How many “ideas” do you have each day? Business idea, new product, improvement to a process… I personally have 4 or 5 specific ideas each week. Sometimes more, sometimes less. Its in my nature to observe things and think of ways to make them better...
Did you hear the news? Yahoo acquired Summly. Am I surprised? Kind of. I thought Summly would last a while before getting scooped up. But I realize I don’t understand all the reasons for things like this since I’m not in their shoes. I was super impressed...
Over the last 7 days, I’ve had 5 calls and 3 emails from my KSL ad. One has committed to be a client, and I’m confident that at least 3 more will. That’s 4 new clients from KSL. Awesome. And these are solid clients. Not the type of clients that most people expect to...
Being a freelancer has its benefits, and I think the benefits heavily outweigh the downside. But the downsides can be a challenge to figure out. One downside that has been getting me lately is how to manage certain areas of my finances as a freelancer. In particular:...
I updated my agreement yesterday using this Contract Killer, version 3 by Andy Clarke. Its free to use, and I think it’s great. There are some good improvements in version 3. Added some pieces for browser and mobile testing, and also cleaned up some other sections. I...
Just three weeks ago I had more work than I could handle. Now I’m struggling to find a new client. Does it mean I’m crappy? No. This type of stuff just happens from time to time as a freelancer. And no, I didn’t completely stop marketing during my...
I had some extra time, so I wanted to do some free touch-ups for some of my past clients. I build BallardLawIdaho.com a few months ago, and the original version had this FAQ page: The first problem was that it was a rather hacked-together version of toggles. I made it...
Take a look at this cool idea. I love it when people do stuff like this. I just love it. Someone takes a problem that they deal with, comes up with a cool solution, and since other people face the same problem, they create a solution that other people can use too....
To be honest, right now I’m a bit tired of writing on Design to Startup. I don’t know why. Maybe its just that I’m burnt out. Maybe I wrote too much, too fast. Or maybe its that I “need a mission statement” for the site as one of my...
My wife and I are moving out of the country within the next 3 months. We just haven’t decided where yet. After months of research and applications, we have narrowed it down to two possible options (I have to be slightly vague about the exact locations for now):...