by Jason Long | Apr 3, 2020 | Clients, Contracts, How To, Legal, Management, Running a Business
With most jobs, it’s simple: You work. You get paid. But when you’re running a business and doing client work, “simple” isn’t so simple. There are clients out there who would try to stiff you. Not many, but they do exist. And a lot of...
by Jason Long | Mar 7, 2019 | Contracts, Development, Legal
Retainage is something that is commonly used in construction, but can also be utilized for many, many professions in the creative space, such as in: Design Graphic design UX design Development App development SaaS development Book printing Graphic Design Kitchen...
by Jason Long | Nov 9, 2017 | Beta News & Notes, Clients, Management, New Features, News, Pricing, Random Things, Running a Business
When sending your scope to a client in Brainleaf, you can now add custom milestones to your contract, as well as retainage, payment terms and late fees to your contracts. Milestones help you monitor time-dependent deliverables, and control payments associated with...
by Jason Long | Jul 18, 2017 | Contracts, Management, News, Scoping
A guest post from biz-dev hero Mark Thomasson Freelancing comes with plenty of perks and difficulties. Scope creep can be one of the greatest obstacles in the world of a freelancer, and with substantial consequences. When you fall into a situation where your workload...
by Jason Long | Oct 12, 2016 | Branding, Clients, Content, Creativity, Development, Management, Marketing, Musing, News, People, Programming, Random Things, Running a Business, Sales, Technology Business Profile, Web Design
Guest post by Mary Frenson If you are involved in web design, then you already know how important it is to keep up with current trends. Design moves fast, and if you design a website that was fashionable 5 years ago now, it would look like a dinosaur. Make sure that...
