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Reporters at The Washington Post are now actively engaging their readers by posting comments in streams on the paper’s news stories online, something they’ve never done in the past. The paper switched to a new website platform called Echo, wh…
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We’ve been talking a lot about engagement lately, so when I saw this post on Mashable about 10 easy customer engagement ideas I was intrigued.
Engagement with your clients doesn’t happen overnight or all at once. It is something that needs to…
Filed under Business, client, Design, Freelance, Tips by Kareen Liez
As a designer, there are different situations that you are involved in. Some may be easy to go through but some are really hard. You do not want to get stuck in any situation wherein you have to sacrifice something in order to satisfy your clients. Als…
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It’s easy to think about doing good deeds during the holiday season, as giving (thanks and gifts) is pretty much society’s mantra from Thanksgiving to Christmas. But what about the rest of the year? Isn’t it good to be grateful in, say, Mar…
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Freelancing is all about building relationships, and the holidays are a perfect time to nurture those relationships.
Sending a holiday greeting adds a human touch to your cyber business, and keeps your name fresh in people’s minds. It’s also …
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Twitter is a great social media resource for any business, freelancing included. It can help you brand yourself, build a network of like-minded users, promote your work, and share news about your …
Filed under Business, client, Freelance, Tips by Kareen Liez
Advertise here with BSAYou are merely doing your job as a designer and you have exerted much time and effort for a project only to find out that your client couldn’t pay you on time or worse, wouldn’t pay you. It is really a bad thing when this hap…
Continue Reading "What to Do When a Client Does Not Pay"Filed under area, client, login, members, permission, user, Wordpress by 3pointross
It seems to be more and more common for companies to have special areas of their websites specifically for their existing clients. There are a lot of reasons this approach can be a great business strategy. Not only are you able to reward your loyal customers with rewards, you are also encouraging additional interactions and [...]
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