And it’s a good thing It’s always exciting to see someone whom you “knew then” reach a milestone. Graphic god and Internet chum Jeff Fisher has succeeded in publishing his book Identity Crisis: 50 Redesigns That Transformed Stale Identities into Successful Brands (available here). Jeff is truly a branding guru – his list of clients…
Month: September 2007
May I Quote You?
Yesterday, Jessica asked how I estimate a project price. Mine is not the only way to go about it – it’s the way that works for me. Here’s what I do: First, I look at the project. Some projects are going to be much more involved than others. For example, copy for a tri-fold brochure…
I’ll Wait for a Buy-One-Get-One-Free Deal
Here’s an interesting idea – shop for your next writer based on price alone. Oh, I hear you all groaning out there, but this is the idea of the new millenium! For why else would people post projects and respond questioning why you’re so much more expensive than everyone else? And why would they come…
Job Listings – Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Stick a Fork in Me – I’m DoneThe steam is subsiding on the client problem of yesterday. While I’m still highly ticked, I’m going to get beyond it. If I think about it, it’ll just start the anger up all over again. So what can we learn from this experience? I trusted him to a…
Fool Me Once
Okay, I’m officially pissed. I started working with someone a short while ago on an alleged charitable project. I volunteered my time, which turns out to be a good thing. This “client”, I just find out from some strenuous digging, has an arrest record and more than a few brushes with the law. I posted…
Temporary Highs
Over on Nikki’s blog, she laments the “freelance” part of our careers. As she puts it, it sometimes feels like a temping situation. In fact, she’s right – it is. Like I was saying before, nothing in this world is permanent anymore. We have offers from people who are dying to buy our services on…
When It’s Over
With Apologies to Sugar RayThere comes a time in any client-writer relationship when it’s time to say goodbye. In the best scenario, that’s when the project is completed and you both go about your business with hope that there will be future projects. In the worst scenario, that’s when you two have hit a roadblock…
Favorite Blogs
I’m too overworked to come up with anything beyond what I consider “release” links – funny or otherwise entertaining blogs that I turn to when my brain smells like burnt toast. Today’s that day, so here are a few I can’t live without: I Can Has Cheezburger: There’s something so hysterical about these photos and…
Job Listings – September 19, 2007
Improving Your Net WorthAs busy as I am, I’m a bit afraid to quit those lower-paying regular and semi-regular gigs. That’s because busy, in my experience, is temporary. However, there comes a time when we’re lucky enough to pick and choose. It’s not often, nor is it ever a permanent situation, but picky’s a damn…
Firing Clients From Hell
I can’t stop laughing – over on Rich McIver’s CRM weblog, Rich identifies our worst nightmares – varying degrees of the hellish client. What’s more, Rich tells us how to rid ourselves of those who mean to cause us undue stress. Samples include: the bargain shopper, the one who wants your home phone number, the…