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		<title>Winning the Freelance Game</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 14:50:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[When pitching to a client, are you a relief player or a star performer? Which gets the big bucks? MOST DESIGNERS I know have done freelance work at one time or another. Often, freelance work is done to supplement income from other sources or used as a fallback position through a transitional period between more [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Taxman Cometh</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 18:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[HST is here to stay and it affects all designers, regardless of where you live. So take note I SUPPOSE it’s human nature. We put off dealing with issues until tomorrow that we deem to be unpleasant when we know we should take care of them today. Unfortunately, the future has a funny way of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Mea Culpa &#8212; Print Buyers Have Problems Too</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 04:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Just because you sign the invoice doesn&#8217;t mean you&#8217;re always right &#8212; or does it? Every print buyer will – sooner or later – be the primary cause of a job that goes bad. Generally, sooner than later, as buyer-initiated mistakes often occur when the people who are in charge of purchasing haven&#8217;t completely figured [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Two&#8217;s Company</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 02:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Relationships can be tricky. Put the right steps in place before you hook up with a partner PARTNERSHIPS are attractive models for operating a design firm. They can also be tricky business models to run successfully, because in addition to keeping your clients happy, you need to ensure your partners are happy too. Write it [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Time&#8217;s? They are a Changin&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 18:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t take this the wrong way. Nobody loves actually buying print. Sure, some people who buy print absolutely enjoy the challenge of working with printers to help make the ink and paper come together “just right”, but for many print buyers the actual task of purchasing print is only a part of the job. Print [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Return on (Printing) Investment</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:47:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Helping clients measure the return on their print dollars can result in more dollars for you There’s no question that there is increasing competition for dollars in the print business. The industry seems to be experiencing a triple threat. Printers continue to compete with each other as always for the right to work with high-quality [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Find Out How to Cash Out</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:18:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Before you hit the cruise ship or the golf course for good, put steps in place that will help you sell BY THE end of their first year of operation, most design firm owners realize that running a business is dramatically different than working for someone else. Regardless of the size of the firm, there [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Are you Covered?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:53:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[You never know if or when disaster will strike. Put plans in place to protect you, just in case RECENTLY, a designer friend of mine was injured in a serious accident. Fortunately, he’ll be okay. But the experience made him realize that, had the outcome been worse, his business was not prepared. Who else knows [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Get Personal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:53:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Here are the do&#8217;s and the don&#8217;ts of building solid, long-term relationships with your clients GOOD BUSINESSES attract new clients. Great businesses keep them. It’s simple, really. Your best client is the one that keeps coming back to you again and again. These are the types of long-term relationships that carry design businesses through tough [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Press Checks for Fun and Profit</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:06:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Think the press check is only about quality control? Think again. PRINT BUYERS come in all sizes and colours. It’s no surprise, then, that they approach press approvals somewhat differently. And, while the purpose of press approvals is to ensure the quality of the finished job, they also represent an opportunity for printers to solidify [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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