A couple of weeks ago I threw together a simple jQuery plugin that provides a character or word counter for any textarea or input field form element.
The plugin’s options allow you to specify whether it counts characters or words, set a maximum character or word limit and choose the direction in which the counter counts (ie, from the maximum count down to zero, or vice versa).
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If you follow me on Twitter you may have read about this last week, but 1st July saw the launch of a website I’ve spent a few months working on: Helping Groups to Grow.
Helping Groups to Grow is a lottery-funded non-profit organisation that supports drug and alcohol misusers through group and one-to-one sessions across Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and Powys.
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Wednesday 1st July marked a significant milestone for me: one year of self employment.
When I embarked on this journey a year ago, I wasn’t 100% confident I’d make it this far. I didn’t have as much savings as I had planned to have, I wasn’t sure where clients were going to come from, and it was quite clear a recession was just round the corner.
So hear I am, one year older, wiser and slightly fatter. What can I tell you about my experiences?
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