by Jason Long | Dec 9, 2014 | Branding, Content, Marketing, News, Press, Running a Business
If you think Pinterest is nothing more than just eye candy, well, think again. A lot of people underestimate the power of Pinterest and so they think it won’t be of much help to their business. Let’s check out the stats: Pinterest has over 500,000 business accounts....
by Jason Long | Dec 3, 2014 | Beta News & Notes, Branding, News, Running a Business
Why Ignoring PCI Compliance Can Ruin Your Business A guest post by Alex Cartaya. When starting a business or doing freelance work, it’s important to consider the risks of not implementing a plan for PCI compliance. PCI stands for “Payment Card Industry” and covers...
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 | Nov 19, 2014 | Development, Musing, People, Running a Business
A guest post from Esteban M. Valeri, an information system engineer living and working in Argentina When I received the invitation to be a guest blogger for BrainLeaf I felt honored, since it meant my work experience could benefit a readers of this blog from all over...
by Jason Long | Nov 17, 2014 | Marketing, Running a Business
A guest post from David Avitabile, who shares what he learned about running agencies in 20 years of working in strategic communications The saying that “the agency model is broken” has been around for a while amongst advertising, public relations and digital agency...
by Jason Long | Nov 7, 2014 | Running a Business, Sales
What’s that thing everyone always says? Something like, “the customer is always right.” Right. But in web design and freelancing, we quite often forget to choose the right customers. Did your mom ever tell you to choose your friends wisely? Mine did. And you should be...
