2013, Software and Web Development

The Best Small Business Tools of 2013

Up and Running

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Here at Palo Alto Software, we spend all day every day building software and writing advice for small businesses and entrepreneurs. This is our list of favorite things from 2013. Some are truly “from 2013″ and were introduced this year, and some have been around for awhile but saw pretty significant updates in 2013.

Small Business

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Small Business and Startups: End-of-Year Mishegoss, 2013!

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

Now is the time to review your 2013 budget, strategies, and tactics as you consider whether you did as well as you might of and how you should adjust your approach for next year. Make sure your user agreement and About Us pages are up-to-date and plan to work with your web developers to make sure everything is ship shape.

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#askadeveloper Your Web and Programming Questions

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Do you need help expanding the functionality of your website, or improving the design? Are you wondering which web hosting service to use, or which programming language you need to learn, or what’s important to look for when hiring a software or web developer? About the developers. Send a tweet!

Programming

Programming Web Oregon Software Developers

Twitter Link Roundup #208 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 17, 2014

5 Rules For Awesome Impromptu Web Analysis – crowdspring.co/1aiDVmr. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. 50 examples of CSS for great web design inspiration | Creative Bloq – crowdspring.co/1cW7wC1. – crowdspring.co/1eJmGfD.

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Twitter Link Roundup #155 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

Why a jewelry startup had to build enterprise software to survive - [link]. Dear silly web: 20 things to banish in 2013 | Econsultancy – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. 35 Beautiful Unusual Web Designs - [link].

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Cofounder

Twitter Link Roundup #187 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 12, 2013

“Less than half of US display ad impressions delivered between May 2012 and February 2013 were in-view” – [link]. 40 Fresh Best Illustrator Tutorials From 2013 | Creative Nerds – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link].

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Twitter Link Roundup #193 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 29, 2013

The Web Developer’s SEO Cheat Sheet 2.0 | Moz – [link]. 20 Awesome Fonts for 2013 | Vector Diary – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. 20 Stylish Examples of Flat Illustrations in Web Design – [link].

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Twitter Link Roundup #199 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2013

140 Quirky and Serious Free Fonts of 2013 | 1stwebdesigner - crowdspring.co/1gqp3Ey. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. 140 Quirky and Serious Free Fonts of 2013 | 1stwebdesigner - crowdspring.co/1gqp3Ey.

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Twitter Link Roundup #182 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 6, 2013

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Web Design Trends 2013: Top 10 Smashing Trends to Look Upon | Psdblast – [link]. 40 Bootstrap Tools and Generators for Web Developers – [link].

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

7 Steps to Optimize Your Blog Posts Like a Pro

Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 2, 2015

I’m not a web design guru; I’m no software engineer or web developer. So I’m not an SEO expert or web development guru, but with a little research and help from a plug-in, I can optimize my blog posts with the big guns. I’m sitting here thinking, “What do I know about online optimization!?”

SEO

SEO Green Web Development Software Engineering

Best Of Both Worlds: Mixing HTML5 And Native Code

mobile.smashingmagazine.com

OCTOBER 17, 2013

October 17th, 2013. There are three principal ways to develop a mobile solution: native code, hybrid mobile app, mobile Web app. Web Views: What’s The Downside? Like most things in software development, there must be some caveats to developing with Web views. October 17th, 2013 4:10 am.

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Founders: Learning should be your top 2013 New Year’s resolution

The Next Web

DECEMBER 30, 2012

These are with no doubt worthwhile goals, but I’d like to pose an important challenge for founders: Make learning and development your key resolution in 2013. Learn to Develop an iPhone or iPad App in 4 Weeks. A step-by-step guide for aspiring developers with no coding or Objective-C experience. Skillshare.

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What The Rails Security Issue Means For Your Startup

www.kalzumeus.com

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Kalzumeus Software. Patrick McKenzie (patio11) blogs on software development, marketing, and general business topics. Posted on January 31, 2013. Mostly, I sell software. Software security does, in general, suck. Greatest Hits. Standing Invitation. Start Here If You’re New. by Patrick. Some aren’t.

Security

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HTML5: 10 Provocative Predictions For The Future

readwrite.com

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

© 2013 SAY Media, Inc. For HTML5 developers and decision makers, the most important technologies right now are HTML, JavaScript, CSS, mobile platforms and devices and evolving HTML platforms (browsers and operating systems). It means these 10 things in 2013: 1. One (or more) of these platforms is bound to succeed in 2013.

HTML

HTML Mobile API Cloud

Twitter Link Roundup #194 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Labor Day 2013 – Fair Pay and Pricing: What Your Customers Want – crowdspring.co/14V58Ju. The Web Developer’s SEO Cheat Sheet 2.0 | Moz - crowdspring.co/16ToQom. 17 Best Stock Photo Sites for Designers in 2013 - crowdspring.co/1dD2VXF. 20 of the fastest growing developer tools | VentureBeat - crowdspring.co/140ahRW.

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

How Much Do SaaS Companies Spend on Their MVPs?

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

An engineer by training, Founder and CEO Larry Gadea built the MVP of Envoy’s first product, Visitors, by himself using only free versions of software. “I now has 350+ customers who spend between $6k to $17k a year to use their software, depending on the size of the company. Their growth since their MVP release in 2016?

Sweat Equity

Sweat Equity Software Review Vesting Cofounder

Twitter Link Roundup #206 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2013

The last roundup for 2013! These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The best fonts of 2013 | Webdesigner Depot – crowdspring.co/J36PvQ. 15 Popular Logo Redesigns and Makeovers in 2013 – crowdspring.co/J36N7q.

