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	<title>Pulp To Pixels &#187; Business</title>
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		<title>Outsourcing: Maybe For Call Centers But Not Creative</title>
		<link>http://blog.jeffsauger.com/2011/03/09/outsourcing-doesnt-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Sauger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Watch any news program and you’ll hear statistics about America having fallen behind most other industrialized countries in matters of heath, education, and technology. But I can think of one area in which we excel—creative services. Ask anyone who has worked with an outsourcing company from China or India to have creative produced—it simply does not work. Much like outsourcing call centers to save money, companies try to outsource creative.   We’ll save a ton of time and money...]]></description>
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		<title>When you refuse to sign</title>
		<link>http://blog.jeffsauger.com/2011/03/08/when-you-refuse-to-sign/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Sauger</dc:creator>
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		<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>
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		<title>2011 Salary Resources</title>
		<link>http://blog.jeffsauger.com/2011/03/02/2011-salary-resources/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Sauger</dc:creator>
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		<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>
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		<title>The Hidden Costs of Freelancing</title>
		<link>http://blog.jeffsauger.com/2010/07/06/the-hidden-costs-of-freelancing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:24:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Sauger</dc:creator>
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		<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>
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		<title>Hourly vs Project: the basics of charging for services</title>
		<link>http://blog.jeffsauger.com/2010/06/25/hourly-vs-project-pricing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:22:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Sauger</dc:creator>
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		<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>
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		<title>Why I’m Not Cheap and Why That’s a Good Thing</title>
		<link>http://blog.jeffsauger.com/2010/06/23/why-i%e2%80%99m-not-cheap-and-why-that%e2%80%99s-a-good-thing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Sauger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another good read on the current devaluation of creative services—this time from the perspective of a Copywriter. If you’re Web or Graphic Designer who has had the privilege of working with a good copywriter than you know they are more than a glorified spell check, and how much easier they can make your job. I’ve about had my fill of the cheap copy debate. In truth, there isn’t one. If you’ve got a complaint about...]]></description>
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		<title>The cost of DIY design</title>
		<link>http://blog.jeffsauger.com/2010/06/18/the-cost-of-di-design/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Sauger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes you have to stop and consider what the long-term cost is by saving a few dollars by skimping on the services of a quality designer. I wonder how many sales were lost from this? I bet it cost more than had they payed the designer. Client: “That’s way too much money to charge for an email campaign. It’s not hard to put a few graphics in an email.” Me: “I charge based off of...]]></description>
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		<title>Don’t be successful. Be valuable.</title>
		<link>http://blog.jeffsauger.com/2010/06/12/don%e2%80%99t-be-successful-be-valuable/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 23:06:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Sauger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The key choices you make—apart from the natural talent you already have—will set you apart from others who have talent alone. Talent + right choices = a Talent-Plus Person. Via Don’t be successful. Be valuable. // Processed Identity: Sharing How You Got There / The Creative Process of Identity and Logo Design.]]></description>
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		<title>Contracts Are A Necessary Evil</title>
		<link>http://blog.jeffsauger.com/2009/06/18/contracts-are-a-necessary-evil/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:13:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Sauger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Never start a project without a contract. It doesn’t matter if you are best friends with client, have done projects in the past, or even if it is pro-bono—create a contract. Period.]]></description>
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