Tools and Strategies for Life as a Remote Worker
Many people think of “freelancers” as people who work in their pajamas, barely changing clothes, or working from the kitchen table, or a coffee shop. And while this might hold true for a select few, …
Design: A Commodity or a Critical Asset?
Should you go to a freelance crowdsourcing marketplace when looking for a designer? When you don’t really care, yes, but if you do care, you are taking a risk. Recently, I was listening to Ilise Benun of …
Do your clients want things NOW?
Even though most of us grew up with pizza delivery, things have seriously changed in the last decade with regards to timing and the need for instant gratification. I'm talking about you Amazon Prime. Instant gratification …
How important are happy clients?
“I love it!” I’ll bet hearing that from a client makes your day. Don’t you love it when they love it and are “happy” with your work? But what if your client is not a good judge of …
Nurture Your Fans
As designers, there are so many little things we do for our clients that may seem small. These are things we might not even think about—they just come naturally. We forget that not every designer …
Anatomy of an Awesome Blog Post
So if you… need a gentle push to jump into blogging for your own website’s SEO sake, have lost steam on a blogging campaign, want to help a client out, need to have a great …
What is Your “Why”?
Why do you do what you do? That's the big question, right? As designers, we love design! Maybe you loved to draw as a kid, and you were really good at it, and a career …
Does your contract include these items?
Before I dive into what every creative's contract should include, I first want to ask, "You do have a contract, right?" It continues to amaze me that so many service professionals don't use a contract. …
Work-Life Balance. Can It Exist?
My personal opinion is that nobody ever actually achieves work-life balance. We all work hard trying to maintain it to a manageable degree day after day. When I started my business, I was so overwhelmed …