Learning to say NO (to bad freelance projects)

The word “NO” may be one of those forbidden words in the vocabulary of most freelance designers.  We may be used to hearing it from time to time from prospective clients or recruiters, but actually saying “no” to someone is something we seldom do.  Why is that? For...
New Years Resolutions of a Designer

New Years Resolutions of a Designer

We’ve all been there.  Ball drops in Time Square, and a few hours later we’re promising to change certain parts of our lives.  Well as a designer, we have new years ambitions too. I’ve comprised a short list of some key ones we should all take a bit...
Social Media ROI – The Truth

Social Media ROI – The Truth

By now you will have heard all the ins and outs about how important social media is to your business.  I’m not going to poke a hole in that – at least not in this post.  I do agree that is it essential to anyone who has a business of any...