Amy Hampton, M.A.
@amylhampton.bsky.social
Web/graphic/instructional designer. #a11y Advocate. Aspiring calligrapher. Fairweather phototaker. Future Master Gardener. Pen fiend. Nebraska 96, 21. #GBR Caveat Lector.
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"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—"
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
December 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—"
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
Those were the days!
December 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Those were the days!
Time to call your Senators - red or blue. Tell them how important the ACA credits are to small and solo business owners and employees.
#FreelanceFriends #SmallBiz #Freelance
#FreelanceFriends #SmallBiz #Freelance
This week, the Senate will vote on Democrats' clean, three-year extension of the ACA tax credits.
Republicans have a choice: stop health insurance premiums from skyrocketing or abandon their constituents.
Republicans have a choice: stop health insurance premiums from skyrocketing or abandon their constituents.
December 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Time to call your Senators - red or blue. Tell them how important the ACA credits are to small and solo business owners and employees.
#FreelanceFriends #SmallBiz #Freelance
#FreelanceFriends #SmallBiz #Freelance
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Kasey Bonifacio's 13 Days of Accessibility is a great way to dig into the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, which are international standards used to measure accessibility. Kasey's resource makes WCAG more digestible.
a11ycalendar.kaseybon.com
a11ycalendar.kaseybon.com
13 Days of Accessibility
Review the 13 WCAG 2.1 guidelines that web designers and developers can follow to create accessible websites.
a11ycalendar.kaseybon.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Kasey Bonifacio's 13 Days of Accessibility is a great way to dig into the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, which are international standards used to measure accessibility. Kasey's resource makes WCAG more digestible.
a11ycalendar.kaseybon.com
a11ycalendar.kaseybon.com
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My weekly email to my congressman.
December 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
My weekly email to my congressman.
Heading out just a couple minutes early #FreelanceFriends! Wishing you all a pleasant week ahead!!
December 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Heading out just a couple minutes early #FreelanceFriends! Wishing you all a pleasant week ahead!!
Happy Thursday #FreelanceFriends! I'm Amy posting from a chilly Lincoln. Winter is here, friends. I'm a web, graphic and instructional designer who dabbles in lettering and photography. Open Mic weeks are a favorite - never know what's going to happen!
December 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Happy Thursday #FreelanceFriends! I'm Amy posting from a chilly Lincoln. Winter is here, friends. I'm a web, graphic and instructional designer who dabbles in lettering and photography. Open Mic weeks are a favorite - never know what's going to happen!
Good morning #FreelanceFriends! Happy THURSDAY to you!!
Welcome to #FreelanceFriends! This is your weekly Bluesky chat to connect with fellow freelance professionals. Each week we explore a new topic in an hour-long chat guaranteed to build camaraderie and confidence in this crazy work style.
December 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Good morning #FreelanceFriends! Happy THURSDAY to you!!
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Trump’s healthcare plan looks a lot like extending subsidies for the ACA. You know, like the Democrats wanted in the first place.
Republicans are the lazy kid in a group project who tears shit up and hassles others for a week only to agree to sign-on on the last day to get a good grade.
Republicans are the lazy kid in a group project who tears shit up and hassles others for a week only to agree to sign-on on the last day to get a good grade.
November 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Trump’s healthcare plan looks a lot like extending subsidies for the ACA. You know, like the Democrats wanted in the first place.
Republicans are the lazy kid in a group project who tears shit up and hassles others for a week only to agree to sign-on on the last day to get a good grade.
Republicans are the lazy kid in a group project who tears shit up and hassles others for a week only to agree to sign-on on the last day to get a good grade.
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Your site's users need enough time to interact with content and fill out forms. People with disabilities such as blindness, low vision, dexterity impairments, and cognitive disabilities might need more time for things such as forms. Allow users to turn off or extend time limits.
November 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Your site's users need enough time to interact with content and fill out forms. People with disabilities such as blindness, low vision, dexterity impairments, and cognitive disabilities might need more time for things such as forms. Allow users to turn off or extend time limits.
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
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Some will publish podcasts but wait up to 24 hours before adding transcripts instead of publishing them together. The end goal should be to have the transcript ready at the same time as the podcast. This will require multiple teams working together toward that goal.
November 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Some will publish podcasts but wait up to 24 hours before adding transcripts instead of publishing them together. The end goal should be to have the transcript ready at the same time as the podcast. This will require multiple teams working together toward that goal.
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Again, every elected Democrat needs to put out a video stating exactly what Kelly and the others said. If ever there were a line to draw in the sand, it’s here. The military is not the president’s Praetorian Guard.
“Within the White House, Trump and his lieutenants aren’t planning on letting up…Trump has told some advisers that he wants RICO prosecutions and conspiracy charges leveled against the six Democrats, a source with direct knowledge of the matter tells Zeteo…
zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...
zeteo.com/p/how-we-gre...
November 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Again, every elected Democrat needs to put out a video stating exactly what Kelly and the others said. If ever there were a line to draw in the sand, it’s here. The military is not the president’s Praetorian Guard.
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For screen readers to recognize headings, heading text can't just be body text or normal text that's been made to look bigger and bolder. It must be formatted as a heading. In Microsoft Word and Google Docs, this can be done in the styles box. In HTML, use the tags h1 through h6.
