by Jason Long | Feb 25, 2015 | Clients, Contracts, Management, People, Running a Business
These days it seems like everyone in America loves to sue each other. It’s not uncommon to feel the threat of this looming – not only because something actually went wrong or they’re upset, but often just to bully you into doing what they want when they want it....
by Jason Long | Jan 30, 2015 | Contracts, Management, Press
When you’re a small business owner, lawsuit threats can seem like the end of the world. Let’s face it, people in America love to sue each other. But fear not! Most of them are just that: threats. Often, clients will use the threat of a suit to bully you into doing...
by Jason Long | Oct 22, 2014 | Contracts, Running a Business
What many people don’t realize is that contracts are negotiable. On every contract you receive, you can make changes. A Few Words of Wisdom from Rochelle Long When someone gives you a contract, you need to read it, all the way through. You could get your attorney to...
by Jason Long | Oct 13, 2014 | Contracts, HR, People, Running a Business
If you are just starting a web business, or any business for that matter, hiring employees is a wormhole of confusion. Putting them in the right position and growing them into a keeper, that’s an even bigger one. Luckily, there are people like me who have...
by Jason Long | Aug 13, 2014 | Contracts, HR, Management, People, Running a Business, Sales
How to Pay Salespeople: Base Plus 7-and-7 Formula I get it. You do design, not sales. Now we could talk all about how you never stop doing sales; how you’re always your best salesperson; how it’s extremely hard, if not impossible, to own a studio and not be involved...
by Jason Long | Jul 21, 2014 | Contracts, Management, News, Running a Business, Top Blog Posts
This is the first of a several part series on the process of scoping a pricing web and app projects. Here we’re just going over some of the basics and making sure we’re all on the same page as far as definitions, general process, etc. before moving onto...