It’s been a long day, but I feel the need to share. Today started early (7:30 am) when—after making lunches for the kids and sending them to school—I sat down w/coffee and email. Designer/IT Help Desk One of my Eastern time clients (I’m Pacific) was having trouble accessing his webmail (day 2). The day before, I [...]

Really? I don’t think so. In fact, I’m seriously considering raising my rate. Why? Because I’m Worth It. Every. Single. Penny. When you hire me, you hire: a project manager a creative director a researcher a content editor a writer an art director a buyer a site planner a designer a programer/devleoper and more My [...]

That’s short for Web Design and Do It Yourself Recently, I lost a prospective web client. Bummer. Doesn’t want to spend the money or thinks he cannot afford to spend the money for a custom site. OK. That’s cool. But, stop and think for a minute. Imagine you’re highly skilled & educated in your field. [...]

I’ve just completed a job through oDesk. And if you’re unfamiliar with me, check out this earlier post. I can get pretty passionate about some topics! ;-) Anyway, thought I’d share my evaluation of oDesk. When you close out a project, they let you give them feedback. Note that this is my feedback of oDesk–not [...]

OK. I’ll admit it…I’m an oDesk junkie. Signed as a provider last year. Couldn’t help myself from browsing daily—even though I’m seriously overqualified/overpriced/over experienced/or just over oDesk standards. Silly me! Set my pricing by industry standbys like experience, GAG, AIGA, competitor research, and the old “gotta pay my bills, add profit margin to expenses, divide [...]

I’ve found that there are common questions posed by clients, many of whom are new to the design process and its terminology. If you’re thinking about hiring a designer, but don’t know where to start or what to expect, check out the FAQs below for some answers. Q. What is the design process? Don’t you [...]