Category Archives: how to

33 Essential Resources for Developers & Designers

Posted on May 14, 2011 by admin

For months now, web developers and designers have flocked to Mashable to learn from and share our how-to guides, analyses, videos, lists, videos… Continue reading →

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How App-Like Design Can Turn Your Site Visitors Into Customers

Posted on January 21, 2011 by admin

Lisa Wehr is the founder and CEO of Oneupweb, a leading digital marketing agency representing some of the nation’s most recognized brands for … Continue reading →

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HOW TO: Beat Writer’s Block Online

Posted on January 19, 2011 by admin

Nowadays, we are all content creators. Whether it’s work or a school project, the next blog post, or even that next tweet, we all suffer from writer’s block from time to time. Traditional advice suggests taking a break from your monitor and getting some fresh air. That’s great old school advice, but it isn’t a […] Continue reading →

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Top 5 Tips for Creating Impressive Video Resumes

Posted on January 17, 2011 by admin

In today’s highly competitive job market, creating the right video resume to accompany your traditional CV can make you stand out from the crowd. The wrong one, though, can make you a laughingstock. Getting it right can be pretty tough. If you’re considering going down the video resume route, we’ve got some advice for you […] Continue reading →

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3 Ways to Design Your Own Clothes Online

Posted on January 16, 2011 by admin

Dave Sloan is CEO of Treehouse Logic, which offers a hosted design tool solution that enables customer co-creation. You can reach Dave at [email protected] and follow him on Twitter. Do you have good taste? Feeling inspired? Lots of new fashion startups want to tap into your creativity. These new fashion sites are not your grandfather’s […] Continue reading →

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From the Dropbox Gurus: Ideas for Beginners, Intermediates and Wizards

Posted on January 15, 2011 by admin

If you’re like us, you’re using Dropbox for all kinds of unusual tasks. But we wanted to go further, so we asked the experts at Dropbox to tell us their most unusual, unexpected and crazy ways to use this versatile software tool. If you’re not familiar with Dropbox, it’s free desktop synchronization software that lets […] Continue reading →

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HOW TO: Get More Out of Your Fonts

Posted on December 31, 2010 by admin




Anders J. Svensson is a freelance writer, part-time adventurer, and the senior copywriter at Veer -– a provider of affordable images and fonts… Continue reading →

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Behind the Scenes: What it Takes to Redesign a 12 Million User Website

Posted on December 20, 2010 by admin




Shane Snow is a Mashable contributor and founder of approximately a million websites. He also does infographics for Mint, Wix, and the Credit Lo… Continue reading →

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