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JWE Creative Services and Consulting » free advice http://www.jwecreative.com/wordpress valuable information and execution Tue, 13 Apr 2010 01:26:32 +0000 en hourly 1 A Good Twitter Article On Fast Company http://www.jwecreative.com/wordpress/2009/06/14/a-good-twitter-article-on-fast-company/ http://www.jwecreative.com/wordpress/2009/06/14/a-good-twitter-article-on-fast-company/#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:28:58 +0000 admin http://www.jwecreative.com/wordpress/?p=247

First of all, just go ahead and bookmark, rss, or follow Fast Company. It’s easily one of the best magazines about business. Also check out this article regarding Twitter It’s mostly about building a “trusted” network. If people don’t respect you they won’t follow what you’re doing; if you’re promoting your business you must do it in a more personal way, so you can be trusted. If they trust you they will respect you and in turn they will follow. It’s that easy. I get businesses following me on twitter all the time. First I look at their posts; if it’s all promotion and no personal comments then I don’t follow them and in most cases I block them quick. No respect.]]> http://www.jwecreative.com/wordpress/2009/06/14/a-good-twitter-article-on-fast-company/feed/ 0 A Good Strategy For Estimates http://www.jwecreative.com/wordpress/2009/06/14/a-good-strategy-for-estimates/ http://www.jwecreative.com/wordpress/2009/06/14/a-good-strategy-for-estimates/#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:23:23 +0000 admin http://www.jwecreative.com/wordpress/?p=244

Estimating how much a project will cost and how long it will take is extremely important for your business. You can always just throw out any old price to a prospective client but if you’re not careful you could actually lose money completing the work. This article on Smashing Magazine is very thorough and will help anyone develop a better strategy and understanding of how to come up with effective estimates.]]> http://www.jwecreative.com/wordpress/2009/06/14/a-good-strategy-for-estimates/feed/ 0 Play SWF Plug-in For Indesign CS4 http://www.jwecreative.com/wordpress/2009/06/12/play-swf-plug-in-for-indesign-cs4/ http://www.jwecreative.com/wordpress/2009/06/12/play-swf-plug-in-for-indesign-cs4/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:20:51 +0000 admin http://www.jwecreative.com/wordpress/?p=232

Interactive PDFs are taking a step forward with the ability to embed .SWF files into InDesign. Automatication offers the plug-in for free; of course you can–and should–donate money to the project. I read about it on InDesign Secretsand you can too. Good stuff. ]]> http://www.jwecreative.com/wordpress/2009/06/12/play-swf-plug-in-for-indesign-cs4/feed/ 0 Future Websites and the Experience http://www.jwecreative.com/wordpress/2009/06/10/future-websites-and-the-experience/ http://www.jwecreative.com/wordpress/2009/06/10/future-websites-and-the-experience/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:17:36 +0000 admin http://www.jwecreative.com/wordpress/?p=230 this article because it gets you to think about it, in the context of right now.]]> http://www.jwecreative.com/wordpress/2009/06/10/future-websites-and-the-experience/feed/ 0 Why Your Portfolio Might Not Be Seen http://www.jwecreative.com/wordpress/2009/06/08/why-your-portfolio-might-not-be-seen/ http://www.jwecreative.com/wordpress/2009/06/08/why-your-portfolio-might-not-be-seen/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:35:43 +0000 admin http://www.jwecreative.com/wordpress/?p=198

Here’s a link to a great article about why your portfolio may not be even looked at–no matter how good it is. Creative people often forget that networking is so important, which means you’ve got to get out and meet people… ]]> http://www.jwecreative.com/wordpress/2009/06/08/why-your-portfolio-might-not-be-seen/feed/ 0 Analysing Ad Data and New Methods of Advertising http://www.jwecreative.com/wordpress/2009/06/01/analysing-ad-data-and-new-methods-of-advertising/ http://www.jwecreative.com/wordpress/2009/06/01/analysing-ad-data-and-new-methods-of-advertising/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:48:31 +0000 admin http://www.jwecreative.com/wordpress/?p=170 Read it on NYTIMES.COM I especially like this part:

“This approach turns marketing “upside down,” says Ron Proleika, the vice president of marketing communications at Windstream Communications, an Internet service provider and a client of Mr. Herman’s. “It forces marketers to stay on their toes and think of thousands of small great ideas instead of one great big one.”

]]> http://www.jwecreative.com/wordpress/2009/06/01/analysing-ad-data-and-new-methods-of-advertising/feed/ 0 Design Thinkers on Fast Company http://www.jwecreative.com/wordpress/2009/06/01/design-thinkers-on-fast-company/ http://www.jwecreative.com/wordpress/2009/06/01/design-thinkers-on-fast-company/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:27:38 +0000 admin http://www.jwecreative.com/wordpress/?p=168 Read about “Design Thinking.”]]> http://www.jwecreative.com/wordpress/2009/06/01/design-thinkers-on-fast-company/feed/ 0