Business
- Sales Isn’t Just Another 4-Letter Word
- 05/30/2012
- While I have a fondness for most 4-letter words, “sales” has always been pretty offensive to me. I just didn't have alot of positive impressions of sales, both as an employee in sales and marketing departments, as well as a consumer. When I decided to work for myself, I struggled with sales. In large part due to my negative perception of it. But, as any business owner (eventually) learns, you can't avoid sales. For my May Pastry Box contribution, I…
- Check Yo’ Self Before Ya Wreck Yo’ Project
- 05/02/2012
- Since going freelance full-time (almost two full years ago, oh my!), my professional life has been a series of learning experiences. Of course, I'm picking up new techniques and attempting to master new technologies. But the most important lessons, I've discovered, have more to do with who I am (and how I handle myself) as a person and a professional. When I worked as part of a team for my former employers, the success (or failure) of a project was…
- Remote Teams & Running a Virtual Company with Leslie Camacho
- 04/25/2012
- A new episode of the EE Podcast is available for your listening pleasure! For episode 67, Lea and I talked with EllisLab CEO Leslie Camacho, who gave us the lowdown on running EllisLab as a virtual company.
- Selling EE with Brad Parscale & Marcus Neto
- 03/13/2012
- A new episode of the EE Podcast is available for your listening pleasure! And this one is already in my Top 10! For episode 64, we talk about selling ExpressionEngine with EllisLab's Marcus Neto and Brad Parscale of Parscale Media and DevDemon.
- Grateful
- 12/19/2011
- It's inevitable. As every year comes to a close, I succumb to the cliché of reflecting back on the past 12 months. For me, 2011 was an important year: my first full year solo. And, even better, a successful year for Emily Lewis Design, LLC. I'm immeasurably thankful for my clients who made that success possible. But I wouldn't have those clients without my community. Every single project I worked on this past year can be directly attributed to a…
- Thankful
- 12/13/2011
- Professionally speaking, the past 12 months have been fantastic for me and my fledgling business. To be true, my goals weren't of the sky-high variety. For the first eight months of my freelancing adventure, my only goals were: Get an accountant Get a business license Get health insurance Pay my bills Avoid touching my savings as much as possible
- (Re)Focus
- 10/10/2011
- “Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.” — Henry Ford, industrialist and founder of the Ford Motor Company
- Take The Survey
- 12/15/2009
- I have but one question for you: Are you a web professional? If the answer is yes, then take The Survey for People Who Make Websites.
- Findings From ALA's 2008 Survey: My Two Cents
- 04/12/2009
- The results are in from A List Apart's 2008 Survey for People Who Make Websites. And the findings aren't all too surprising, not only based on the previous survey's results but also just from my own experience working in this field.
- Corporate America
- 10/08/2008
- “These guys could fuck up a baked potato.” — David Mamet, American author, playwright, screenwriter & director
- Fellow Web Geeks: Just Do It
- 07/29/2008
- A List Apart's 2008 Survey for People Who Make Websites is here.
