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Whether you flat-bid or bill hourly, the ability to accurately estimate projects is crucial for delivering within budget and avoiding client disappointments. Follow these four steps to create accurate estimates when quoting your next project.
Here are some lessons on running a web development agency that we’ve learned along the way.
Here are five reasons why using negative space will make your message more successful when designing for the web.
Being a small group of creatives tackling the day-to-day demands of running a web design agency requires a versatile and agile approach to project management.
In my experience as a web developer I have worked with three different methods for tracking my time. Each method marked an evolutionary step in my time tracking skills.
Web developers can be a difficult lot.
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We found that the success of our business depended on accurately tracking our time, specifically against tasks and projects.
In this era of the lightweight framework, fresh-launched hosted services are popping up every other day.
There are several good options in this space, all of them different. These services are not direct competitors to Intervals, they are alternatives, each representing one company’s solution to the project management needs required by small businesses
Please meet Bozo, our new VP of Client Relations.
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The reality is that many small businesses have complicated and diverse needs outside the abilities of Basecamp.
How does a web development shop test its work on a limited budget?
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From the easygoing and easy-to-please patron, to the difficult and demanding dictator, all clients require similar care and feeding to keep the relationship working.
3 tips on managing the creative process for creative designers, writers, and developers.
The goal for successfully managing a creative development team isn’t to eliminate meetings, it’s to redefine them in a way that works for both the development team and the project managers.
The benefit to being so heavily armed with big business project management know-how is that we are at a distinct advantage for translating traditional principals and ideals into something useful on a smaller scale.
New Orleans is in the midst of transformation. Entrepreneurs from all over are finding opportunities, testing ideas, and taking advantage of a culture of creativity to develop businesses that are as inspiring as they are profitable.
Building a web service that does one thing, and one thing only, doesn’t make it simple. These services have no context outside of themselves, yet we herald them as revolutionary in their simplicity.
The challenge of a creative agency is to incorporate project management in a way that creates process while giving creatives room to do their thing.
Becoming a web designer can seem overwhelming to someone considering this profession. Here is some advice I would give to anyone who wants to become a great web designer.
Choosing a web-based service for your business is a significant commitment. And with so many options available, it can be a daunting task to narrow your search down to just one. Here are some things to consider when evaluating which web-based projec
Oscar Wilde once said “consistency is the last refuge for the unimaginative.†While this should, and does, hold true for our most adventurous endeavors, there are times when consistency is necessary. For example, in logo design.
Time tracking is a common dilemma for most small businesses that bill hourly for their time, or who need to account for employee time. One popular solution is to track time on paper timesheets.
If you like to tinker — as most of us web developers like to do — check out this collection of electronic craft projects.
