Having trouble keeping a website project moving forward? Are your clients always late with content and assets, holding up the whole project? At my agency we developed a system that I call a “Phased Production Strategy.”
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Work in the creative industry long enough and you will inevitably run into each of these eight clients. Watch for them and be extra careful if you decide to engage in a working relationship. They may just put your business at risk.
Speaking at the Synergy Digital Forum was the highlight of my amazing adventure to Moscow in March of 2019. It was a great conference filled with 2,500 ambitious marketers.
I am thrilled to announce the launch of my new YouTube channel! Since founding my agency, Riser, in 2002, I have been passionate about operating my business in a structured and systematic way. This passion drove me to create turnkey processes and strategies that helped my agency land clients like…
I am thrilled to announce the official release of my new book, The Psychology of Graphic Design Pricing! My first book, Burn Your Portfolio, contains a short chapter called “The Fixed Bid Pricing Dartboard,” where I explain in a couple pages that when we price creative work we should take…
Over the past several years I have been fortunate to connect and build friendships with some amazing people all over the world. One of those awesome people is Eugenia I. in Moscow, Russia. Eugenia is the owner of a successful interior design company based in Moscow and an online school…
My first visit to Russia! What an amazing experience thanks to AIC, one of the premiere agencies in Moscow. Each year AIC organizes conferences for the Russian design community. It was my privilege to speak as the headliner at their event, AIC Design Day 2018. The event center was filled...
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For the second time, I was honored to be included in HOW Design Live’s speaker line-up. (I previously spoke at How Design Live 2016 held in Atlanta.) The HOW Conference is one of the largest design conference in the United States attracting designers from all over the nation. This year’s…
Ahhh… the North Shore of Kauai, sandy beaches, incredible scenery, warm water, and laid back style. My family can’t get enough of that place. We’re not the only ones who love this island paradise. Kauai attracts roughly 1.3 million visitors each year and many celebrities have homes there.
A few months ago my management team and I were discussing converting one our our talented interns into a full-time employee. As a small business, we don’t take this lightly at Riser. Our objective is to hire people who will be with us for a long time in a mutually…
