by Jason Long | Dec 1, 2016 | Branding, Creativity, Design, Development, Management, Marketing, Running a Business, Uncategorized, Web Design
If you’re a web developer, at some point you are going to need to choose a hosting solution. And while there are a slew of options out there, not all hosting solutions are made equal. Finding one that fits your needs is easier said than done. Finding unpaid and...
by Jason Long | Nov 23, 2016 | Branding, Creativity, Design, Development, Management, Marketing, News, Running a Business, Uncategorized, Web Design
Let me be very frank. If your “business” isn’t making any sales, you don’t have a business: you have a hobby. And while everyone needs a hobby, it doesn’t pay the bills. If I had to guess, you likely went into this business because you saw a need in the market, you...
by Jason Long | Nov 18, 2016 | Branding, Creativity, Design, Development, Jason's Pick, Management, Marketing, Running a Business, Uncategorized, Web Design
In a previous post, I touched on market saturation and the number of truly successful apps. I outlined four things to consider when you’re considering building a SaaS. Let’s focus on the first one. Who is your user? Or who is your target market? The bottom line...
by Jason Long | Nov 11, 2016 | Branding, Creativity, Design, Development, Management, Marketing, News, Running a Business, Uncategorized, Web Design
Okay, people. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: You MUST scope your projects. This is a non-negotiable. It doesn’t matter if you are changing an image, changing the text, or starting a huge project. Every single thing you do needs to be scoped. This means...
by Jason Long | Nov 10, 2016 | Branding, Creativity, Design, Development, Management, Marketing, Running a Business, Uncategorized, Web Design
Rather than going through the whole story on how I learned all these lessons and what happened to get me there, I’m just going to skip to the end and tell you what I learned and how I work with an outsource team. So, if you fall into one of the categories below, we...
by Jason Long | Nov 4, 2016 | Branding, Creativity, Design, Development, Management, Marketing, News, Running a Business, Uncategorized, Web Design
This is the story of how I took a small web design and development shop from near collapse to profitability in just a few steps. I want you to learn from my past so that you can also grow your business, maintain your sanity, scale up and down easily, and be more...
