Jamie Huskisson

Don’t call it a comeback

Jamie Huskisson — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 07:06:03 +0000

Three years ago I stopped blogging and I haven’t written anything outside of Twitter or Facebook since. Three years ago I had just published my first book and had announced that 2010 would be the ‘year of freelance’ after leaving my previous employer who had taught me to hate the web. I got to the point where I love what I do again and was looking forward to what was to come. The three years since have been the best of my life. Here’s a high-level highlight reel: I married Vicky, my girlfriend (and best-friend) of eight-years I spent six months longer officially unemployed as…

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Old Spice: The Man Your Man Could Smell Like

Jamie Huskisson — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:00:33 +0000

Old Spice is typically a brand most men (at least here in the UK) see as an ‘older men’ brand. Something you smell on your Dad or Granddad but have never thought about putting on yourself. This is why I was surprised to find the utter brilliance of an ad entitled “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like” on YouTube, the latest in advertisements advertising the re-positioning in market of the Old Spice brand. Is this probably the greatest advertising campaign for deodorant out there today? Judge for yourself: There are several things brilliant about this advert: The excellent tag…

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An easier way to respond to equity based web development requests

Jamie Huskisson — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:14:51 +0000

I recently received (another) equity based request for my services. We all get them from time to time, some more than others. This one was based around (reluctantly) giving away a small piece of equity in an idea in exchange for developing it all for free. Not something i’m very fond of doing unless I truly love the market they’re getting into (gaming, advertising, tv, films for example) or it comes with convincing financial statements. Here’s the straight forward and simple reply i’ve put together which was used in this situation (and will be used in similar future situations): Thanks…

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Finding my way onto the Magento book wall

Jamie Huskisson — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:56:34 +0000

Roy Rubin, the CEO of Varien (creators of Magento) posted the following picture onto his Twitter quietly around a month ago. Making my smile go ear to ear the entire day. Take a look a look at the Magento HQ book wall: That’s right! Magento 1.3: PHP Developer’s Guide is in the top left, hanging on the Magento HQ book wall! Also hanging there in the bottom left is Magento: Beginner’s Guide which I previously wrote a review on. Expect a review on Magento 1.3: Theme Guide to come in the near future.

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Press Release: Magento 1.3: PHP Developer’s Guide

Jamie Huskisson — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:38:31 +0000

Design, develop, and deploy feature-rich Magento online stores using Packt’s new Book Packt is pleased to announce Magento 1.3: PHP Developer’s Guide, a new book that helps PHP developers build applications that interface with the customer, product, and order data using Magento’s Core API. Written by Jamie Huskisson, this book is packed with examples for effective Magento development. Magento is an Open Source, e-commerce web application that was created by Varien, and built on components of the Zend Framework. Magento is the hottest and most powerful e-commerce software and has gained popularity in a short period of time. Users can…

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Announcing Magento 1.3: PHP Developer’s Guide

Jamie Huskisson — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:22:21 +0000

Today I’m happy beyond belief to announce the release of my first book, Magento 1.3: PHP Developer’s Guide published through local Midlands based book publisher PackT Publishing. I’ve been a heavy user of Magento ever since it was in the very early releases and have launched every e-commerce site I’ve done since it was made available in the software. Magento has, in my opinion, set the standard for open source e-commerce on the web since its very first release. The book is packed full of development focused chapters that will lead you through core aspects of Magento development, each of…

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2010: The Year Of The Freelance

Jamie Huskisson — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:43:17 +0000

Nearly five months today I left my previous employment for the world of freelance development. There hasn’t been a single person who hasn’t commented how much happier I am and I couldn’t agree more. I’ve loved every minute of the past five months freelancing and I’m looking forward to 2010 heading into it in a really good place. 2010 for me will be a mix of some (hopefully all) of the following: Bringing back the personal projects It’s time I started spending some time putting some ideas into practice instead of just talking about them all the time. Personal projects…

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Proudly pink for Breast Cancer Awareness month

Jamie Huskisson — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:18:02 +0000

Today I’ve changed my website to the pink coloured theme in support of the breast cancer awareness month campaign, now in its 25th year. What is breast cancer awareness month? The website says it best: The National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM) organization is a partnership of national public service organizations, professional medical associations, and government agencies working together to promote breast cancer awareness, share information on the disease, and provide greater access to screening services. In 2009, NBCAM celebrates its 25th anniversary. Since its inception a quarter century ago, NBCAM has been at the forefront of promoting awareness of…

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Pants to Poverty win early in social media campaign against Bayer Crop Sciences

Jamie Huskisson — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:48:46 +0000

For the months of June/July and early August I’ve been working late hours after work and weekends on a social media campaign for one of my favourite clients Pants to Poverty. The campaign involved several things: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr presences for Pants to Poverty A slimmed down version of the site, with focus on quality and ease of use over quantity Giving core advice on placement of Pants to Poverty around the web and bettering the website wherever possible A collaboration with the excellent Leo Burnett agency on the Panteater viral campaign. (see also: Die Suckers and My…

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Magento: Beginner’s Guide, a solid introduction to managing Magento stores

Jamie Huskisson — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:48:21 +0000

Often enough when you’re a Magento developer you can find yourself in a position where by a client is overwhelmed with options. They don’t know where to click, what all the fields are or mean and simply don’t know where to start. Typically with Magento training I have to provide around a week of my time per project for training a client on the subtle aspects of Magento, through from managing static blocks, to pages, to categories and products. Managing orders, importing and exporting, it all needs to be taught well so a client isn’t confused when they’re left to…

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