by Jason Long | Feb 2, 2015 | Clients, Development, Management, Marketing, People, Running a Business
A guest blog post by Menno Cramer. If you are a designer, a freelancer, or you are running an agency, you deal with people. People are humans and humans, obviously, have brains. Here’s what a neuroscientist has to say on how brains work: It is the deciding organism in...
by Jason Long | Jan 30, 2015 | Events, Management, Musing, People, Running a Business
A guest blog post by Katja Staring This week, I attended my local business women network meeting. It was the last event of the year and the organization had asked me to come up with a concept that would make the members think about the past year and their goals for...
by Jason Long | Jan 3, 2015 | Branding, People, Pricing, Running a Business, Sales
Just a Page of Candy & Other Freelancing Adventures A guest post from Natalie Graham Being a freelancer is a great experience. As long as you keep a steady stream of clients, you will never be bored. No two jobs are ever the same and that also applies to the...
by Jason Long | Dec 26, 2014 | Management, Musing, People
H.A.L.T.! Taking Your Pressure Pulse A guest article by Marianne L. Sade. You’re in the zone, you’ve waited for this groove, you can’t stop now! You gulp down more lukewarm coffee. (Eurgh.) It’ll get you through. There’s the persistent push: “If I can just finish this...
by Jason Long | Dec 18, 2014 | People, Running a Business, Web Design
From a 9-5 to Starting Your Freelance Business A guest post by Neneh Makun The decision to be a freelance graphic artist might not be easy. It took me about a year to embrace the idea. I’ve been in the design industry for about seven years, so I knew there were some...
by Jason Long | Dec 15, 2014 | Management, Marketing, People, Press
How PROACTIVE Are You? A 10-Point Checklist A guest post from Mark Armstrong Oh, sure. There are some famous superstar freelancers out there. They don’t have to worry about where their next client is coming from — people are beating down their doors. Then there...