by Jason Long | Sep 8, 2014 | Marketing, News, Press, Running a Business
Gene Hammett from Leaders in the Trenches interviewed Jason Long last week and here is the podcast. They discussed the stress of running a business, growing your people, learning how to niche your business, and letting go. See the full article here!
by Jason Long | Sep 8, 2014 | News, People, Running a Business, Sales
This is how I felt when I finally figured out how much I was going to end up paying a good sales person. And then I remembered a scene from one of my favorite Simpsons episodes. LOU: Gee, chief, all those gears and motors must have cost a fortune! CHIEF WIGGUM: Well,...
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 7, 2014 | Running a Business, Sales, Scoping, Web Design
First, a quick quiz. What is a custom designed website? A) A PRODUCT B) A SERVICE If you picked B, you’re on the money. There is a big discrepancy in the web and app design and development industry between what a lot of clients think they are buying and what you guys...
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...
