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

Every day on the crowdSPRING Twitter account and on my own Twitter account, I post links to posts or videos I enjoyed reading or viewing. These posts and videos are about logo design, web design, startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!

The image above would be a perfect Holiday card photo for a family of penguins.

Small Business and Startups: 5 Tips For Keeping the Books – crowdspring.co/1f1zOfD

You Can’t Beat Habit – crowdspring.co/1dlSylX

4 Steps to Starting a Web Business Without Knowing Coding | The Next Web – crowdspring.co/1ep8F6R

A special report from The Economist on Tech Startups. Here’s the full PDF – crowdspring.co/1cNY3hP

Small Business and Startups: 5 Tips For Keeping the Books – crowdspring.co/1f1zOfD

21 Reasons To Bootstrap Your Startup | ZoomShift – crowdspring.co/M5SXUd

The mobile future of variable pricing | ThoughtGadgets by Ben Kunz – crowdspring.co/1epd89z

Good perspective fon how long it takes for entrepreneur to know if their idea might succeed – crowdspring.co/1cNRjk2

Books that Shape Common Early Stage (Startup) Culture – crowdspring.co/1fLefAN

Weird interview questions don’t predict success, but companies still ask | Fast Company – crowdspring.co/1f35ml8

The Most Valuable Lesson I’ve Learned as a CEO | LinkedIn by Jeff Weiner – crowdspring.co/1cNXgxc

The Founders Guide to Surviving Startup Life – crowdspring.co/1eYfYis

What Games Are: Flappy Bird, Patterns And Context | TechCrunch – crowdspring.co/1dmNVbo

The Complete Quantitative Guide To Judging Your Startup | TechCrunch – crowdspring.co/1gBDzfA

Microsoft, Past and Future | by Gruber – crowdspring.co/1fQMMx3

Amazon is surprisingly quiet/inactive when it comes to acquisitions | Re/code – crowdspring.co/1dhwOrm

What’s up with the Series A? – crowdspring.co/1fkwYB1

5 reasons why battery innovation is hard for Silicon Valley – crowdspring.co/1fLbWNv

Raising Seed Capital – crowdspring.co/MX18CE

“About three-quarters of venture-backed firms in the U.S. don’t return investors’ capital” – crowdspring.co/1dhuwIO

Entrepreneurs Among Happiest People In The World, Except In The U.S. | OPEN Forum – crowdspring.co/1f7YIKA

Startup founder salaries: Younger, more inexperienced entrepreneurs pay themselves less | The Next Web – crowdspring.co/1f87xE1

What I Would Look for When Choosing a VC – Knowing What I Know Now? – crowdspring.co/1f7WXgp

4 Steps to Starting a Web Business Without Knowing Coding – crowdspring.co/1ep8F6R

Why Chicago needs to stop playing by Silicon Valley’s rules | by Adrian Holovaty – crowdspring.co/1f87594

On the Matter of Why Bitcoin Matters – crowdspring.co/1e393YD

Four Keys to Sales Success | Inc by Howard Tullman – crowdspring.co/1fkx7V6

You Can’t Beat Habit – crowdspring.co/1dlSylX

Three Long-Held Concepts Every Marketer Should Rethink | Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/M5TsNZ

SEO Pricing: 600+ Agencies Share Costs of Services & Pricing Models | Moz – crowdspring.co/1f86l3x

12 inspiring marketing campaigns from Google | Econsultancy – crowdspring.co/1fn1hcw

How To Turn Your Online Visitors Into Customers Without Them Even Knowing – crowdspring.co/1fLcnYW

Personas: The Art and Science of Understanding the Person Behind the Visit | Moz – crowdspring.co/1fkwwCB

SEO Penalty and Algorithm Recovery Timelines | ISOOSI Blog – crowdspring.co/1fxnCmW

Bruce Clay’s 2014 SEO Industry Predictions – crowdspring.co/1ehtr8n

Smart ad. “Children of parents who smoke, get to heaven faster.” – crowdspring.co/1lsoZsV

