by Shankar Poncelet | Apr 17, 2016 | Business Strategy, Design and Development, Marketing, Services
The best solution for first-time online store owners Selling online has become quick, cheap and easy. Watch the video below to find out how you can open your online store for free within minutes. Make sure to also read the post since it compares the two solutions...
by Shankar Poncelet | Feb 12, 2016 | Business Strategy
I first learned about the Broken-Window Principle when I read The Pragmatic Programmer by Andrew Hunt and David Thomas. The book is highly recommended to anyone who is interested in good coding practices. The Broken-Window Principle teaches that if you start...
by Shankar Poncelet | Nov 15, 2015 | Business Strategy, Self Improvement
This post is inspired by an email from Paul Jarvis, a fellow web professional who helps other freelancers to succeed. He writes a phenomenal email series called The Freelancer. In today’s email he wrote: Regardless of your skillset or who you know, 99% of what...
by Shankar Poncelet | Oct 22, 2015 | Business Strategy, Self Improvement
As an alumnus of beautiful Miami University, I attended a networking event for past Miami students at the Razorfish offices here in Chicago. Someone gave a presentation about Razorfish and threw in some career tips at the end. Among the many great tips, the presenter...
by Shankar Poncelet | Oct 17, 2015 | Business Strategy, Self Improvement
You know what I do. I am a developer and I can help you build websites and web applications. I can host your website, and I even offer affordable smartphone apps now! But you know that, which is why I don’t want to annoy you with a sales pitch each time I send...
by Shankar Poncelet | Oct 17, 2015 | Business Strategy
Having been self-employed for only 2 months, I am ready to share the most important lesson I learned so far. People work with you because they believe in you. They believe that you can get the job done, and that you won’t leave them in the rain when things get tricky....