Planning For Vacations To Get It
It is summertime and that can be a complex time for being a freelancer. On the flip side, we have the ability to take out our vacation whenever we want, however, on the down side, vacations can be hard to schedule. Being in the middle of this scheduling period myself, both as a blog writer and designer, I’m going to share some tips on how you can gear up for a vacation and take some time off!
5 Reasons to Keep Track of Projects/Opportunities
I know, the administrative parts of being a designer/coder or generally a freelancer (or small studio owner) can be daunting and a part that I always forget is to start the timer and track the entire process even in flat-fee projects. There are a lot of good reasons why we should spend a little more time to keep track of both projects and opportunities.
The Just Do It Approach: Forcing Yourself To Be More Productive
How many days haven’t you felt like doing everything in the world one minute, only to start at it and not want to do anything? Or, perhaps just not wanted to do anything at all? Believe me, I definitely do quite often, both in design work, article writing or just homework (mostly homework though). What I end up doing is nothing, meaning that I get behind. There are a couple of tricks that you can go about in starting to get things done, however.
Interacting with Clients
There is no question about the fact that businesses who interact with their clients really do generate more buzz than other companies which is why it has proven to be crucial to most businesses. So, how can you interact with your clients to build buzz around your company?
Discounts—A Potential Money Maker
Discounts are loved by your clients! They help them save money and thus they are looking out hard for discounts. If done right, this can lead to an increased flow of clients for you. The trick is to have them firmly in place…
Read Emails in the Right Way
We’ve all been there. We receive an email from a client, read it and as we do so, start to think that the client is angry/being ironic, or basically sounds dissatisfied. There could really be two potential situations there and we’re going to have a look at them!
Business Cards is Not a Thing of the Past
The more evolved the “social media” area is becoming on the internet today, the less I feel that we are paying attention to the importance of attracting customers from outside these realms. Today specifically, I’m going to talk about business cards and how these are something to consider having a bunch on, preferably at all times but at least when you know you might be asked to present what you do.
Good Design Does Wonders
It’s He Said, She Said week this week which means that tomorrow there’ll be an article here on the site by Elizabeth Gast (and I’m posting my thoughts on the same topic on her site), because of that, there will not be a design themed Tuesday post! Instead, I’m going to combine the business side with the design side today on the subject of good design and what it can do for you. Nowadays, we are very aware of design however most of the time just not conscious of that. Say for example that we go to a company’s website and are interested in their services/products. Let’s also say that they are a smaller company that have their products available through order on their site only. When you come to the website, it looks rather old and not really like most of the sites you visit. That is exactly what I am talking about.
Saving Client Information
Information, particularly about your clients, is something that is of essence to have. Do not ever take on a client without obtaining the “standard set” of information such as full name, address and phone number! If you get into trouble with the client (and I am not necessarily saying that it will happen), you will be left with hardly no chances of ever sorting it out, as you cannot get in touch with your client properly. There is also a good market strategy to be gained from if you save the right info in addition!
Personal or Company Branding
One of the toughest decisions to make is the one whether to promote yourself in your own name or if you should think out a good company name and go under that! Both personal and company branding have their own benefits and can both be good. Let’s take a look at some!
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