<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Pulp To Pixels &#187; best practices</title>
	<atom:link href="http://blog.jeffsauger.com/tag/best-practices/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://blog.jeffsauger.com</link>
	<description></description>
	<lastBuildDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:47:49 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>When you refuse to sign</title>
		<link>http://blog.jeffsauger.com/2011/03/08/when-you-refuse-to-sign/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.jeffsauger.com/2011/03/08/when-you-refuse-to-sign/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Sauger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Design Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Design Process]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[best practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[client relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freelance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rates]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.jeffsauger.com/?p=493</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Pitch to enough clients of a certain size and eventually you’re going to be asked to sign a standardized contract or NDA. Usually it comes from a large client with a team of lawyers who burry you in page after page of terms which are so one-sided it’s becomes laughable. And like the author of the post linked to below points out, it becomes an internal game of pros and cons—how bad do I need...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.jeffsauger.com/2011/03/08/when-you-refuse-to-sign/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>2011 Salary Resources</title>
		<link>http://blog.jeffsauger.com/2011/03/02/2011-salary-resources/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.jeffsauger.com/2011/03/02/2011-salary-resources/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Sauger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Design Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[best practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[client relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freelance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rates]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.jeffsauger.com/?p=382</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new year and new prices are in full effect. With tax season gearing up and the economy slowly on the mend—or still in the toilet depending your point of view—it’s a good time to take one last look back at 2010 and see how well you fared and use what you learned to plan how you want to end 2011. It might also be a good time to brush up on your standards of...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.jeffsauger.com/2011/03/02/2011-salary-resources/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The endless Dark Ages of Web Development</title>
		<link>http://blog.jeffsauger.com/2010/11/11/the-endless-dark-ages-of-web-development/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.jeffsauger.com/2010/11/11/the-endless-dark-ages-of-web-development/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:19:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Sauger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Design Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flash]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adobe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[best practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web Development]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.jeffsauger.com/?p=364</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s been a couple months since the Apple/HTML 5 vs Adobe/Flash wars began and I am continually amazed how much attention this topic receives. While the technology driving the media we consume is an important discussion, it’s not the conversation which needs to be taking place. What’s being glossed over is this; why, in 2010, are we still discussing code instead of content? Look back to the roots of the modern print process and think...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.jeffsauger.com/2010/11/11/the-endless-dark-ages-of-web-development/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Hidden Costs of Freelancing</title>
		<link>http://blog.jeffsauger.com/2010/07/06/the-hidden-costs-of-freelancing/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.jeffsauger.com/2010/07/06/the-hidden-costs-of-freelancing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:24:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Sauger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Design Process]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[best practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[client relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freelance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rates]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.jeffsauger.com/?p=355</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Often when pricing creative services we tend to forget all the little hidden costs. Suddenly you realize all the cost os all the “free” pens you procured from the supply closet you were so fond of raiding at the office. Last week I wrote about the basics of pricing and I think this article from Freelance Schools does a great job of highlight some of those hidden expenses. I was not being paid the “hidden”...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.jeffsauger.com/2010/07/06/the-hidden-costs-of-freelancing/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Hourly vs Project: the basics of charging for services</title>
		<link>http://blog.jeffsauger.com/2010/06/25/hourly-vs-project-pricing/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.jeffsauger.com/2010/06/25/hourly-vs-project-pricing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:22:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Sauger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Design Process]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[best practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[client relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[finances]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freelance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rates]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.jeffsauger.com/?p=338</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It always happens when a designer approaches me to ask how do they make the leap to independent contractor the first question is, ”how much do I charge per hour?” I guess the answer to this depends on how far down the rabbit hole you are prepared to go. The short of it is you should be quoting your rate on a project basis but tracking, and thinking of it, as hourly.   First rule...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.jeffsauger.com/2010/06/25/hourly-vs-project-pricing/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Getting started with A/B testing.</title>
		<link>http://blog.jeffsauger.com/2010/06/24/ab-testing/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.jeffsauger.com/2010/06/24/ab-testing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Sauger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Design Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Design Process]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tutorial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[best practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[creative process]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tips & Tricks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web Design]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.jeffsauger.com/?p=336</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I think the best thing to come out of the web design/development movement is the recent trend towards research-driven design. While nothing new to the big dogs on Madison Ave, it generally is overlooked in the print world—especially on such a granular level and rapid level. This is certainly a trick more print designers need keep up their sleeves. At its core, A/B testing is exactly what it sounds like: you have two versions of...]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.jeffsauger.com/2010/06/24/ab-testing/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The “bad” client. Fact or fiction?</title>
		<link>http://blog.jeffsauger.com/2010/05/28/yes-virginia-there-are-bad-clients/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.jeffsauger.com/2010/05/28/yes-virginia-there-are-bad-clients/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 14:06:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Sauger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Design Industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[best practices]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.jeffsauger.com/?p=232</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Is the bad client a fact of business or a crutch when things go awry? If you have direct contact with clients at some point your going to get yourself into a working relationship, which doesn’t. It’s one of those unavoidable things in life—like death and taxes. Few subjects for freelancers generate more discussions than how to work with less-than-ideal clients. It’s simply a fact of doing business not every relationship is going to gel....]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://blog.jeffsauger.com/2010/05/28/yes-virginia-there-are-bad-clients/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

