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The Secret of Ghostblogging

The other day while I was in Barnes & Noble I ran across the February issue of Entrepreneur magazine. In this particular issue they had an article on the practice of Ghostblogging. What this involves is hiring a social media consultant to blog as a representative of a company or as the voice of the [...]

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Freelance Freedom #9 | N.C. Winters

Freelance Freedom #9
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First day of my 90 day campaign

Blogs are used to bring a sense of familiarity to a company’s face. They help build your brand as well as give you the opportunity to share thoughts, ideas and resources with a large audience without ever leaving your office. The only way this can be accomplished is by writing. So in an effort to [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Our work keeps us in constant motion and it becomes difficult to take time out to reflect on simple moments. Thanksgiving emphasizes the need to give thanks for the friends, family, loved ones and many blessing that have been bestowed upon us. It is also important to remember that giving thanks is not limited to [...]

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Freelance Freedom #8| N.C. Winters

Freelance Freedom #8
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Are You Tough Enough For Freelancing?

When I first started my career as a freelance web and graphic designer I was not completely ignorant to the struggles that were to come at me in my quest. I knew there would be a certain level of mental toughness I would have to acquire in order to handle the day-to-day adventures of freelancing. [...]

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What Your Clients Are Really Saying

Can you make my design pop? Can you add more umph?
What they are really saying: “I have seen other sites that have a lot of graphics and flash animation. I am not sure if I have paid you enough to do that to my sight but I will use words like “umph” and “pop” to [...]

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Freelance Freedom #7 | N.C. Winters

Freelance Freedom #7
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September Round-Up | My 10 favorite blog posts

In the month of September I have ran across some very insightful, inspirational and entertaining blog posts. Here is a roundup of my favorite design and freelancing blog posts for the month of September. Hope you enjoy them as much as I did.

8 Common Graphic Design Myths Revealed
by CreativeOpera.com
How To Get Your Clients to Take [...]

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6 Logo Brand Concepts That Have Stood the Test of Time

While some brands change as often as the direction of the wind there are those that are so recognizable simply because of their longevity in the marketplace. I have put together a small sampling of logos that go back as far as the 1860’s without any change what-so-ever.
The Dallas Cowboys’ blue star logo is associated [...]

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