10 Easy To Understand Photoshop Tutorials on Lighting Effects | 1stwebdesigner – crowdspring.co/LTRwIp

What’s new for designers, January 2014 | Webdesigner Depot – crowdspring.co/1dvCDkJ

25 Fresh Thin Fonts For Free – crowdspring.co/1dvDBxm

Vector inspirational – Infographics | Vectips – crowdspring.co/LTS6G6

DIY: How to Design an Indie Book Cover – crowdspring.co/1fHFLPg

25 Free Illustrative Vector Icons – crowdspring.co/1fn1PPC

Get ‘Layed’: What You Need to Know about Photoshop Layers | 1stwebdesigner – crowdspring.co/1fdEU8H

10 Portfolio Websites that Will Make You Say Wow | 1stwebdesigner – crowdspring.co/1fdEoaA

The Amazing Pattern Library | Abduzeedo – crowdspring.co/1fLl44I

40 Recently Released Free Fonts – crowdspring.co/1fdyQwN

The Top 50 Craft Tutorials for 2013 – crowdspring.co/MX7Qsi

40 Amazingly Creative Square Patterns For Free Download – crowdspring.co/MX9lqz

100 Free Simple Line Icons – crowdspring.co/1fLjMXI

12 inspirational hand-lettering projects | Webdesigner Depot – crowdspring.co/LTQpZf

10 Design Trends I Don’t Want to See in 2014 | Design Shack – crowdspring.co/1fLjBLO

11 Beautifully Minimalistic Yet Inspiring Promotional Sticker Designs – crowdspring.co/MX83f4

20 Deliciously Designed Food & Drink Menus – crowdspring.co/1fLkfsF

20 Best tutorials for learning adobe After Effects | Creative Nerds – crowdspring.co/1fLj0tz

Jimmy Neutron and The Anatomy of the Atomic Design | 1stwebdesigner – crowdspring.co/1dvDCS9

35 Photoshop Tutorials for Designing Your Own Posters | Vandelay Design – crowdspring.co/1fdF7sv

Free Pack of 12 Distressed Halftone Pattern Textures – crowdspring.co/LTRNLw

Freebie: Roundicons Icon Set (60 Icons, PNG, SVG, EPS, AI) | Smashing Magazine – crowdspring.co/1fdEajK

23 new amazing business cards – crowdspring.co/1fdASwT

40 Wedding Invitations Your Guests Will Never Forget – crowdspring.co/1fn0lVp

47 Free Flat Icons – crowdspring.co/1dvCXQJ

If 26 Famous Architects Designed An Alphabet | Co.Design – crowdspring.co/LTQg82

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – http://bit.ly/1ySfi

Legal Contracts for Graphic Designers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – http://bit.ly/XTLkS

