« Meet & Greet: Natalie Jost (Part 2) | Main | Meet & Greet: Natalie Jost (Part 4) »

May24
Meet & Greet: Natalie Jost (Part 3)
* What do you enjoy the most about operating your business? What tasks would you perform even if it had nothing to do with the successful operation of your company?

Obviously I love the freedom of freelance, but I really enjoy designing a site from scratch. There’s nothing like the feeling of starting with a clean slate and finishing a beautiful project on my own. I was designing before it was a business and I’ll be doing it even if I leave the business!

* What is the least enjoyable part of operating your business? Are there any tasks you’d gladly delegate to anyone else, no matter what the price?

This would definitely have to be the ‘business’ side of things. I’m a creative thinker, so the business side is much too business for me. By that I mean the billing, accounting, marketing, advertising, proposals, bids, and other paperwork. I hate the formality of it all because I’m really a very laid back person, but I know it’s part of the business and something I can’t be in business without suffering through.

* What’s the worst advice you’ve been given with regard to building or operating your business? How about the best advice?

I haven’t been given a lot of bad advice, but I have heard people talk about ways to ‘cheat’ the client without ever actually lying. I’ve read bad marketing material teaching people ways to get around ‘the system’ and it really gets me. On the other hand, I’ve heard some really great advice like "bill at the same rate for every client" and "don’t use splash pages whenever possible".

* What challenges have you overcome during your endeavor? Please describe something that impacted you financially or intellectually and how you got past it.

My biggest challenge in the beginning was in coming up with a solid rate to charge people. While I was still very new it was difficult to know what a fair rate was. I read a lot of articles about what web designers charge and read blog posts about HOW designers came up with a figure. Eventually it was just a matter of coming to terms with my worth and feeling comfortable charging the right amount. Confidence plays a huge part in that.


0 Comments/Trackbacks




submit a trackback

TrackBack URL for this entry:

post a comment

Name, Email Address, and URL are not required fields.





Comment Preview

« Meet & Greet: Natalie Jost (Part 2) | Main | Meet & Greet: Natalie Jost (Part 4) »

Advertise

Atlanta Locksmith - servicing small businesses in Atlanta.
Advertise Here

recent comments

    sponsored ads



    subscribe


    Prefer Email?
    Subscribe below-

    Enter your Email:


    Powered by FeedBlitz What's this?

    Current News

    Support This Blog

    blogroll


    Blognoggle

    business social media

    Use these fast growing business social media sites to promote your business, feature your products, spotlight your business leaders, create links, and drive traffic back to your company site, all for free!

    BIZZlogos - Add your logo - free link to your site
    BIZZphotos - Add photos of your products and people
    BIZZprofiles - Submit your profile and build your online visibility
    BIZZspotlight - Spotlight your business with free links
    BIZZvideos - Videos about businesses, products and business people.
    BIZZbites - "Digg" for Business - Submit your articles and posts

    Know More Media - Small Business / Home Based Business

    know more media network

    View Network Map

    Network Feed List (OPML)

    Know More Media Network
    Feed


    we support unitus

    PRWeb

    Influencer



    SmallBizMentor is a member of the Know More Media network of business related blogs.

    Here are some current headlines from some of our business publications:

    ProductivityGoal

    CallCenterScript

    AdHurl

    TheBizofKnowledge

    LandingTheDeal

    CustomersAreAlways

    HealthCareVox

    BrainBasedBusiness

    TheInsurancePolicy

    MarketingBlurb