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Here are some links I’ve found to be bookmarkable recently. These should help you as a web professional. Don’t forget if you find something to be bookmarkable this week please send it to me or add it to the comments below and I’ll be sure to check it out.

• A new type of RFP (request for proposal) by Airbag Industries. This is simply fantastic, ever since I saw this last night I’ve been enamored with this RFP method. I can’t wait to rework my in similar fashion.
• More than 245 Free Geometric Fractal Brushesby Share Brain. I don’t know about you, but I’m constantly needing more and more brushes.
• 50 Free Photoshop Pattern Setsby Emma Alvarez. A nice compilation of 50 pattern sets, we can always use more patterns.
• Fixed Footers without Javascriptby Boagworld. This is a very nice solution for those sometmes needed sticky footers.
• Google Calendar CalDAV support by Google. When setting up my iCal to be more efficient and to sync with my already existing Google Calendar. This how-to by Google was quite helpful. Get organized, get productive!

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Links for your web design business. After a slow bookmarking week for me, I’ve found a few articles worth sharing. Don’t forget if you find something to be bookmarkable this week please send it to me or add it to the comments below and I’ll be sure to check it out.

• Authentic Marketing: Is it Okay to Benefit from Just Being Yourself? by Freelance Switch.
• The Power of Pre-Write: 5 Things to Do Before Your Create Your Freelance Business Website by Freelance Switch.
• 6 Time-Wasters for Webmasters by Webmaster Source

My weekly list of links to help your web design business grow. This week has some very awesome articles, lists and even a thought provoking question. Don’t forget if you find something to be bookmarkable this week please send it to me or add it to the comments below and I’ll be sure to check it out.

• How to Work With a Mentor by Shane & Peter Inc. - such an excellent topic, one in which I’ll be writing on in the coming future.
• Your Biggest Obstacle by Small Business Marketing - Another nice post on goal setting. (You can also read my recent article on the same issue: the importance of goal setting)
• The Difference Between Marketing, PR, Advertising, and Personal Branding by Quick Sprout - excellent illustrations to demonstrate the difference.
• Best Practices for Bulletproof E-Mail Delivery by Smashing Magazine - At some point in your business, you’ll engage in email marketing and this article has some nice tips for you.
• Calculate This! 100 Financial Calculators Every Entrepreneur Needs by Bootstrapper - who can go wrong with so many choices.
• Permeability - by Seth Godin - Finally, the thought provoking question: How permeable is your company?

Another busy week on my end, and some excellent resources. Your web design business should get benefit from you reading these.
As always if you’ve found something to be bookmarkable this week please send it to me or add it to the comments below.

• How to Easily Prioritize Your Projects by Performancing
• The 100 Best Business Finance Posts of All Time by Boostrapper
• Entrepreneurship: Getting Things Started by Boostrapper
• Punctuation Page Markers by Bob’s Your Uncle - I had to throw this one in. Since I do a lot of reading, multiple books at once. These look like they’ll do a better job than just a post-it note or little ‘flags’.

Finding quality links, articles and tools to share with you can sometimes be a challenge. I have many more to come, but this week here are 5 to help you and your web design business.
As always if you’ve found something to be bookmarkable this week please send it to me or add it to the comments below.

• Em Calculator - a nice javascript tool to help in your CSS.
• Quit Your Day Job Sooner By Spending Less - by Net Business Blog
• Don’t Let Your Website Show Its Age - by Return Customer
• Ongoing role of a website manager - by Boag World
• Getting Priorities Right - by Paul Enderson

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