Web design business mistakes: establishing internal policies

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Part 2 in a 5 part series Establish internal policies and procedures. After you and your client sign the contract, be sure to keep it handy. Refer to the contract to manage your internal team, even if it’s a team of one. This will help maintain a professional relationship with your client. In our experience, […]

The remote web developer

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Monday morning at our weekly breakfast meeting we were discussing what it would look like to do web development remotely for Pelago. We brainstormed a few ideas and came up with a pretty cool solution on how we would want to be setup if we had the opportunity to work offsite for a few days, […]

How to choose the right project management software

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The IT Project Management Blog has posted some great tips on how to evaluate and choose the right project management software. Tip #4 is especially important: Set your goals – do not expect to do everything better and to include any improvement during the first phase (or the initial implementation cycle). Prioritize to get faster […]

Intervals Reviewed at Brighthub.com

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Head on over to Brighthub.com to read the latest project management review of Intervals. Here is what they have to say about Intervals: If you or your company has had a difficult time keeping tasks organized and tracking time, this program can jump-start you to the road of success. Because it comes with information not […]

What does a web designer know about project management?

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Good question. It seems that in my inevitable evolution, which I began as a web designer, has morphed me into a project manager. I’m not talking about the resource planning, gantt chart wielding PMs that push year-long projects through numerous teams containing numerous people. I’ve become more of the small team coordinating, online tool using […]

Web Design & the Influence of Metrics

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The recent Illustration Annual 49 from Communication Arts has an interesting artice titled “Analyze This, Web design in the age of numbers.” Unfortunately, you won’t find it online, so pull out your copy of CA if you have it. The author ponders the relationship between the abstracts of design theory and the quantifiable influence of […]

Three ways to simplify your small business

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When you stop to consider the amount of responsibilities required to run a small business the conclusions can be overwhelming. It turns out the only thing ‘small’ in a small business is the number of people. That means fewer people wearing many different hats handling a larger set of tasks. Diversity is a requirement, not […]