Set Your Clients Up to Succeed

Set Your Clients Up to Succeed

Every service provider, regardless of their discipline, has at one point or another performed great service for a client only to have them call back a month later saying something

The Self-Proclaimed Expert

The Self-Proclaimed Expert

“If stock market experts were so expert, they would be buying stock, not selling advice.“ – Norman R. Augustine So-called experts are quickly flooding the relatively new social media niche

Keep Your (Design) Job Right Now

Keep Your (Design) Job Right Now

It seems that the world’s economy is on a steady collapse, each day bringing new stories of companies closing shop, and another industry asking Congress for a bailout plan. Our

Satisfaction vs. recognition

Satisfaction vs. recognition

Of course, there’s no reason that these two words need be on opposite sides of the net. They are not opposing forces, and quite often arrive together at the end

Conversation with a client

Conversation with a client

I have decided that I’m going to start writing about some of my client communications here on this site. I’m under the impression that I need to speak my mind

Changes this summer

Changes this summer

After nearly three years on the farm, Brian and I have decided to hang our saddles up on the barn wall. Go Farm is shutting down, and I am starting a new position with a local firm here in Beverly Hills (to be named shortly). I have been working for myself for the better part of seven years, after leaving my post as creative director of Media Temple back in the day. I had a brief stint down at Juxt in Orange Country, but have been on my own (or with a partner) for a long time now. And I have to tell you, I'm a bit apprehensive about working for someone else. I'm leaving for Italy in about 18 hours to see one of my best friends off into marriage, and when I get back, I have about 3 days until I start the new gig. That being said, I'm going to be completely forthcoming about the variables in my decision, and about the things that went through my head. In no particular order, here are a few of the thoughts, both pro's and con's: