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Why designers should consider tolerating spec work

August 3rd, 2010 by Conor ODriscoll

Spec Work has always been a controversial subject in the world of design. Why should you work with no guarantee of getting paid? Many designers
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6 Questions to ask yourself before attempting a redesign

July 29th, 2010 by Preston D Lee

This article brought to you by:Visit UPrinting.com, the online printer that understands the needs of designers. Recently, I asked all my friends* on twitter what
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How to turn design clients into raving fans who bring you more business

July 28th, 2010 by Lou Levit

Lately my business partner and I have been going to quite a few networking events – some that are more casual mixers, and others that
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3 Essential Elements of a Client-Grabbing Design Website

July 26th, 2010 by David Tendrich

So you have a web site set up for your design business. It features your amazing portfolio, has a sleek, snazzy design to it, and
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How to make your logo design process more profitable

July 23rd, 2010 by Preston D Lee

This article brought to you by:Visit UPrinting.com, the online printer that understands the needs of designers. The other day, I was visiting with a fellow
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Why having a creative block is really a good thing

July 21st, 2010 by Lou Levit

This article brought to you by:Visit UPrinting.com, the online printer that understands the needs of designers. If you’re a designer, it’s very likely that at
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How having the right people around you can boost design business

July 19th, 2010 by David Tendrich

This article brought to you by:Reach out to potential clients with brochures and business cards from UPrinting. One of the things about being a freelancer
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What’s really keeping you from freelancing?

July 13th, 2010 by Preston D Lee

I‘ve been there before. You wake up every morning, dreading the day ahead of you. You drag yourself into work, find a pile of sticky
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When to fire a design client

July 6th, 2010 by Preston D Lee

There’s a lot of negative karma floating around in the design community about how terrible design clients are, what a pain they are to deal
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How to write blog posts that designers actually want to read

June 29th, 2010 by Preston D Lee

In the relatively short amount of time I have been blogging about design, I have been asked some version of the following question multiple times:
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Are you taking enough time to build your design business?

June 22nd, 2010 by Preston D Lee

This article brought to you by:Reach out to potential clients with brochures and business cards from UPrinting. Not long ago, I read the E-Myth Revisited
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11 ways to grow your design business in less than an hour

June 14th, 2010 by Preston D Lee

Whether you are working as a freelance designer, in a design firm, or otherwise, it’s important to be able to help your design business grow
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How sketching will take your design process to the next level

June 7th, 2010 by Lou Levit

For a long time now it’s been evident that soon technology will rule the world (if it doesn’t already). It seems as though every day
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12 tips for a less-stressful designer lifestyle

June 3rd, 2010 by Preston D Lee

Who would have ever thought that something you love so much (designing) could stress you out so much? There a lot of aspects of being
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A creative Post-It Note approach to managing design projects

May 27th, 2010 by Dan Howard

Imagine you just landed a dream project from a dream client (you know, the one that says money is no object, pays all up front,
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How to keep design clients coming back for more

May 25th, 2010 by Joe Gillespie

A little while ago, Graphic Design Blender explored the phenomena of clients returning after a serious lapse in time. The article brought up various circumstances
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