot of in-depth reviews and thoughts about different kinds of tech equipment that he uses.
It’s a valuable resource if you are interested in tech and want to read great, thoughtful content! Check out Terry White’s Tech Blog!
GridIron Flow and Adobe Announcement Webinar

On Monday June 29th at 12 p.m EDT, GridIron Flow along with John Nack from Adobe will hold a webinar announcing "something new" from them both. This comes right at the time where the Flow public beta (beta 3) expires at July 1st, chances are big that we might see a cool, full release.
If you want to watch the webinar and be a part of the event, you need to register for free on their website.
5 Reasons to Keep Track of Projects/Opportunities

I know, the administrative parts of being a designer/coder or generally a freelancer (or small studio owner) can be daunting and a part that I always forget is to start the timer and track the entire process even in flat-fee projects. There are a lot of good reasons why we should spend a little more time to keep track of both projects and opportunities.

