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		<title>Learn From My Mistakes™: So You Want To Be A Success</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:26:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A friend and former coworker of mine is venturing into business for himself: a “have IA – will travel” enterprise, if you will. He’s enjoyed my past entries about freelance and has mentioned (more than once) that we should talk more over drinks sometime – code for “I want to pick your brain” – as he ventures into sole proprietorship. Since my upkeep in this blog has been less than exemplary, I thought his search for knowledge would be as good a time as any to post what (and what not) to do in business. I should preface this entry by stating a) I’ve learned these lessons first-hand and b) you shouldn’t take what I say as gospel truth. Obviously, mileage will vary depending on how you choose to work. Without further adieu! Have a business plan for your company. When I told people &#8230; <a href="http://www.jhames.com/hearsay/advice/learn-from-my-mistakes-so-you-want-to-be-a-success/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Great Client Expectations</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:11:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Get burned enough times and you find yourself coming up with trademark phrases like Learn From My Mistakes™. A lot of little mistakes with past projects added up to one giant mistake: overlooking the importance of risk management. During the course of a project lifecycle, it&#8217;s important to mitigate any and all risks so neither you nor the client waste time or money. Do you hear what I hear? When the client says, “we need a website that we can manage ourselves,” clarify every last word of that sentence. Does the client want a Content Management System running the website? Does the client even know what a CMS is or how to use one? How big is the website? Who is “we”? You need to hear exactly what the client is saying. Don&#8217;t skip this step, otherwise you could be left with a much &#8230; <a href="http://www.jhames.com/hearsay/advice/great-client-expectations/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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