Why Try To Get Out Of Your Box, When You Can Use What's In It?
We need you to freelance. The jobless are – without objection – staying jobless. Remember the common saying, “the best time to start a business is during a recession?” Well, starting a business is similar to freelancing, but without the vital need of initial high monetary input. I also believe that no matter your career […]
At the core of the long tail, what matters is not where people who connect with you are, or even how many of them are seeking a particular way you word things or express yourself or display images, but only that some number of them exist, somewhere. Stay Positive & Don’t Let The Fact […]
If you want to rank #1, classify your novel in a very niche category. If you want to be the best in search results, optimize your site for a very niche long tail keyword. If you want to be known for something at work, invest in being irreplaceable in one very niche aspect to your […]
Having recently gone through rounds of interviews at a few different companies, it became insanely clear who was bringing the energy to the table and who was hoping they’d find it there. (I joined the one who had the energy, of course.) Having recently visited a handful of small retailers and food & bev providers […]
A frame sends a strong signal about your work. It marks it as complete. “Here I made this.” It ties to how replaceable the work is, too. The more care and detail (and often time and money) but into the frame, the more meaningful people understand the work is. It builds a border around the […]
We know when others don’t care much about a project. We can tell because they don’t provide constructive feedback. If they are shooting ideas down left and right or not giving feedback at all – perhaps just approving to keep it moving – then we know they aren’t putting heart into it. The folks who […]
Times it’s okay to say no: When you don’t know all the details of the task to effectively execute. When it helps you but not those you work with or care about. If it’s in the opposite direction of your dreams. If there’s no clear deadline or deliverable. When you’d have to give up a […]
