by Jason Long | Apr 3, 2020 | Clients, Contracts, How To, Legal, Management, Running a Business
With most jobs, it’s simple: You work. You get paid. But when you’re running a business and doing client work, “simple” isn’t so simple. There are clients out there who would try to stiff you. Not many, but they do exist. And a lot of...
by Jason Long | Mar 7, 2019 | Contracts, Development, Legal
Retainage is something that is commonly used in construction, but can also be utilized for many, many professions in the creative space, such as in: Design Graphic design UX design Development App development SaaS development Book printing Graphic Design Kitchen...
by Jason Long | Jan 29, 2019 | Contracts, Management, Running a Business
It’s been a few years now since I’ve been in a position to choose a business partner. I’ve been running my own businesses for a while now. But tonight I had the opportunity to talk to a friend of mine who’s having some problems with his...
by Jason Long | Jan 29, 2019 | Contracts, Development, Management, Pricing, Proposals, Scoping
Are Inaccurate Estimates Killing Your Business? This is something that happened yesterday and today that I want to share with you. We were working on creating estimates for a fair sized project, perhaps a 3 or 4 month engagement. While we were getting estimates, we...
by Jason Long | Jul 18, 2017 | Contracts, Management, News, Scoping
A guest post from biz-dev hero Mark Thomasson Freelancing comes with plenty of perks and difficulties. Scope creep can be one of the greatest obstacles in the world of a freelancer, and with substantial consequences. When you fall into a situation where your workload...
by Jason Long | May 21, 2017 | Contracts, Development, Management, News, Pricing, Running a Business, Sales, Scoping, Top Blog Posts, Web Design
Writing a Scope of Work (SOW) for a website This document discusses the general items you need in a SOW for a website, but because projects can vary so much, you may need to include more items in your SOW. Today, we’re going to look at how to produce a Scope of Work...
