Project Research Starts Here

Filed away in one of the categories geared more towards those in the business of design, I wrote an article about the importance of my client questionnaire and the shaping of a design/development brief. I think, in fact I know that handing this off to a client has, on more than one occasion caused me …

July 8, 2009

Freelance Series: The Paperwork

Finally, the paperwork. The often times dreaded and often overlooked yet very crucial part of being in business for yourself. It is something that you will definitely come to appreciate when it saves you from losing your rear end two months into working on your own but until then it is more likely to fall …

June 9, 2009

Setting Boundaries Up Front

Freelancing is hard work, no secret there. On a daily or weekly basis you are faced with managing the business, managing your projects, marketing, improvement and last but certainly not least doing the work that will bring in that paycheck. Plus you would certainly like to continue to have a life outside of work, explore …

May 23, 2009

A More Productive, Organized Business for the Year 2009

As a freelancer, the way in which you manage your business can make or break the operation. Accounting, client communication, invoicing, they can really start to eat away at your billable hours if you don’t get them under control from the get go. In planning for the new year I have spent the past several …

December 1, 2008