I’ve been designing logos for over a decade; even so, I’m certainly not an expert nor am I even a great logo designer; however, I do enjoy designing logos and I think I’m pretty good at it, especially for the low fee I charge ($50-$100). While I continue learning and getting better year-over-year, I do […]
Not that I wrote all that often here on my personal blog anyway, I just wanted to drop a quick announcement that I’ll mostly be writing over at Techpost now, a tech community my friend Trent and I created. Unlike my personal blog, Techpost will be a multi-author content site, and actually, anyone who’s interested […]
The bottom line for all businesses, is to make as much money as possible. In theory, there’s nothing wrong with that. After all, that’s the entire point of business, right? However, the problem lies in how far a business is willing to go to achieve that goal, pushing the boundaries of what’s legal, and often, […]
Education and experience never end. There truly isn’t a place you reach where you can finally say: “Alright; complete; my expertise is perfect.” Even the “10,000 Hour Rule” has its criticisms. That said, after 12 years of being a professional web designer, I’m confident in saying I’ve figured a few things out. One of those […]
You get what you pay for, right? Well, there are plenty who do not agree with that sentiment or model, and aspire to provide quality and affordability. I’m a seasoned professional; I provide quality work; I don’t charge exorbitant fees; I’ve had hundreds of satisfied clients over the past decade, and have remained successfully self-employed […]
For years I’ve been dissatisfied with the quality of my business card prints. Considering it’s pretty standard for business cards to be crappy and the fact that most people don’t complain, I let it go figuring it just was what it was. However, as the years passed, so did my standards increase. Finally being frustrated […]
After over a decade of being a professional web designer and a webmaster for clients on dozens of different hosts, including all the most popular ones, I have to say, overall, Bluehost is still the best. Pay close attention to the fact that I emphasize overall, as this is very intentional. The reason for this, […]
If you’ve created something that users, customers, players, readers, fans, whatever will be interacting with, primarily a website for example, ease of use, perhaps above all else, is the most important element to keeping people happy and greatly improves the chances that they’ll actually take action. This of course all starts with what their immediate […]
I previously wrote on How to Work Remotely. Now, I throw some tips out there from the other side. While I’ve worked remotely for over a decade, I’ve also hired and managed teams remotely on several occasions in that time as well. I would have to say that the most important lesson that I’ve learned […]
I designed the above graph more as an anecdotal thought experiment as opposed to an accurate analysis based on any sort of available research or data. But, I feel it fairly and accurately makes the point of what I and many other self-employed professionals go through. Of course, there are certainly outliers on both sides […]