Web Hosting Woes: A Letter to my Readers and Network Solutions

I have had bad issues with Network Solutions over the past 6 months dealing with security and their ability (or willingness) to take whatever steps nessecary to insure security. I have never said a bad word of them in public, I’ve given them second and third and fourth chances. Yesterday my static portfolio website got… Continue reading Web Hosting Woes: A Letter to my Readers and Network Solutions

Are You a Freelancer?

“I own and operate a one-woman design studio.” “I own and operate a one-woman design studio,” that is part of my elevator speech, when people outside of the freelance community ask what I do – this is usually what I tell them. As time goes on, I steer further away from using the word “freelance”,… Continue reading Are You a Freelancer?

Freelance Lessons Learned During My Weekend at The Emerald City Comicon

Many of you may already know that I spent my weekend flipping through books, talking to artists and meeting Sci-Fi celebrities at the annual Seattle geekfest known as the Emerald City Comicon* . It was a really fun weekend and extremely inspiring! As many of you who are creatives, you might relate to this, except… Continue reading Freelance Lessons Learned During My Weekend at The Emerald City Comicon