I recently watched a talk Seth Godin gave and one sentence blew me away. Godin asked, “How much of your time is spent trying to get ‘better’ clients?” the link is forwarded to the quote I referenced above. I talk to a lot of business owners, mostly people launching a web product or a service-based […]
Taking finance for home improvements
Finance comes at a cost, so deciding whether or not it’s worth taking out finance essentially means looking at the cost of the finance versus the benefit of what it will allow you to afford. In the case of home improvements, there are four points it may be helpful to consider in order to take […]
Hiring Writers? Consider These Legal Issues.
When you hire a writer as part of your SEO strategy or website content, there are a host of legal issues to consider before making the writer permanent. What Do You Expect From the Writer? If you are clear about your expectations, you will have no difficulty creating the “scope of work” clause to your […]
Non-Disparagment Clauses for Photographers
Non-Disparagment Clauses for Photographers Avoid insane clients and their bad online reviews. During your time as a professional photographer, you’ve probably been hired to shoot at least one wedding, right? You know first-hand that a bridezilla isn’t just something that appears for half an hour on TLC. They’re real creatures(!) and they can ruin your […]
How to Prepare Professional Interior Design Contracts
How to prepare a good Interior Design Contract This article is written for interior designers and decorators who want to learn how to prepare a simple design contract for their clients. What elements do you need to write a successful interior design contract? Statement of Work: What does the client want the designer to do, and […]
5 Strategies To Deal With Collection Agencies – Collection Agencies
Getting into financial trouble that results in debt collection is not an easy challenge to deal with for anyone. Whether financial management has been an ongoing battle or a few small missteps here and there led to the issue, receiving a call from a debt collection agency can be jarring. Unfortunately, the strategies for dealing […]
The Importance of an Accounts Payable Department
Every business or organization essentially has two financial flows — revenue and expenses. You could also look at this in a more simplistic manner and define them as money coming in, and money going out. Money coming in is, obviously, what keeps a business afloat and allows it to operate for any extended period. However, […]
American Express
Bank of America Background Bank of America, with total assets of $2.2 trillion, is the second largest bank holding company in the U.S. by assets. It’s one of the ‘Big Four’ banks in the U.S., and was listed by Forbes in 2010 as the third-largest company in the U.S. Bank of America operates – but […]
Subcontractor Agreements, an Easy Explanation
Subcontractor Agreements, an Easy Explanation FYI this is about a 10-minute read, legal stuff bores me but it’s important to understand the agreements you’re signing. Overview: Let’s say you own a webshop and a client has hired you for a project. Now you want to hire a designer and a programmer to work for you […]
USAA
United Services Automobile Association