by Jason Long | Dec 1, 2014 | Branding, Development, Management, Marketing, Running a Business, Web Design
3 Deadly Mistakes to Avoid When Launching a Startup A guest post from Roshan Jerad Perera, a serial entrepreneur and aspiring web designer. Starting up is easy — surviving in the long run is where most businesses lose their battles. According to the Wall Street...
by Jason Long | Sep 9, 2014 | Management, People, Running a Business
Laura recently told us “Invoices. Loathsome, vile creatures. I hate doing invoices more than anyone I know.” At that moment, I realized why we had not received an invoice from her in a while. So we asked that she write an article on this that would perhaps...
by Jason Long | Aug 25, 2014 | Management, People, Running a Business
Other than pricing, probably the biggest concern for a freelancer or studio is the question of how to manage clients. I had a chance to sit down with Zach Alig, a veteran Production Manager at JH Media Group, in Athens, Ga., about his approaches on managing...
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 | Aug 10, 2014 | Distance Working, Management, Musing, Outdoors
People in our industry spend a lot of time in front of the computer. It’s part of our job, but all that sedentary time needs to be offset with a reasonable amount of activity and healthy food. So, this week I want to share one of my favorite recipes that you can...
by Jason Long | Aug 7, 2014 | Management, Musing, Random Things, Running a Business
As BrainLeaf beta re-launches, we plot our next venture. This week we re-launched beta (huge sigh of relief). While we sent the email inviting everyone into the system, the Tangent Solutions New Business Team was busy at work putting together research and a prospectus...
