You’ve probably heard the saying, “It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it.” As a telemarketing manager, it used to baffle me how two people could deliver the exact same pitch and yet one would set five times more appointments than the other. I’ve come to believe that […]
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By Emily Smith 21st Jul 2011 UX Inspiration 0 App ideas follow us around everywhere. I went to the salon last month and heard about my stylist’s “money maker” idea. At a friend’s house last week I heard yet another app idea. My neighbors have app ideas. Perfect strangers tell […]
It’s no secret that Google has come late to the social media party, so when they launched Buzz last year, I wasn’t the least bit interested. I felt the same when Google+ was recently announced. But then a strange thing happened. First, I read that many people like me (i.e., […]
Fonts have made the most dramatic visual impact on the web since graphic support was added to browsers. A few years ago, it would be impossible to find a website using anything other than Arial, Verdana, Tahoma, Times New Roman or Georgia (or, heaven forbid, Comic Sans). While there’s nothing […]
In part one we covered why you would want to work for an agency, what agencies are looking for in contractors, and how to exceed their expectations. But one major question still begs to be answered – how do you find agencies looking for contractors? Before we go into how […]
In part one we covered why you would want to work for an agency, what agencies are looking for in contractors, and how to exceed their expectations. But one major question still begs to be answered – how do you find agencies looking for contractors? Before we go into how […]
I’ve been talking about using the power of stories to persuade and, in particular, to sell your services. But in my last article, I said that it takes more than just telling a few good stories, that you must become a character in the drama of your prospect’s life. But […]
By Jennifer Farley 19th Jul 2011 Logo Design Inspiration 7 Favicons on the web have given us a taste of what some well known images and symbols can look like when reduced down to tiny squares. Pixels (short for picture elements) are the smallest part of a digital image. A […]