Do you ever struggle with blog identity? I’m struggling now and could really use your help! What is my blog all about? Where’s my focus? Here’s the thing: I’m a big fan of the do whatever you want philosophy. That means blogging about whatever you […]
Let’s check in to see how business is doing for the second quarter of 2015! The expenses in June are pretty scary, but let’s start with where we left off last time—April. April 2015 Sales: £5,113.17 April was a great month for sales! You can […]
You love designing, and let’s face it, you’re ridiculously awesome at it. But the coding process might be getting you down. Here are five signs that it might be time to pass the work onto someone else: 1. After finishing a design, you catch yourself […]
Hi! I’m interested in starting making pre-made Blogger themes. I can code with HTML, CSS and Javascript and have coded websites for myself and family businesses. Eventually I’d love to start up a business doing this and charging for custom designs – though I’m not […]
In many ways, the launch of Ultimate Book Blogger v3 has been amazing. But in some ways it’s actually been pretty bad, and has highlighted a few things that I need to change about the way I do business ASAP. 1) I need a staycation… […]
This is something that both clients and freelancers need to figure out. As a client, what are you looking for? You want a new website—awesome! But are you looking for a professional or a puppet? If you want a professional then you want someone who […]
That 9-5 job I’m talking about? I had it for a single week. Not even a full seven days—I started on Monday and quit on Friday. You might say I never even got the full 9–5 experience, and you’d probably be right. But I knew […]
Something you commonly hear freelancers say is, “Charge what you’re worth.” And I totally and fully agree with that. The more you cut back on pricing, the less people will value you, and the more burnt out you’ll get. Having low prices is a ridiculously […]
“Launch before you’re ready” is something often said in the business/freelancing world. I’ve known this for a long time, but it recently hit me square in the face as I was preparing to launch version 3 of the Ultimate Book Blogger plugin. Not launching made […]
I could easily give a lot of tips on how to provide good support, but that’s another post. 😉 Today I want to talk about how you as a client can submit the perfect support ticket. The better your support ticket is, the more easily […]