Carmela, the owner of Darrah’s Towing, came to me about updating her website. She felt the website was outdated, didn’t represent the business well, and was frustrated with not being able to get website updates done easily. In order to come up with a new website she would be happy with, we focused on the problems first. Continue reading
The Challenges of Working from Home: Part Two
Staying on task.
That sounds boring, doesn’t it? How does someone who’d rather spend their days spontaneously stay on task? It’s not always easy, but it’s not as different from the cubicle world as you’d think. Continue reading
The Challenges of Working From Home: Part One

Lots and lots of coffee
I could never work from home.
I don’t know how you do it, I’d never be that motivated.
I hear this almost every time I tell someone new that I work from home. Sometimes, the way people say it sounds negative, almost like I’m doing something wrong by working from home. This is kind of funny, because I know they don’t mean it that way at all. I realize it’s likely because people honestly don’t understand how working from home can be productive. How do I do it? How could you do it? Continue reading
Don’t Kid Yourself, Hire a Professional Photographer.

Photo and packaging design by Nick Beecher http://cargocollective.com/nbeecher
You decide to built a website, create new marketing materials, etc. Your designer suggests you hire a professional photographer. Cringe, you think, “I don’t want to spend the money,” maybe you just avoid us for a while thinking we’ll forget about it. We won’t.
What is our motivation? We want you to have great, effective materials. You could have the very best Graphic/Web Designer and mediocre photos. What do you think that does to the overall look and feel of your design for which you paid to have custom made? Continue reading