Friday Guest Posts Roundup
Since it's Friday (woo hoo, Friday!!), I thought I'd take a moment to introduce two guests posts I wrote in the last few weeks. Because Friday's are for sharing resources and what better way to share resources than posting about your own stuff, right?
The Roles Experience & Intuition Play in Design
This is a guest post I wrote for Mr. Sparky Firepant's website. If you're not familiar with David and his work yet, you should check him out. His new Botpreneur series is so very on point.
In my post I reveal some of my darkest secrets including my very first web design (horrors!) and some uh, not so fun previous jobs I had before I become web designer extraordinaire along with my thoughts on the classic debate: What makes a good designer, experience or intuitition & talent?
Typical Client Red Flags: What Warning Signs to Look Out For When You Take On a New Client
One of the great things about having your own business is that you get to choose who you want to work with. Diversity makes the world go round, but sometimes we need to make a little extra effort to find our right clients that fit. My post outlines 11 warning signs you'll want to look out for when taking on new clients.
Hope you have a nice and relaxing weekend! I'm going shopping with Koldo for a file cabinet. I'd tell you how excited I am about that, but then you'd probably realize what a serious geek I really am.
Comments
I agree with your comments about finding the right clients. While we have hired designers that are of a diverse background, on many occasions I can’t help but think the client is uneasy about who we have sent to handle their project. I think it is any issue of trust at the end of the day over idealism, for both us and the client.
@Laurence - That’s true! Trust definitely needs to go both ways.
That makes me think. Maybe I should do an article of “Top 10 Red Flags” for clients. Hmmm.
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