For years I’ve had yappy, aggressive little dogs and attributed it like most people to “that’s how the breed is”. Chihuahuas don’t have the best reputations. However I’ve recently learned that this has nothing to[…]
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Author: Zoe
5 Ways to Deal with Clients (or Bosses) Who Don’t Understand Design Principles
Every web designer has come up against some of these. A client, or if you’re unlucky, a boss, who is a firm believer in “more is better”. They have a million ideas and want to[…]
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Keeping Your Skills up to Date
Working in a freelance capacity has a disadvantage that some people may not think of — you tend to be out of touch with the industry. This, of course, depends on how voraciously you network[…]
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How do you define success?
As you’d expect, the measuring stick for success is different for each person. Maybe it’s to retire wealthy by age 35. More realistically, especially in the face of the current jobless rate, simply being able[…]
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Top 10 Signs a Project Manager is Incompetent
Effective managers follow a set of behaviors that inspire loyalty and success. Project managers are a special breed of manager where organization and time management are top priorities for success. It’s too easy for a[…]
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A Little Trust Goes a Long Way
I know an employer who used to make all employees clock in and out using a thumb-scanning timeclock. Including salaried employees. Silly, right? This was about the most horrible thing an employer can do morale-wise.[…]
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What is Professional Bliss?
Most of us spend eight hours a day at work. That’s pretty much most of the day. The vast majority of us would rather not have to work, but the bills are mercilessly regular, and[…]
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