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We All Love Free Stuff – Give Some Away And Get More Business

Posted August 31, 2007 in Business, Marketing 5 Rockin' Comments »

Most companies out there will give you free samples of their products as an incentive to make you want to buy it, or buy something else they have. Even if you’re selling your services, and not necessarily products, you can still give some stuff away, and it’s a pretty effective way of getting new clients, or re-enforce the business relationships between you and your existing clients (get them to hire you again for their next project).

Your cell phone company will give 3 months of unlimited calling when you sign-up, when you go to the grocery store you get a little sample of that new product (mmm, peanut butter), you can find tons of free wordpress themes out there. Heck, even drug dealers will give you samples! [Click Here to Read More...]

Effective Communication With The Non-Creative and Non-Technical Folks

Posted August 30, 2007 in Business 9 Rockin' Comments »

It is very common to hear people say their last client was a pain, or that he didn’t “get it”, or “it looks ugly now because the guy wanted me to change this and that“.

Yes, I’m guilty, I said stuff like that many times before. But I probably shouldn’t have, and instead apply what I’ve learned from working in sales and marketing (5 years).

It’s usually the result of misinterpretation and a lack of communication between the creative and also technical mind (which would be you) and the non-creative mind (the client). [Click Here to Read More...]

Attention Grabbers – Posters And Flyers

Posted August 29, 2007 in Uncategorized 5 Rockin' Comments »

Quite often we (bloggers, designers, writers… ) forget that there are other ways to get customers than advertising and marketing our services/products online.

See, we spend a lot of time on the net, working from home, so usually when we think “advertising” we think “online advertising“.

• Let’s try to find ways to market my services online
• How can I get more people to see my website?
• What site should I join or visit to get more exposure?
• Where can I showcase my online portfolio?
• Where can I buy ads, on what sites?

Sure, advertising online is great. It’s quick, it’s easy, and it works well if you know what you’re doing.

But what about offline advertising? Yes, I mean to actually design a poster, print it, make copies, and plaster your super awesome, attention grabbing posters everywhere. Campus, store, computer shop, poster board, everywhere! [Click Here to Read More...]

How Chains Can Boost Your Profits Every Month

Posted August 28, 2007 in Marketing 6 Rockin' Comments »

Just kidding – that’s exactly what you can expect them to do. Here’s why … [Click Here to Read More...]

Online Reputation Management: A Necessary Evil

Posted August 27, 2007 in Uncategorized 3 Rockin' Comments »

The Internet has spawned a whole new profession. It’s called online reputation management. Even if you don’t do business online, have a website, or have an e-mail account, you still need to think about your online reputation.

Consider this:

Anyone can go online at any time and post a negative comment about you on a blog or message forum and if you have no other information about you online that’s what people will find when they look for you. One non-profit manager found an anonymous blogger posting about an alleged scam the manager was in. It turns out there was no evidence of the allegations and the anonymous blog was written under the nickname of the person they were accusing. The idea was to rank highly for the nickname, a black hat SEO trick. [Click Here to Read More...]

2007-08-26 – Sunday Links Folder

Posted August 26, 2007 in Uncategorized 7 Rockin' Comments »

Time for a break, close Photoshop, Word, Flash, put your to-do list away (don’t lose it though!), put your cell phone on vibe, and check out those 9 articles/posts I have selected for you. We got some great links to share with you folks this week.

Here they are:

• Creative Amidst Bureaucracy
• 10 Tips For Pruning Your Next Action List
• Are You An Expert If You Can’t Share What You Know
• Earn More Money by Demanding It
• 3 Tips To Being An Original Voice
• Two Words Can Transform a Workplace
• Co-Working: Keeping Home Workers (Relatively) Sane
• 25 Tips to Become More Productive and Happy at Work
• Tip: Moving The Ball Forward

[Click Here to Read More...]

The 5 D’s Of A Successful Freelance Career

Posted August 25, 2007 in Business, How-To 4 Rockin' Comments »

There are several things you can do in order to get more exposure, more contracts, more recognition while reducing your workload.

Let’s have a look at the 5 D’s of a successful freelance career. (from my own observations and experience, feel free to add to the list)

1- Decision Making

When you freelance you have to be able to manage many things at once. Your ability to quickly decide what needs to be done right now, to decide how you’ll do it and where, will increase your chance of success, no doubts there. [Click Here to Read More...]

Using Templates And Drafts To Boost Your Productivity

Posted August 24, 2007 in Productivity 9 Rockin' Comments »

The more productive you are, the more projects you can manage, and of course the more money you can potentially make.

So, what can you do to increase your productivity, get more things done, in less time, and earn more money?

Use templates and drafts! ;)

Here are some examples: [Click Here to Read More...]

New Logo By LogoDesignWorks And New Design

Posted August 23, 2007 in Business, Marketing 6 Rockin' Comments »

Recently my friend Raj (RajDash.com) sent me an e-mail to let me know LogoDesignWorks were having a promo for “popular” bloggers (not sure if I’m really popular though :) ). So I thought “Hey why not?

You can find details about the promo by checking out their design blog, or visit the logo design promo page

As you can see on the new design, the new logo is right there at the top (if you’re reading through RSS, please come and visit), I think it looks pretty good. [Click Here to Read More...]