Corporate Design Vs. Freelance Design

Often times when meeting with clients, I find they all ask the same kind of question in some way “What’s your experience? Where have you worked?” Many of the clients i end up doing business want to know more about us as designers and marketers. they don’t want us to...

Dedication of Entrepreneurs VS Work Availability

Dedication of Entrepreneurs VS Work Availability So as business owners and entrepreneurs, we do what we do for two main reasons. The first reason is to allow us to do what we love. Second to make a living doing that thing. It’s pretty straight forward, right? However,...

Mediocrity in Design

Mediocrity. Hard to not fall into that level, and even harder to break away from it. but Mediocrity can be used to a designers (really anybody’s) advantage. It really all relates to the individual perspective of the person. Mediocre is defined as “of moderate quality;...

Different Pricing Methods

One of the biggest issues with freelancing and consulting is pricing. There are all kinds of people with different opinions on what is best. After years of design there seems to be three main types of pricing: Flat, Return On Investment (ROI), and Need Based. It is...

Communication: Have Patience

 I wanted to share this with everyone since many businesses I work with (both clients and partnerships) do all use the same communication methods. I know that seems obvious to most readers, but after thinking about it, there may be things you do not always...