Business Articles

02-20-07 ‹› Business

When Work Gets in the Way of Blogging

As a freelancer, you’ll have downtimes and this frees you up to blog to your hearts’ content. You’ll read on other blogs that blogging is actually good for business and I personally subscribe to this belief. So what happens when design work gets in the way…

02-13-07 ‹› Business

It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s The Daily Grind!

Some freelance designers charge by the hour and we need a way to keep track of that time. There are numerous ways to do it; pen and paper, a watch, a stopwatch, software programs… there are as many ways to track time as there are…

02-08-07 ‹› Business

NY Times Owner Talks About the Future of Their Print Division

Since the Internet became widely popular, death has hung like a bell around the necks of newspaper company. Many certain that print divisions would die a slow, ungainly death. When the owners’ start talking about their print divisions dying, you know it’s serious.

02-06-07 ‹› Business

What Everyone Ought to Know About Web Design Pricing

Often potential clients looking for our services have no idea the time involved in creating a well-designed website. These same people are often shocked, if not dismayed, when they contact design companies, freelance or otherwise, when it comes to getting a website designed and get a quote back that is far off from the $200 they had in mind.

02-02-07 ‹› Business

Writing a Website Design Proposal

I’m still trying to get the hang of writing website design proposals myself but that’s not going to stop me from passing on some tips. Website design proposals can take all forms—there’s no set way to create one. There can be some things you’ll see in all design proposals and I’ll list some of the common items I’ve seen in different proposals and what I put in mine.

‹› Projects

New Business Cards for Pop Stalin Design

I’ve been debating whether or not I should get business cards and decided, finally, that they wouldn’t be a bad thing to have. I set about designing some and ordered them through PrintsMadeEasy.com. They do decent digital printing and floating on the Internet, I found…

01-30-07 ‹› Business

Contracts Make the World a Happier Place

In my opinion—and since this is my blog, it’s all my opinion—if you’re going to get serious about your freelance work, you need a contract. A contract does several things for the designer—it provides protection, it lays out what you expect in terms of payment and it lets the client know what they can expect.

01-29-07 ‹› Business

The Web Design Process: How I Do My Job

I see posts on forums that I troll around at asking what the web design process should be. It’s often from newcomers in the business (usually those people I rant about who do work for little to no money) who have no real clue about being…

01-14-07 ‹› Business

How to Lose Business—Ignore Your Client

Over the weekend I received a phone call from someone else’s client. The client was concerned and I can appreciate their concern. However, the situation reminded me of something we may not think about as often as we should—treat clients with respect and honor their…

04-03-06 ‹› Projects

CA Photography Redesign

I just finished a template design for a Pixelpost photoblog. The redesign was for CA Photography. The client needed a unique look for his photoblog that featured his photos and not the site design itself.

Propaganda Party: The Pop Stalin Design Manifesto