Outlaw Design Blog

Suggestion Box Review

Posted on 09. Sep, 2008 by Danny Outlaw.

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Things like blogs and project management software have gone a long way in helping us communicate better with our clients and team members. These services and products are great for getting feedback from clients, but what about when you need an organized system for getting feedback from customers? The days of the [...]

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Setting Up a Basic Project Outline

Posted on 05. Sep, 2008 by Danny Outlaw.

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Doing things the same way every time can make any project go faster. Design for a while and you will undoubtedly start to develop a groove that works best for you. If you are new to designing, you may not yet have developed this routine, hopefully this post will help you do just [...]

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Staying In Touch with Clients

Posted on 26. Aug, 2008 by Danny Outlaw.

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A person cannot be successful in a freelance career without clients; that is a simple fact. However, maintaining communication with a client without causing undue disturbance, thereby driving business away, can be a difficult process. Learning how, when, and how often to contact clients is a task that must be learned and perfected by anyone [...]

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How to Get Work Locally

Posted on 21. Aug, 2008 by Danny Outlaw.

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Achieving success in a freelance career is not as simplistic as one may wish, but by following a few simple guidelines, freelance work in your local area can be obtained and can lead to greatly fulfilling vocation. So many freelancers don’t spend enough time “shaking hands and kissing babies.” Just going out every [...]

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Just Say No - The Art of Saying Yes

Posted on 07. Aug, 2008 by Danny Outlaw.

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Nobody likes a “yes man” unless they can actually follow through on everything they say yes to. This is rarely the case with designers.
Saying yes to anything that comes your way will quickly leave you overworked, missing deadlines, and worst of all…scope creep. Saying yes to every job that comes [...]

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Why Clients Need Goals

Posted on 25. Jul, 2008 by Danny Outlaw.

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Clients come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Some of them are great, but others make you want to stab your self in the eye with a dull Lisa Frank pencil. You know the ones Im talking about. They are the ones who can’t trust the designer, never really know what [...]

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Pick Your Clients and Bill Them Too!

Posted on 10. Mar, 2008 by Danny Outlaw.

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Tired of putting up with bad clients? Instead of endlessly browsing job boards, hoping for a job with a friendly client, why not go out and pick who you want to work with? Believe it or not, this isn’t a joke. Hand picking your clients is easier than you think. All [...]