Antonio Rillera http://antoniorillera.com A fun-loving, problem solving business artist. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:49:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 AntonioRillerahttp://feedburner.google.com Design Work Wins Shopify Mega Contest http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AntonioRillera/~3/YHxPJHmTIq0/ http://antoniorillera.com/design-work-wins-shopify-5000-contest/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:47:41 +0000 Antonio http://antoniorillera.com/?p=356 It is great when your work helps build successful businesses, especially when it gets featured in the New York Times.

A recent project I have been a part of for a few months now with owner of BuyMafia.com, won Top Digital Goods Store in the recent, Shopify Build-A-Business contest.

The site owner, a friend of mine, wanted his site to be easy to use for his customers and simple to run for him. We explored many options but I recommended he go with Shopify as his ecommerce platform, since it would solve both his requirements. My part was to put everything together from the entire site layout and design to even the mailing list campaigns. With a combination of creativity, hard work, and luck the project was a success.

The website continues to grow and has also been featured on the popular blog by Tim Ferriss, FourHourWorkWeek.com.

Cheers to BuyMafia.com and its future success!

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Here’s how it works:

  1. You will need PdaNet from JuneFabrics, which will allow your phone to connect to the computer via USB.
  2. Next, install the application on your phone as described on their site.
  3. Plug in your phone with a USB cable
  4. Click connect from your computer, and your done!

I tested it myself on my android phone and it works like a charm.

Happy surfing!

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Never thought risking your life could be so much fun.

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