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Less is Best

July 26, 2010

If you want, you can make the simplest task the most complicated waste of time imaginable with almost a guaranteed outcome of non-completion. Now why on earth would we choose to do this? Well, there are a few reasons we tend to do this, and hopefully by identifying them early, you can avoid them and [...]

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Why RFPs Don’t Work (for the client OR the agency)

July 21, 2010

If you are getting ready to embark on a large Website project, or any project for that matter, you probably have some companies in mind whose work you admire. You also have probably short-listed these companies because they are experts in their field. These companies know more than you do about this process, and you [...]

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Empowering Your Team with “Yes”

July 20, 2010

Who on your team or in your organization has the power to say “yes”? When a final call is needed, a decision must be made, is your organization made up of people or managers who have the ability to say “yes” or are they more likely (and expected) to say “no”? If everyone is saying [...]

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How To Work Towards Achieving Fun

July 12, 2010

In today’s hustle and bustle of fast rising and falling markets, public offerings, venture capital investments and other equations of valuation, we often forget about one of the most important aspects of value in our lives, fun. Walt Disney knew this, Steven Speilberg knows this, every parent preparing for Halloween or a birthday party knows [...]

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Ignore Your Alumni and They Will Go Away

June 22, 2010

I was pretty darn excited when I got a scholarship offer to attend the Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA), and even more excited when I made the life changing decision to actually go there versus the safer route of a liberal arts college with a strong studio arts program (my anticipated course of action). Once [...]

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Top 9 Productivity Apps / Services for Web Design Agencies

May 11, 2010

In the spirit of showing appreciation, I am going to list the things we can’t live without here at Fastspot. These are applications or services that save us time and money, and make us look better at what we do. Author Disclaimer Alert! Two of the apps I mention are Fastspot creations, if that bugs [...]

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Juicing the Orange

April 30, 2010

Never underestimate the power of appreciation. Showing appreciation for others is not only rewarding, but it is like making a deposit in the bank that will guarantee a nice ROI. Whenever you let someone know you appreciated them, you are more likely to get more of that appreciated stuff heading your way in the future.
Being [...]

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Face Value

April 28, 2010

I am heading to NYC today to meet with a potential client for the fourth or fifth time, I’ve lost count. They did pay me a small consulting fee for some of my preliminary research as part of these meetings, but it is still a lot of face time for what has actually financially occurred, [...]

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The Power of No

April 26, 2010

It is tempting to say yes to everything. Yes is easier, everyone likes hearing yes, and yes means forward progress. When you say yes you say you agree, you are on board and you are willing to work together on the next steps.
On the other side we have no. Saying no is hard, it [...]

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Build Tools for Your Own Toolbox

April 22, 2010

If you need a hammer, make a hammer. And chances are since you are in need of the hammer, you will make a hammer perfectly suited to the hammerin needing doin. This same truth applies to anything really, if you made it because you needed it, it will most likely be better for your solution [...]

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