Graphic and Web Designer London UK

If you have any sort of professional website I would advise you to include a testimonial page to promote your business. I think it’s always good to see if someone has been recommended and interesting to see by whom. It’s something that could separate you from the competition. Have a look at my client testimonials [...]

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In a previous post about Tim Ferriss’s best-seller the 4 Hour WorkWeek, I ranted on about Tim’s fantastic opinions on the 80/20 rule, Parkinson’s law and elimination of unnecessary actions.
I have now finished the book and continued with my entrepreneur self help guide binge with The E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber. The book has [...]

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The book I am reading at the moment is The 4 Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss. I had heard about it from Matt Mullenweg, the founding developer of WordPress the popular blogging software that powers this site.
I’m only halfway through the book but already I’ve been introduced to some interesting principles and have acted upon [...]

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Cloud computing is a term usually used to describe the proliferation of resources and services accessed through the internet. These resources (for example, Google maps; Google docs; Google Analytics; Wordpress.com; online Adobe applications; your website host) in fact, any online service that happens “out there” – you don’t care where, as long as it works [...]

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A hugely significant part of your web presence and company brand is email. It is just as important as your website. It needs to be professional looking and, most importantly, when sent to a particular place, it needs to get there.
What are email blacklists?
Email blacklists are databases used by organizations to decide if the IP [...]

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One of the questions I get asked the most by clients and other designers alike is about (surprise, surprise) money.

So what is the hourly rate for a graphic designer?
Ahh, there’s the question. If you’re fresh out of college, I would say (and don’t blame me if you can’t pay off your loans) around about £9-12 [...]

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I have been asked to help publish a magazine by a hospital radio station.
Anyone who has had any sort of stay in a hospital will tell you that hospital radio with it’s music, news and entertainment is a welcome diversion at a difficult time.
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
One of the bigger hospitals in London with 665 [...]

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I did this lectern idea for a company that did events where entrepreneurs pitch to investors. People from the UK will be familiar with this notion from the Dragons’ Den TV show. I’ve been a big fan of the show and I’ve always wondered how I would fair pitching a business idea.
I would do [...]

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