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Networking
How to start a peer advisory group
I had a vision of thousands of solo designers like me, struggling with same issues, cobbling together our own unsatisfactory solutions
In 2006 I made a coffee date with a designer I met online. We were in the same situation: working by ourselves and feeling cut off from colleagues and peers. Little did I know that was the first step in creating a peer advisory group—one that's grown and flourished and sustained me through many ups and downs as a business owner.
see inside »Business cards for the 21st century
What's on your card can say quite a lot about how savvy and connected you are
Business cards are so 20th century, right? Surely, any self-respecting modern company would have ditched the paper rectangle by now in favor of ... well, what, exactly?
The fact is, even the most technology-savvy consultants still carry business cards.
see inside »The perils of marketing
Several months ago I decided to sponsor a local technology networking event, to raise awareness of my company and hopefully make some good contacts.
see inside »The grass is greener ... or is it?
When I started in graphic design, I was often struck with jealousy that other designers got to do high-profile jobs for brand-name clients with huge budgets and award-winning photography.
see inside »The kudos economy
In the kudos economy, the more you give away, the higher your stature
Kudos can only be acquired through confidence and a certain lack of regard for whether you're earning kudos or not
Colonel Hatherence leaned over toward Fassin.—This kudos thing, then, she sent. It is really how they calculate their worth?
—I'm afraid so.
(from The Algebraist, by Iain M. Banks)