Sean McManus
Freelance journalist and author
This is the personal website of Sean McManus. I am the author of Social Networking for the Older and Wiser, music industry satire University of Death, and of Small Business Websites That Work. I am co-author of The Customer Service Pocketbook.
I am now writing Microsoft Office for the Older and Wiser, which will be published in October 2010 and is available for pre-order now.
As a staff and freelance journalist, I have written for a wide range of magazines on subjects including website design, music and technology. I also work as an author and a copywriter specialising in business and technology. You can find out more about my experiences as a freelance journalist in my articles about writing and my journalism careers ebook.
If you're looking for a freelance writer, please contact me without obligation. See also this additional information about my writing experience and services.
Freelance journalism archive and tutorials
As a freelance journalist, I've written for a wide range of magazines, covering website design, music technology, transportation, civil engineering, business and more. My interests include writing, photography, music, and retrogames. I've archived a selection of past articles on this site, and added some web-only articles.
For my latest news and article updates, read my writing blog.
Here are some of the most recent and most popular articles on this website:
- How to make Apple iPad and iPhone apps for ebooks
- How to sell your music on iTunes and Amazon
- Is there a future for the music industry?
- Directory of social networking websites
- How did Brian Eno fit 77 million paintings onto one DVD?
- How to write a novel
- How to write for websites
- A short history of the internet
- Ironbridge: Secrets of the past
- Count on me: an introduction to web analytics
- Webdesign for Nintendo DS Opera web browser
- 17 Steps to an accessible website
- Kickbacks for clickbacks: Boost your sales with affiliate marketing
- How to embed fonts in webpages
- What happened when Goya learned Javascript?
- Using Javascript to hide and reveal text and graphics
- Javascript delay / wait / pause routine
- JSINC: Javascript include file creator
- How to pick a secure password
- How stereograms work
- What it's like working as a journalist
- Website design tutorials and articles
- Science and technology journalism
- Articles about journalism and writing
- Music journalism
- Articles about promoting your music online
Games to play in your browser
I've developed several games and toys which you can enjoy in your browser, including Hangman, Misfit and Wild Mood Swings. Visit my Javascript games menu page for Wallbuster, Pairs, Fingerpaint and more.
