Archive for March, 2008
Lights Out: March 29th at 8pm!
I receive daily emails from IdealBite.com. Below is today’s email – read and participate in tomorrow’s Earth Hour. Is 7 minutes in the dark long enough? The BiteOnly if you’re an awkward, slobbery teenager. Otherwise, turn the lights off for a full hour tomorrow starting at 8 p.m. your time, and you’ll join millions of [...]
Green Resources
I’ve been somewhat green in my life for a while. Within the last year, I’ve been devouring more and more books and listening to podcasts about how to be a greener individual and to reduce my carbon footprint as much as possible. About six months ago, I had an epiphany – if I’m trying so [...]
Lowering Rates?
Lately I’ve been reading a lot of articles about hourly rates and the effect our country’s recession is having on them. Many freelancers are lowering their rates to keep business flowing in as much as possible, since consumers and businesses are cutting back costs. Other designers are doing away with hourly rates altogether, creating one-stop [...]
Spring Special
It’s that time of year for spring cleaning. I’ve been busy going through my closets, prepping myself for a garage sale, etc. While cleaning away, I got to thinking – we tidy up our homes and air out all of the winter “staleness.” Do our businesses need a refresh as well? I like to run [...]
Networking
I read an article recently on Biznik by Mark Silver called “The Bermuda Triangle That Eats Your Referrals.” It’s about those referrals our clients notify us about, but that never come to fruition. What happens to them? Mark explains, in a nutshell, that one thing you can do (amongst many others) is to thoroughly explain [...]
Nothing to do With Design…
This has nothing to do with design. I found this online today and though the video was amazing. Only ten minutes, and the least you can get out of it is a good conversation piece. Path To Freedom
Promote Your Business In An Earth-Friendly Fashion
Let’s face it. It’s trendy to “be green.” Companies across the US are trying to sell customers with their green-washing; “we’re eco-friendly,” “good for the earth,” “we’ve gone green”, etc. With all of the slogans, it’s hard to know which services and products are actually dedicated to helping the environment. Consumers are listening to these [...]
Greener Printer
I’ve always thought helping the environment and making an effort was important. But lately, I’ve been on a green-kick much more fierce than ever (did you catch my Project Runway lingo?). I’ve really become passionate about living a greener lifestyle and its affected every aspect of my life – the hand lotion I use, the [...]
