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* Copywriting - for a landing page, app, email responses * Setting up the CMS / working on HTML & CSS for the project * Integrating online tools into the project (Wufoo, Mailchimp, Google Analytics, Get Clicky, Get Satisfaction) * Marketing - Designing and implementing a process for attracting new users and having them sign up

* Clear communication with your team (if you're working as a team): Have a system for communicating without interruption so you aren't sacrificing productivity for better communication.

* Pomodoro, Pomodoro, Pomodoro: Work in sprints. I favor pomodoro sprints, but whatever works for you. Small time sprints helps avoid burnout and focuses you on the piece of the problem at hand (I need to make X do Y) instead of the whole frickin' thing.

* Set a clear MVP for the 48hours: You've got 48 hours, that's great. But you've also _only_ got 48 hours. You can build something cool, but try to hone down to something that's functional, communicates your idea, and doesn't have bloat. Ask yourself, if you had half as much time, would you include this feature? Be merciless and work to build something awesome that you can get finished.

Good luck! Share whatever you build!

I really like that you're thinking out of the box - that gets noticed - but a lot of what you're forcing into the resume format should be in your cover letter: your objective, the tag cloud, and the icon-centered text at the top.

That said, I can't read this. Keep in mind that in a lot of places you may be applying a non-technical person may be reading the resume, so having it built in a certain way can work against you.

Rand's has a great article (http://bit.ly/hd7fRt) on resumes and their function that can help focus you.

[I'm Kai]

No. Not in the least. I think a strong sense of marketing yourself is important, and that often ties into developing a strong online presence, but not a unified online presence.

> they have a professional identity that they use across communities, a blog full of relevant professional content, and an attitude towards community participation online pretty much opposite of my own.

That's only one way to do it. There are tons of successful freelancers / contractors that you haven't heard of (not because they aren't successful), but because they're working on developing their skills and getting work, not developing an online presence.

When you want to take the jump towards full time freelance work, I recommend Ramit Sethi's writings on earning more money (http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/) or the earn1k program (http://www.earn1k.com).

IMO, you don't need to wait until you lose your job to start developing an online presence or to start freelancing.

This is as true outside of technical fields. I've been giving talks at Career Centers about communicating passion to find a job after college, and the thing that is most attractive to employers is creating something or communicating passion.

And Feross? Outstanding. In the next talk I give, you're in the spotlight. Congratulations!

I haven't tried Evernote yet - I'll try it today.

I saw this same discussion on Reddit and loved one of the responses:

> "Thus it appears we are left with another case of I put something on the internet and someone I didn’t want to see it, saw it - this is everyone's fault but my own."

It's a nice keyboard but very, very loud. I can see myself switching to an Apple Keyboard sometime soon.