I tend to talk quite a bit about the art of the business of design and Jessica Hische nails it on her post The Dark Art of Pricing. A worthwhile read.
Posts Tagged ‘Freelancing’
What does a website cost?
Imagine asking a Real Estate company, “How much does a house cost?” Well it depends. First off, what are the essentials you need? Three bedrooms because you have two kids? Central air conditioning because you live down south? Now that we have the essentials, what are some of the less essential, yet nice features? Basement? [...]
The Present (and Future) of the Business of Design
Feels like just yesterday I was finishing college and struggling to find a job in design. Not many respectable studios were hiring and the ones were, well, less than desirable. I ended up working at Apple retail as a software and hardware trainer withering away as I grew increasingly discouraged about not landing a job [...]
Business design advice to keep you sane & prosper
Inspired by the recent “My Top 10 Business Design Failure” presentation in the Notebook, I thought about this from my business standpoint and decided to share my own business lessons and thoughts. I’ll keep this short(ish) and bittersweet. Working without a down payment Not sure why designers do this, but I receive quite a few [...]
Top 10 Design Business Failures
Running your own design business or thinking about starting one? Check out these slides on “My Top 10 Business Design Failures.”
Reflections of the past year: The improved
With 2010 quickly coming to an end, I’ve been thinking a lot about the upcoming year. Concluding my second (and a half year) year of running my own independent design business (full-time, anyways), I’m starting to think about my business, the things I feel I’ve done well, and what could be handled differently going into [...]