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Twitter Link Roundup #204 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Small Business and Startups: End-of-Year Mishegoss, 2013! - crowdspring.co/1aTk8Jc. Small Business and Startups: End-of-Year Mishegoss, 2013! - crowdspring.co/1aTk8Jc. 14 metrics marketers use to measure social media ROI in 2010 vs. 2013 - crowdspring.co/1fDCYZw. 14 Free Icon Fonts for Web Designers - crowdspring.co/18VblXV.

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Twitter Link Roundup #210 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

10 Portfolio Websites that Will Make You Say Wow | 1stwebdesigner – crowdspring.co/1fdEoaA. The Top 50 Craft Tutorials for 2013 – crowdspring.co/MX7Qsi. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. 47 Free Flat Icons – crowdspring.co/1dvCXQJ.

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

How to Go From Google Engineer to First-Time CTO

firstround.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Date: September 4, 2013. Ian Langworth started his career as an O’Reilly author and software engineer at Google. Today, he’s the co-founder and CTO of Artillery , bringing console-quality gaming to the web browser. Not too long ago, I was a software engineer preparing to start my very first company.

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How Much Do SaaS Companies Spend on Their MVPs?

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

An engineer by training, Founder and CEO Larry Gadea built the MVP of Envoy’s first product, Visitors, by himself using only free versions of software. “I now has 350+ customers who spend between $6k to $17k a year to use their software, depending on the size of the company. Their growth since their MVP release in 2016?

Sweat Equity

Sweat Equity Software Review Vesting Cofounder

Twitter Link Roundup #170 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 15, 2013

Design Trends 2013 – Flat and Minimal | Abduzeedo – [link]. Typography Best Trendy In 2013 | Grafix Designs – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Design Trends 2013 – Flat and Minimal | Abduzeedo – [link].

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Twitter Link Roundup #149 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Stylish and Free Fonts for Graphics and Web Designers – [link]. 12 Useful Free Fonts for the Week | Web Design Blog – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. 12 Useful Free Fonts for the Week | Web Design Blog – [link].

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

Twitter Link Roundup #176 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 26, 2013

10 Breakthrough Technologies 2013 | MIT Technology Review – [link]. Why developers are leaving the Facebook platform | by Andrew Chen – [link]. Photoshop CS6 Cheat Sheet | Web Design Ledger – [link]. Best Tools And Tutorials for HTML5 Designers and Developers – [link].

Social Media

Social Media Small Business Design Media

10 Important Web Design Best Practices and Tips for Small Business Websites

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 4, 2016

If your 2016 website has content dated from 2013, your visitors may quickly leave your site. Look at their websites and study how they present their products and services to their customers and potential customers. Freelance web developers tend to specialize in frontend or backend work.

Web

Web Small Business Design SEM

Out of the Crisis #20: the founders of Bitwise on the role of technology in empowering people, spreading benefits to underserved communities, and the creation of OnwardUS

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 26, 2020

Jake Soberal and Irma Olguin started Bitwise in 2013 with the idea that the technology industry could be used to fix a city--in their case, Fresno, CA. Since 2013, Bitwise has supported people learning new skills in what they call underdog cities like Fresno, Bakersfield and Merced. Bitwise was shaping up to have a great 2020.

Fresno

Fresno Community Technology California

Episode 106: Implementing Profit First With Frank DeBenedetto and Ralph M. Rivera

Mike Michalowicz

JULY 25, 2016

In 2013, I became a partner and CTO at Triberr, an influence marketing platform that helps bloggers and brands to amplify their reach. Receipt-Bank – Software and service to make the gathering, storage & processing of bills, receipts and invoices as easy and as cost effective as possible for businesses. Corporate Partners.

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Startup Resources

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). Venture Capital Cafe > Startup Resources (Updated Mar 2013). Added – March 2013* Startup Intelligence tools. Amazon Web Services. Read post Why Learning should be your top 2013 new year’s resolution Â for a full list. Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development.

Software Review

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StartUpRoar

The Best Small Business Tools of 2013

Small Business and Startups: End-of-Year Mishegoss, 2013!

Trending Sources

#askadeveloper Your Web and Programming Questions

Twitter Link Roundup #208 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

Twitter Link Roundup #155 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

Twitter Link Roundup #187 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

Twitter Link Roundup #193 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

Twitter Link Roundup #199 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

Twitter Link Roundup #182 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

7 Steps to Optimize Your Blog Posts Like a Pro

Best Of Both Worlds: Mixing HTML5 And Native Code

Founders: Learning should be your top 2013 New Year’s resolution

What The Rails Security Issue Means For Your Startup

HTML5: 10 Provocative Predictions For The Future

Twitter Link Roundup #194 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

How Much Do SaaS Companies Spend on Their MVPs?

Twitter Link Roundup #206 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

Twitter Link Roundup #204 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

Twitter Link Roundup #210 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

How to Go From Google Engineer to First-Time CTO

How Much Do SaaS Companies Spend on Their MVPs?

Twitter Link Roundup #170 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

Twitter Link Roundup #149 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

Twitter Link Roundup #176 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

10 Important Web Design Best Practices and Tips for Small Business Websites

Out of the Crisis #20: the founders of Bitwise on the role of technology in empowering people, spreading benefits to underserved communities, and the creation of OnwardUS

Episode 106: Implementing Profit First With Frank DeBenedetto and Ralph M. Rivera

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