tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6599551004551714152024-02-20T02:22:46.211-08:00Hire a Flash GeekThe official blog of www.hireaflashgeek.comiBrenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12553473659179257968noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-659955100455171415.post-53369934562690224032008-06-14T19:21:00.000-07:002008-06-14T19:27:37.433-07:00make money with Skype Prime servicesSo I discovered this cool feature on my Skype account today. It's called <a href="http://skypeprime.skype.com/">Skype Prime.</a><br /><br />It allows you to setup a service that will charge people for your time on the phone using Skype. I've set up my Flash, Flex and Adobe AIR programming support service:<br /><br /><div id="skype-prime" style="width: 160px !important; overflow: hidden !important; background: #00aff0 url(http://download.skype.com/share/skypeprime/snippet_top.png) top left no-repeat !important; padding: 0 !important;"><h1 style="color: white !important; font: 16px/1.4 Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold !important; margin: 0 !important; padding: 10px 10px 2px 10px !important;">Flash, Flex, and Adobe AIR programming support</h1><p style="color: white !important; font: 10px/1.3 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, sans-serif !important; font-weight: bold !important; padding: 0 10px 2px 10px !important; margin: 0 !important;">Having trouble getting that Flash/Flex website up and running? Need help with Actionscript 3? Want to know how to create an Adobe AIR application?</p><a href="http://www.skype.com/go/joinskypeprime?call&skypename=ibr3nt" title="Use Skype to call now" style="height: 32px !important; display: block !important; font: 16px Arial, sans-serif !important; font-weight: bold !important; text-decoration: none !important; background: transparent url(http://download.skype.com/share/skypeprime/snippet_button.png) top left no-repeat !important; padding: 0 5px 0 50px !important; margin: 10px 10px 0 10px !important; color: #0083b3 !important; line-height: 32px !important;">Call now</a><p style="margin: 10px 0 5px 0 !important; color: white !important; font: 10px/1.3 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, sans-serif !important; font-weight: bold !important; padding: 0 10px 0 10px !important;">Only $0.75 per minute</p><div style="margin-top: 0 !important; background: #00aff0 url(http://download.skype.com/share/skypeprime/snippet_bottom.png) bottom left no-repeat !important; padding-top: 13px;"><div style="float: left !important; width: 10px !important; height: 20px !important;"></div><a href="http://www.skype.com/?cm_mmc=skype-_-public-_-snippet-_-tag" style="display: block !important; float: right; height: 20px !important; width: 50px !important;" title="Free international calls when you call friends on Skype"></a><div style="clear: both !important;"></div></div></div><br /><br />Now you can get paid for all those support calls you receive after finishing a job. Just think of the possibilities!iBrenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12553473659179257968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-659955100455171415.post-82349867867538891742008-06-08T19:39:00.000-07:002008-06-08T19:44:02.400-07:00setting up the siteFor now I'm using <a href="http://www.yabbforum.com">YaBB</a>, a free forum system that is included with my current hosting provider, <a href="http://www.hostgator.com">HostGator</a>. Since it's included with my monthly fee, I figured I could take it for a test run. So far there's a lot of settings to fiddle with, and I don't know for sure that this is how I want to run the website, but for now, it will do.<br /><br />One feature I'm debating about adding, is an auto-generated list of job postings found online. One of the challenges of including an auto-generated list is there's no guarantee that the listings that show up are legit. Of course there's no guarantee that everyone who posts a job is legit either. The question is whether it's worth having, even with the high chance that many of the listings will be bogus.<br /><br />Hmmmm, something to think about.iBrenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12553473659179257968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-659955100455171415.post-13367034154657995302008-06-06T19:29:00.000-07:002008-06-06T19:34:12.042-07:00an idea for a forumTo get the website started, I'm setting it up as a forum. Soon the <a href="http://www.hireaflashgeek.com/forum">forum</a> should be live, and people can start signing up to post jobs, or share their portfolios.<br /><br />This first iteration is more of an experiment, and I expect the website to evolve into a thriving community.<br /><br />Isn't this exciting! :D<a href="javascript:void(0)" tabindex="10" onclick="return false;"><span></span></a>iBrenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12553473659179257968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-659955100455171415.post-90869208328785418422008-06-06T17:12:00.000-07:002008-06-06T17:21:38.869-07:00an idea for a websiteI was looking for some freelance programming work that I could do from home, and I did a search for things like: program from home, code from home, etc. I came across a number of websites that listed quite a few programming jobs for people like me.<br /><br />The only problem was, I couldn't look at the complete job listing without signing up for a subscription! Ranging anywhere from $20 to $50 dollars a month, you would have access to all the job listings. Well, I hate paying for something that should be free, so I decided to create the website <a href="http://www.hireaflashgeek.com">www.hireaflashgeek.com</a><br /><br />My plan is to set up a community where employers can post jobs, and job seekers can search for jobs, all for free.<br /><br />As you can tell from the website name, this free service will focus on all aspect of Flash platform development, including Flash/Flex programmers, graphic artists, etc.iBrenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12553473659179257968noreply@blogger.com0