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13 Things WordPress Web Developers Can Tell People Who Say “It’s Just A Template”

March 12, 2020July 22, 2024 by PATMAN

The Difficult Task Of Convincing Clients That Web Design Is Much More Than A Template The current website design marketplace is one that is crowded with different choices for clients (and web designers and developers). We're not the only talented creative designers competing for space, nor are we spared by…

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Indie Artists Need To Demand Money Instead Of Exposure

July 2, 2019September 20, 2023 by PATMAN

The Blurred Mindset Of The Working-Free Indie Artist Music is an art, and a quality art is worth all the investment—to get the necessary exposure and create a market for the art, and to reap financially from that market as compensation for the investment and quality put into the art.…

Get A Website Or Face The Orwellian State Of Social Media Censorship

June 21, 2019July 14, 2024 by PATMAN

Social Media Censorship Is The Beginning Of An Orwellian Nightmare Well, if you are a child of literature, the word, “Orwellian” shouldn’t really sound strange to you. But, for those who aren’t familiar, here is what Orwellian means. The term “Orwellian” is associated with the literary works of George Orwell, an…

Black Entrepreneurs Need To Level Up Because Jay-Z Is A Billionaire

June 11, 2019January 20, 2022 by PATMAN

Jay-Z Being A Billionaire Is Awesome But Many Black Entrepreneurs Been Caking Up Throughout History The record industry in America is famous for chewing up musicians and spitting them out, leaving them with very little or nothing at all. However, it seems the Jigga Man didn’t get the memo. Rising…

Top 3 Reasons Why Indie Music Artists Should Be Against Censorship

May 28, 2019January 7, 2021 by PATMAN

Censorship Eliminates Everything That Defines Art And What Artists Do To Be Artists Today's music is an important part of our lives. It is a way of expressing ourselves as individuals and is an art form that helps us define who we are. We use it to express our feelings,…

Black Creativity Must Rise Against Racism In The Fashion Industry

May 20, 2019April 20, 2025 by PATMAN

Zero Care Is Given When It Comes To Black Patronage & Brand Loyalty Fashion is the basics of art, a beauty that stems from creativity itself. The modern world, as we know, it is fashion-crazy, and the clothing industry has one of the largest markets in the world of business.…

5 Things Black Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Nipsey Hussle

April 8, 2019April 22, 2025 by PATMAN

Does the name, Nipsey Hussle ring a bell? Well, it depends on what you know about him. While the Los Angeles born rapper may not be a household name to some folks, Nipsey Hussle is an indie artist with a unique nature of a discography. Nipsey’s lyrical rendition did earn…

Top 3 Reasons Why Logo Design Shouldn’t Cost Less Than $600

November 30, 2018October 23, 2019 by PATMAN

Alright folks! I have seen quite a number of posts advising you, Tom, Dick and Harry to run as fast as Usain Bolt in order to get away from cheap logo design offers as if they have an STD attached to them. So, I wondered why would a graphic designer…

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WordPress Web Designers Should Charge Higher Rates

September 27, 2018January 7, 2021 by PATMAN

Web design, better yet, web design and development is something that occurs at a particular stage in the life of a business, especially in this modern era. Since the advent of the internet, it has become possible for virtually every type of business to advertise their goods and services to…

The Hip Hop Ghostwriter And Why Rappers Need Them

October 18, 2017October 23, 2019 by PATMAN

There was a time when rappers could straddle the dual roles of writer and rapper. That day went the way of typewriters, Kodak cameras and dinosaurs. These each had a single thing that brought about their demise. It was the advent of something better, not keeping up with the shift…

Simply Buying Social Media Likes And Followers Vs. Real Social Media Marketing

April 7, 2017January 23, 2024 by PATMAN

It’ѕ unfortunate, but thеrе іѕ a lаrgе shadow thаt has been cast оvеr the social mеdіа рrоmоtіоn rеаlm. It’ѕ аlmоѕt common knоwlеdgе thаt buуіng lіkеѕ аnd followers is not only tаbоо, but іt іѕ not еthісаl, can рut уоur account in hаrm’ѕ wау, аnd has еvеn been called іllеgаl. Wе’rе…

A Musician Must Have A Website To Have Credibility On The Internet

March 15, 2017June 14, 2021 by PATMAN

Got Reverbnation? Yes. Got Soundcloud? Yes. Got Twitter? Yes. Got Facebook? Yes. Got Instagram? Yes. Got every other social network? Yeah, of course. OK, all of that is great, but if you're a musician who wants to be taken seriously online, you need to have your OWN website. No two…

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