First Things First

We think this is a great article about setting aside time to work and being honest with yourself regarding your priorities… and cleaning the oven. First Things First.

They Say Hybrid, We Say Helpful.

“We’ve been bucking the conventional thinking and practices that traditional agencies utilize for a while now, and we’re excited to introduce our new hybrid model.” – Philly Ad Club Lots of people like to use big fancy marketing words, but here in our cozy little studio, we prefer to speak human. We don’t see the […]

They Said What?!?

If you’re a small studio or agency, you may have heard something like this tumble out of a clients’ mouth: “We don’t want ‘friends’ or for people to ‘like’ us. We want customers.” “We can’t do this; it is nothing like what we’ve done in the past.” “I don’t understand why you put in so […]

Meetings Are Like Anonymous Tips.

There are lots of small businesses working independently to make their mark on web development and design. We’re one of them.

We cram as much into a day’s work as we can- and we get really good at working fast to fit it all in. We’ve managed to find a workflow we’re comfortable with, and can do great work within- but we sometimes feel like there aren’t enough hours in a day. There is one thing that makes time seem to double in speed- and not in a good way.

Meetings.

Some say meetings are toxic, and you should avoid them at all costs. As a small studio, we know how a one-hour meeting can quickly take up an afternoon… When we see the day slipping away, it’s hard not to think of the work we could have accomplished during that time- of the money we could have been bringing in, the progress we could have made toward our next deadline.

No More Blame Game.

Poor communicators come in all shapes and sizes. A client who seems like a great communicator socially does not always translate into a client who is a great communicator professionally. There are hoards of articles out there about what to watch out for in clients. Most of them make the clients out to be the […]