by Jason Long | Nov 24, 2015 | Marketing, News, Sales
From our guest author, Nicolas Le Breton. Instagram is now counting more than 400 million monthly active users and also tops Twitter’s engagement (3.31% on Instagram and 0.07% on Twitter). 100 million people use Pinterest every month, and the number of Pinners has...
by Jason Long | Sep 18, 2015 | Development, New Features, News, Sales, Scoping
How often have you had a client ask: “What sections are in phase 2 again? How about phase 1?” “How much time would be cut if we took out that complex photo gallery system that is used throughout the project?” “Can you show me how the admin functionality is displayed...
by Jason Long | Sep 16, 2015 | Development, Distance Working, Management, Running a Business, Sales, Scoping, Top Blog Posts
This is the story of taking a small web design and development shop from the edge of collapse to profitability in a few simple steps. I wanted to share with you all how I did this so that you too could grow your business, retain your sanity, scale up and down more...
by Jason Long | Feb 6, 2015 | Branding, Clients, Content, Management, Marketing, People, Press, Sales
Let’s meet our investor! – I remember Comperio.co co-founder’s excitement. There was an event called Venture Day. We thought that we will go there, rock the stage, get the fame, and we will be rich. All of that happened except for the last part. We didn’t get...
by Jason Long | Feb 4, 2015 | Development, Management, Running a Business, Sales
Time is Money Everyone knows the saying “time is money.” In start-ups, I think the reverse is more relevant: money is time. Limited money is what determines the time available to complete a project. The burn rate is the ticking time bomb against which we race....
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...