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How to run a successful business without marketing 7 Jun 2012 | 10:22 am
Recently the fabulous Lift Off Alumni crew and I were talking about marketing our businesses. When asked what my thoughts were about it, I said “Well I pretty much don’t market myself. I’m in the luck...
Adding a seasonal discount to PayPal Buy Now Buttons 8 Dec 2011 | 10:34 am
Here’s a quick tip for you. One of my clients just asked for her service packages to be discounted 10% for the holiday season. She uses PayPal Buy Now buttons on her site. PayPal’s discounting functi...
Are you offering an exotic fruit? 26 Sep 2011 | 03:34 pm
Late summer is one of my favourite times of year because with it comes this: My crazy, beautiful, bountiful fig tree. Fresh figs from my orchard! (And by “orchard” I mean our handful of fruit trees ...
How’s your business ecosystem? 2 Sep 2011 | 06:08 am
Recently I started renting movies from a different store than my usual. It just sort of happened naturally – my usual store didn’t have a movie we wanted to watch, and it wasn’t available on iTunes, s...
Look inside 15 Jun 2011 | 03:06 pm
A while ago I used Bridget’s Button template to make myself this: You see, I forget sometimes to do that: to look inside. Maybe you do too? I am an information glutton. I spend a lot of time absorbi...
Transparency = Trust + Action 10 Jun 2011 | 04:15 am
We hear a lot about transparency and authenticity in online circles, so in the spirit of small thoughts I just want to share two examples of transparency from promotions going on right now which I fin...
A quick redesign & update 4 Jun 2011 | 08:24 am
As I promised in my last post, here’s a short one for you. I just wrapped up my quickest redesign ever on this here website. It’s long overdue, and despite doing it in a rush I’m happy to say I think...
Praise for the small 1 Jun 2011 | 10:09 pm
I’ve had some ideas bouncing around my head lately which I’ve been thinking of writing about. I realized tonight that they have a common theme: Small is wonderful. This is what I do. I absorb massiv...
How may I connect your call? 12 Apr 2011 | 01:45 pm
On April 11, 2007, I left what many would consider a golden job as a senior designer on a web team at TELUS. Although I had learned an incredible amount, managed a team, and worked on some really exci...
What makes a successful Freelance Web Designer? 30 Mar 2011 | 02:31 pm
Freelance Web Design as a Career Tomorrow I’ll be presenting at the local high school’s career fair, and of course this has me thinking a lot about my career path and what I do. It’s also made me rea...
