I’m Not ‘Passionate’ About Your Business & That’s a Good Thing
Can we get rid of the word ‘passionate’ regarding business relationships, please? Even if we ignore the *ahem* romantic connotation of the word, it still means having really strong emotions- and being driven by those feelings. This is not a bad thing when...
The Problem with ‘It’ll Only Take 5 Minutes’
Aside from the fact that 99% of the time the project will actually take a good deal longer than 5 minutes, here’s the big, glaring problem with this.
Six Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Work With Me
A lot of the marketing articles I’ve read talk about focusing on what you bring to the table and why a person should pick you/your business to provide whatever it is you’re offering. I get that, and employ a good amount of that in my social media and here...
Designing for the Lifestyle Sector: What? Why?
What do you do when you cease to love the thing you love to do? I’ve always loved design. And I’ve been in business for myself doing just that for almost a decade. It’s had its ups and downs, as any freelance venture does. But the last couple of...
Cutting the (Phone) Cord
So, I’ve gone and done something most business-y types will tell you is a bad idea. I’ve removed my phone number from my website. Yes, this site. My business site. And it’s precisely to help my business that I did so. I am a one-woman operation here,...
5 Rules of Freelancing You Should Follow
I have been 100% self-employed for over 8 years now. Freelancing as a graphic designer has been (and still is) my full-time job and main source of income. As any self-employed person can tell you, it can be a bit of a bumpy road. Especially if, like me, you never...
Decoding Design: Print Lingo
We’re diving into print terminology in this edition of Decoding Design! No need to be scared of bleeds, crops, and stocks.
