Feb 6, 2018 | Business
I have been in the advertising and design business for over 30 years. Most of it as a sole-practitioner or working with a business partner. During that time I have had many prospective clients come across my door, and I have had many that I have entered into long-term...
Jan 31, 2018 | Business
I was on a conference call the other day with one of the organizations where I volunteer. I was asked to be on this conference call and help with their project because I was one of the few people with any marketing experience they knew. I just assumed that most people...
Jun 5, 2017 | Business
Writing does not come naturally to me. But I was reading the blog post “10 Reasons Why All Designers Should Start Writing More” by Alana Brajdic, and it reminded me of my own journey as a reluctant writer. I knew I always wanted to be a designer. Having a father who...
Sep 16, 2014 | Business
Updated October 2026. I first wrote this post in 2014, and Pinterest has changed a lot since then. Here’s how it works now. When I first started using Pinterest, I had one personal account where I saved things I was interested in, much the way I used Evernote to keep...
