Comments on: Big mistake http://boagworld.com/business-strategy/big-mistake/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=big-mistake Advice on web design and digital strategy from Paul Boag Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Martin Bean http://boagworld.com/business-strategy/big-mistake/#comment-5624 Martin Bean Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:14:12 +0000 http://boagworld.com/?p=1644#comment-5624 Regarding flattening Photoshop files, not directly related but I can remember using Photoshop 5 and that version had layers. When was the layers palette introduced into Photoshop?

]]> By: Neal Blomfield http://boagworld.com/business-strategy/big-mistake/#comment-5623 Neal Blomfield Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:45:08 +0000 http://boagworld.com/?p=1644#comment-5623 Source control! Source control! Source control!

Subversion is free. Tortoise makes it easy. Source control is not just for developers =)

]]> By: Rachel Morgan-Trimmer http://boagworld.com/business-strategy/big-mistake/#comment-5622 Rachel Morgan-Trimmer Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:59:48 +0000 http://boagworld.com/?p=1644#comment-5622 Underpricing seems a really common mistake (we’ve made it too). I wonder how much of this is brief creep (clients adding stuff or making lots of revisions), and how much is that we don’t want to do a half-arsed job?

]]> By: Sulcalibur http://boagworld.com/business-strategy/big-mistake/#comment-5621 Sulcalibur Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:59:57 +0000 http://boagworld.com/?p=1644#comment-5621 There is also a plugin (with a free option) call Pixelnovel Timeline (ref: http://pixelnovel.com/timeline ) where it backs up online revisions of your work. This tapped in with Eversave ( http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/29454 ) and you are probably the most careful or paranoid designer in history (just like me :P) Well to be like me you would have to have various backup utilities, backing up your dropbox folder too :P

]]> By: Sulcalibur http://boagworld.com/business-strategy/big-mistake/#comment-5620 Sulcalibur Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:55:36 +0000 http://boagworld.com/?p=1644#comment-5620 All of my work files I save in Dropbox, the reasons for this are many. Two of the best ones though are obviously the backup but the main one is the revisions. This way I can revert back to an older version if need be :)

I seriously recommend it!

]]> By: Sulcalibur http://boagworld.com/business-strategy/big-mistake/#comment-5619 Sulcalibur Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:50:43 +0000 http://boagworld.com/?p=1644#comment-5619 Mine is what most people fall into – Underpricing.

As I type this up I am finishing off a project which I underpriced dramatically. The worst I have ever done. It is a return client (whom I charged normally last time) and for some reason I have ended up doing a massive job over a few weeks now with what feels like a million revisions on three different items for only £200. It’s shocking. I have an awful month and I just wasn’t on my game. I hate the project now I really do and cannot wait for it to be over.

Worst thing is this is a worldwide company. No wonder they are making profit. :P I commend them on their business skills though lol

]]> By: Marie Poulin http://boagworld.com/business-strategy/big-mistake/#comment-5618 Marie Poulin Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:06:14 +0000 http://boagworld.com/?p=1644#comment-5618 Taking on too many projects at the same time is one I still struggle with, and the “favour” jobs that end up sucking up so much time, with very little pay-off, and under-charging is always a big one!

]]> By: Jason King http://boagworld.com/business-strategy/big-mistake/#comment-5617 Jason King Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:42:47 +0000 http://boagworld.com/?p=1644#comment-5617 Spending hours writing up a quote only to find the company wasn’t willing to give the work to someone in Australia. They hadn’t realised I was in a different country when they invited me to apply, and I didn’t know that they didn’t know. These days I point it out straight away and call them for a chat on Skype so they understand we can still communicate across borders!

]]> By: Steve http://boagworld.com/business-strategy/big-mistake/#comment-5616 Steve Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:28:59 +0000 http://boagworld.com/?p=1644#comment-5616 My biggest fail was putting all of my eggs in one client basket. Out of the blue, we landed a HUGE client overseas, and immediately focused on them and only them – no more business development, leads, etc. and let our other clients go on the back burner. WOW was that a big mistake. The huge client dumped us and broke the contract 1/2 way through a really really big project and took off with the designs we had already shown them. Of course, then we were in the dog house with the other clients we had ignored. Man – that took a couple of years to really get over. NEVER again. But hey, sure did learn a lot from that one – now EVERY client is “big”.

]]> By: Matt http://boagworld.com/business-strategy/big-mistake/#comment-5615 Matt Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:49:53 +0000 http://boagworld.com/?p=1644#comment-5615 I agree. My constant mistake is taking on too much to generate more cash flow.

I find web development is a pain as you only get finaly settlement of a contract after sign-off, and most contracts are complex and lengthy which doesn’t help the short term cash flow.

This is something I’m attempting to solve with my web hosting services and other project of my own I’m developing.

Matt

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