I didn’t realize this was a secret, but when I posted a photo today of the paper samples I got in the mail, enough people emailed, DM’d, @ Messaged and commented to make me think maybe it wasn’t common knowledge. How do you get a library of paper samples for your home office? It’s REALLY [...]

It’s Day #8! Today was supposed to be our launch, but things have been pushed back to tomorrow morning. My end of the work is done, so I’m really just waiting now so that I can finally talk about what it is that my client is doing, cause it’s pretty bad ass! I had some [...]

It is day #7! Recorded this video this afternoon – trying to pump things up a bit today, I think the last couple videos have been slowing dowwwnnn.. SO – Today I talk about best practices when rushing a job. Honesty is always the best policy! Let your other clients know what is going on [...]

It’s Day #6, I think my lack of sleep is making me boring? LOL. Anyway, today it’s been all about polishing up the theme, making sure nothing is overlooked. When you’re designing a blog theme, you have to think about not only the information that will be on the site when it is launched, but [...]

Shit, I look tired in this video… Oh well, It’s day #5!!! The weekend has been way less dramatic… than earlier this week. Today I talk about time-tracking and what it means to your bottom line. Thanks again to all of you watching, I’ve noticed things quieting down the last couple days and suspect that [...]

It’s day four… things have calmed down a bit as we finish the design phase and move into development! Today I answer questions about the integrity of design and rush fees. Rush Project Tip of the day: If you’re giving something extra, make sure your client is giving something extra too!

It’s Day 3 and I am still here! :) First and foremost, thank you to all of you who’re following me along on this, it’s been fun sharing the process and I hope that some of this is valuable to some of you! If anything, the hats and do-rags I use to cover my bed [...]

A wrench was thrown in the project this afternoon! I jumped on YouStream to make a live update to this weeks Rush Project Video Diary. CRAZY! This video was done in a dark room on my iSight, it looks and sounds BAD – but, it was an experiment! :) If you don’t want to struggle [...]

It’s day 2 of my RUSH project video diary. I put in a 12 hour day yesterday and had a minor disaster this morning when my alarm failed to go off. I read through yesterdays comments and talk about clients who drag their feet and the benefits of bare-bones WordPress theme templates. Check out this [...]

Just got home from vacation late last night and I am starting a RUSH project! Follow me over the next 7 days as I race to finish a blog theme design and development! Day #1: Client supplied me with all the necessary pieces needed to get a running start, client meeting was this morning and [...]