| January 29th, 2013
This week is the 55th anniversary of when Godtfred Kirk Christiansen patented the Lego brick in 1958. Such a simple concept would go on to define the toy industry, and most of our childhoods. I was, and still am, a Lego fanatic. Playing with Lego contributed heavily to my working in Web development. Now that […]
| January 28th, 2013
When using an online time and billing tool, it is important that it track your creative agency’s time in a way that aligns with your current workflow. In my experience consulting and conversing with hundreds of creative agencies, I’ve concluded that agencies will typically track and bill time using one of two methods. Web design and development […]
| January 25th, 2013
Web design and development agencies have clearly defined processes for building and launching web sites. The process typically covers every phase of a web design and development project — from signing the contract to pushing the final web site live. I’ve seen creative naming conventions used for project phases; for example, Discover, Design, Develop, Deploy. […]
| January 23rd, 2013
Every creative agency should be committed to their clients. Committed to providing their clients with the best creative work they can produce. Committed to creatively solving business problems in a visual manner. Committed to giving the client the best expertise and value for their money. But, sometimes clients are neglected, their projects pushed to the […]
| January 22nd, 2013
Most creative agencies use online time tracking software to keep track of billable hours. After all, tracking time with an online app is a great way to generate detailed reports when billing clients, to show the client how their money is being spent. This is great for your client, but, what about your creative agency? […]
| January 17th, 2013
When a client hires your creative agency for a design project, be it a Web site, logo design, or complete rebranding, they are basing much of their decision on the merits of your talent and expertise. They aren’t looking for the best market value or the lowest bidder, they are looking for a creative agency […]
| January 16th, 2013
When you use online time tracking software to track your time, the data can be quite useful in making informed business decisions. Should you fire a problematic client? Should you hire another freelancer? What should you expect from your team? If you are tracking your time, the data can help answer these business questions. Our […]
| January 15th, 2013
Throughout the world, creative agencies are the bulwarks of creative services — providing clients with traditional graphic design, cutting-edge Web design, advanced Web development, and innovative marketing, to name a few. As diverse as our creative offerings may be, creative agencies are quite similar in how we handle our contracts and billings. Regardless of how […]
John is a co-founder, web designer and developer at Pelago.
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Michael is a co-founder and product architect at Pelago.
His contributions stem from experiences managing the development process behind web sites and web-based applications such as Intervals.
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