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7 Ways to Protect Yourself Before You Get Sued
These days it seems like everyone in America loves to sue each other. It's not uncommon to feel the threat of this looming – not only because something actually went wrong or they’re upset, but often just to bully you into doing what they want when they want it. The...
When The King Is Not Always Right
A guest post by Wouter Admiraal The King Is Not Always Right “Make my logo HUGE!” Ouch! Here we go again. We all know the rule: The Client Is King. He’s the one paying the bills, so what the King wants, the King gets. But sometimes, the King requests things you know...
8 Predictions for Web Design in 2015
A guest blog post by Sawaram Suthar. A poorly designed website creates unwanted stress, unnecessary time waste, creates frustration and many more headaches. In addition, feebly developed web design will end up in low conversion rates and pose low return on investment....
The Importance of a Great Contact Page – And 9 Innovative Examples
A guest post by Priya Arora. Your contact page is your introduction. If it is powerful enough, you are sure to grab attention. If it is not, then capturing targeted traffic will be challenging. If you do not have a well-conceived, easy-to-navigate contact page, you...
Tips for Spiking 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 rich...
Frugal Entrepreneurship: How start-ups can save money on the basics in order to invest in what matters.
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....
Understanding Your Customer’s Brain
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...
Dealing with the L-Word: Lawsuit
When you’re a small business owner, lawsuit threats can seem like the end of the world. Let’s face it, people in America love to sue each other. But fear not! Most of them are just that: threats. Often, clients will use the threat of a suit to bully you into doing...
3 Fun Activities that will Help Your Business in 2015
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...
10 Conventional (And Not-So-Conventional) Ways to Find Freelance Work
Trying to find work as a freelance writer? Veteran editor Shelby Deering has the scoop. I feel as though I’m a freelancer who has traveled in a time machine. I freelanced while I worked on my Master's degree in Journalism and for a year after I graduated. Then I took...