November 22, 2025 at 10:49 PM
For screen readers to recognize headings, heading text can't just be body text or normal text that's been made to look bigger and bolder. It must be formatted as a heading. In Microsoft Word and Google Docs, this can be done in the styles box. In HTML, use the tags h1 through h6.
More of this please...
““If they’re not gonna run the programs, then what are we paying them for?” she said. “It’s like, you know, you’re paying us for a service and they’re not delivering. So let’s stop paying for it.”
👀 @mikiesherrill.bsky.social goes there …
👀 @mikiesherrill.bsky.social goes there …
New Jersey may stop paying federal taxes under new governor
Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill said on a podcast with Jon Stewart it's a "great idea."
www.politico.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
More of this please...
THANK YOU #FreelanceFriends for another amazing week. Wish you all a restful and renewing holiday.
See you on 12/4!!
See you on 12/4!!
November 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
THANK YOU #FreelanceFriends for another amazing week. Wish you all a restful and renewing holiday.
See you on 12/4!!
See you on 12/4!!
REMINDER - no chat next week as America gathers to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. Back again for "open mic" week on 12/4.
#FreelanceFriends
#FreelanceFriends
November 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
REMINDER - no chat next week as America gathers to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday. Back again for "open mic" week on 12/4.
#FreelanceFriends
#FreelanceFriends
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A4. Best send off a client did for me was to take me around and introduce me to his colleagues and stand up and give me a testimonial at a Rotary dinner. 🤩
#FreelanceFriends
#FreelanceFriends
November 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
A4. Best send off a client did for me was to take me around and introduce me to his colleagues and stand up and give me a testimonial at a Rotary dinner. 🤩
#FreelanceFriends
#FreelanceFriends
Sending good thoughts to some of our friends who are AFK today -- @angelatague.bsky.social (who left me in charge this week!) And also to @shanecarpenter.bsky.social and @strotebook.bsky.social!
#FreelanceFriends
#FreelanceFriends
Friends helping Friends time! Celebrate your wins! Share a sad. Or ask a question for the group. This is the time for #FreelanceFriends to support one another!
November 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Sending good thoughts to some of our friends who are AFK today -- @angelatague.bsky.social (who left me in charge this week!) And also to @shanecarpenter.bsky.social and @strotebook.bsky.social!
#FreelanceFriends
#FreelanceFriends
Friends helping Friends time! Celebrate your wins! Share a sad. Or ask a question for the group. This is the time for #FreelanceFriends to support one another!
November 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Friends helping Friends time! Celebrate your wins! Share a sad. Or ask a question for the group. This is the time for #FreelanceFriends to support one another!
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A3. I try to get testimonials. I also write a Client Spotlight for my LinkedIn business page that highlights what I thought were the stellar aspects of our engagement (not always what they valued). If you write THEM a testimonial, you can include those items. 😉
#FreelanceFriends
#FreelanceFriends
November 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
A3. I try to get testimonials. I also write a Client Spotlight for my LinkedIn business page that highlights what I thought were the stellar aspects of our engagement (not always what they valued). If you write THEM a testimonial, you can include those items. 😉
#FreelanceFriends
#FreelanceFriends
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Good point there: at the end, if it's done, you may need to remind the client to revoke your access to anything like shared folders, content management systems, whatever. For mutual protection.
#FreelanceFriends
#FreelanceFriends
Q2. Closing out projects, leaving shared project mgt apps, documenting where we are on future projects, and making sure I'm not exposed risk-wise for any NDA items. I don't promise to archive and I keep finished projects, not assets.
#FreelanceFriends
#FreelanceFriends
November 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Good point there: at the end, if it's done, you may need to remind the client to revoke your access to anything like shared folders, content management systems, whatever. For mutual protection.
#FreelanceFriends
#FreelanceFriends
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A3. I try to keep in touch with former clients on LinkedIn and in their circle of influence. I'd like to add a print component since I work with printers and publishers. I published a magazine for 22 years, so a mini mag is what I'm thinking.
#FreelanceFriends
#FreelanceFriends
November 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
A3. I try to keep in touch with former clients on LinkedIn and in their circle of influence. I'd like to add a print component since I work with printers and publishers. I published a magazine for 22 years, so a mini mag is what I'm thinking.
#FreelanceFriends
#FreelanceFriends
q4) Freelancers are also clients of other businesses. Does anyone have a really great example of a fantastic goodbye? How have you incorporated those tactics into your transition plan?
#FreelanceFriends
#FreelanceFriends
November 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
q4) Freelancers are also clients of other businesses. Does anyone have a really great example of a fantastic goodbye? How have you incorporated those tactics into your transition plan?
#FreelanceFriends
#FreelanceFriends
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This is basically my freelancing mantra. But I do stand up to any clients who think my friendliness and cooperative nature means they can take advantage of me. #FreelanceFriends
A3) this is a tough one. I just try to do an outstanding job and be as cheerful/pleasant/helpful as I can be. #FreelanceFriends
November 20, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This is basically my freelancing mantra. But I do stand up to any clients who think my friendliness and cooperative nature means they can take advantage of me. #FreelanceFriends