Brilliant Examples of Negative Space Logos – crowdspring.co/1fn2oZG

60 Fresh Creative Logo Designs For Design Inspiration | InstantShift – crowdspring.co/1fn2bWc

30+ Amazing Car Themed Logos | Design Reviver – crowdspring.co/1fdDISM

80 Wicked Logo Designs That Will Truly Inspire You – crowdspring.co/1fLkTXn

56 Fresh Creative Websites Built Using HTML5 | InstantShift – crowdspring.co/LTPyrv

5 UX Tips for Designing More Usable Registration Forms | Designmodo – crowdspring.co/MX91rD

How to Use UI Kits – Plus Free UI Kits to Choose From! – crowdspring.co/MX8G8p

13 Examples of Beautiful Photos in Web Design – crowdspring.co/1fLjtvQ

40 Tiny Web-Based Apps & Tools for Web Designers – crowdspring.co/MX9WbE

Examples Of Inspiring 404 Error Pages For Inspiration – crowdspring.co/1fLjIah

Transparency in Web Design: Examples and How-Tos – crowdspring.co/MX7Vfv

Responsive Design is Still the Future of Web Design – crowdspring.co/1fLk5l5

10 Design Trends I Don’t Want to See in 2014 | Design Shack – crowdspring.co/1fLjBLO

The Ten Most Popular Web Fonts of 2013 – crowdspring.co/LTQuMD

100 Free Simple Line Icons – crowdspring.co/1fLjMXI

20 UI Design Photoshop Tutorials That Will Come in Handy – crowdspring.co/MX9Aln

Free Pack of 12 Distressed Halftone Pattern Textures – crowdspring.co/LTRNLw

30 Beautiful Corporate Websites | Vandelay Design – crowdspring.co/MX8s13

Freebie: Roundicons Icon Set (60 Icons, PNG, SVG, EPS, AI) | Smashing Magazine – crowdspring.co/1fdEajK

50+ High Quality & Free Symbol Fonts For Web Designers – crowdspring.co/1fn1X1m

10 Portfolio Websites that Will Make You Say Wow | 1stwebdesigner – crowdspring.co/1fdEoaA

25 Free Illustrative Vector Icons – crowdspring.co/1fn1PPC

42 Mockup And Wireframing Tools For Developers – crowdspring.co/1fdB7Z4

30 Tutorials for Developing HTML5 Web Browser Games | SpyreStudios – crowdspring.co/1fdD4EF

44 Fresh Minimal Website Designs for Inspiration | InstantShift – crowdspring.co/1fdBwKZ

20 Cool Snowy Website Designs for the Winter Season – crowdspring.co/1fn1o7X

2014 Web Design Trends, Inspiration & Showcase – crowdspring.co/1fdCYwQ

Simplifying the UX of Your Sales-Driven Website to Increase Conversions – crowdspring.co/1fdzKta

40 Tutorials And Tools That Will Make You A CSS3 Master – crowdspring.co/1fn2vEH

42 Mockup And Wireframing Tools For Developers – crowdspring.co/1fdB7Z4

Websites with Exceptionally Creative and Unique Navigation – crowdspring.co/1fn1c8y

20 Examples of Cool Sports Websites | SpyreStudios – crowdspring.co/1fdyIxj

25 Website Designs with Unusual Color Combinations – crowdspring.co/1fdDvPe

50+ High Quality & Free Symbol Fonts For Web Designers – crowdspring.co/1fdzAlA

20+ Awesome Dashboard Designs That Will Inspire You – crowdspring.co/1fdC43v

20 Ultra Light and Elegant Fonts for Web Designers – crowdspring.co/1fn0wjw

47 Free Flat Icons – crowdspring.co/1dvCXQJ

20 Useful Web Development Online Courses and Tutorials | InstantShift – crowdspring.co/1dvDt0S

13 Examples of Illustrations and Hand Drawn Elements in Web Design – crowdspring.co/1fdzYk0

Email design trends of 2014 | Inspired Magazine – crowdspring.co/LTPPdW

Pragmatic UX Techniques For Smarter Websites | Smashing UX Design – crowdspring.co/1fdBS4c

The Pros and Cons of Flat Web Design – crowdspring.co/LTRzDU

50 Best Web & Mobile GUI Templates from 2013 – crowdspring.co/1dvCGgH

50 Best Web & Mobile GUI Templates from 2013 – crowdspring.co/1dvCGgH

56 Mobile App Icons for iOS | Graphic Design Junction – crowdspring.co/LTQlsp

What do you buy the person who has everything? How about one of these strange products? – crowdspring.co/1fad0uP

Penguins pose for their family holiday greeting card photo – crowdspring.co/1esVVfr

12 Writing Exercises That Will Transform Your Copy Today | Copyblogger – crowdspring.co/MX7D8G

Peanut allergy cured in children using immunotherapy – crowdspring.co/1gBDg4l

I hope you enjoy these links! Please leave a comment and let me know what you liked/didn’t like.