by Jason Long | Nov 4, 2016 | Branding, Creativity, Design, Development, Management, Marketing, News, Running a Business, Uncategorized, Web Design
This is the story of how I took a small web design and development shop from near collapse to profitability in just a few steps. I want you to learn from my past so that you can also grow your business, maintain your sanity, scale up and down easily, and be more...
by Jason Long | Oct 9, 2016 | Branding, Creativity, Design, Development, Management, Marketing, News, Running a Business, Uncategorized, Web Design
Bad clients. Everyone has had at least one in their career. You’ve probably had a lot more than one if you’re a freelancer. The good news is that there are tested steps that you can take to decrease the chances of you landing one of those terrible clients by mistake!...
by Jason Long | Oct 7, 2016 | Branding, Clients, Content, Contracts, Creativity, Demos, Design, Development, Distance Working, HR, Jason's Pick, Management, Marketing, Musing, New Features, News, People, Press, Pricing, Random Things, Running a Business, Sales, Scoping, Technology Business Profile, Top Blog Posts, Uncategorized, Web Design
What if I told you there was a way to save yourself the headache of explaining to a client why their project doesn’t work exactly the way they’d envisioned? When you fail to properly scope your work you create expectation management issues: where your vision and...
by Jason Long | May 3, 2016 | Clients, Creativity, Development, Management, Marketing, People, Programming, Random Things, Running a Business, Sales, Scoping, Web Design
Guest post by Dan Cody 5 Ways to Save Time in Your Digital Marketing Strategy 1. Use scheduling assistants Social media is a highly effective way to build up your brand presence, especially in the early stages of your business, but it doesn’t have to be a burden on...
by Jason Long | Apr 14, 2016 | Clients, Content, Contracts, Creativity, Development, Management, Marketing, People, Press, Pricing, Running a Business, Sales, Scoping
Guest post by Kyla Reed The Real Reason You Aren’t Making Money If you run your own business or are a freelancer, you probably know how hard it is to balance administrative work with maintaining clients and landing new ones. From hiring and outsourcing, updating your...