Archive for the “Project Management” category
7 Ways to Get More Referrals for Your Web Design Business
by Jacob Gube on August 5, 2011
A long time ago, I heard one businessman ask another, "What can I do to help you out?" The man thought for a moment, and then said, "The best thing you can do for me is refer someone else my way." He was probably right. Because customers value the advice of people they know, referrals [...]
How Focusing on Today’s Work is Costing You Tomorrow’s
by Jacob Gube on July 4, 2011
Articles on improving your career as a freelancer, instructions for landing projects, and even lists of great places to go for freelance work — it’s tough not to encounter them, with a great deal of the largest design sites focusing on helping their readers and members find projects to work on. In fact, amongst design [...]
9 Tips for Emailing Important People
by Jacob Gube on July 1, 2011
Editor’s note: This is an exclusive excerpt from the course, How To Email Important People. As web professionals, we spend a significant amount of time communicating through email. In many cases, getting a fast response to our emails can mean the difference between enjoying our job and stressing about deadlines. Here are 9 top-notch tips [...]
Things Worth Paying For as a Freelancer
by Jacob Gube on June 30, 2011
A freelancer, like a baker, needs a few essential tools with which they create their products and use in order to offer their services. Instead of pots, mixing bowls, spoons and an oven, a freelancer needs software. Be aware that these thing can cost either time or money, and in some cases, it may be [...]
5 Steps for Taking on Something New
by Jacob Gube on June 24, 2011
It’s a scenario most solo web professionals find themselves in now and then: You have the opportunity to work on a project that includes something you haven’t done before, and that something is pretty big. Maybe it’s editing video for the web, conducting user-testing, or creating a mobile web design. Whatever it is, it seems [...]
Questions to Ask Yourself Before Becoming a Freelancer
by Jacob Gube on May 26, 2011
The web is an ocean of information, advertising and communication that is attracting more and more professionals. The web as an industry is versatile and full of interesting fields that would satisfy people of all professional backgrounds. There are several reasons why someone would choose the web as their domain of work, including the following: [...]