Categories design

Estimating

This post is about business, so… you know, caveat emptor. Probably the single most common thing I do in business is write estimates. If people are even vaguely interested in a project, I can tell them about how much it would cost to have me do the work. No charge Continue Reading

Categories money

Product

If you’re not paying for it, you’re not the customer; you are the product being sold. – Andrew Lewis (via Daring Fireball)

Categories design

Business Summary, Year 1

established June 28, 2004 To be revised and updated many times, no doubt. Last updated Finances Startup Start with the basics: money. The company finances were started with a $576.68 purchase, with personal funds, of an identity package, (letterhead, business cards, and envelopes). This was the first and only outside Continue Reading

Categories design

Work

I’m trying to find a way to tell the people I love–friends and family–that they really aren’t helping me. I’ve re-written this entry three times so far, starting from scratch with each attempt. So I work for myself now. I’ve been at it for about two-thirds of a year, and Continue Reading