“Good criticism serves one purpose: to give the creator of the work more perspective and help them make their next set of choices. Bad criticism uses the opportunity provided by someone else‚Äôs work to make the critic feel smart, superior or better about themselves: things that have nothing to do with helping the recipient of the critique…”
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“One of the great things about being a freelance web designer is the ability to turn down projects. I‚Äôve come across a few projects recently that sounded interesting but made me feel nervous. It wasn‚Äôt any one specific thing; rather a series of small little things that set my internal alarm bells ringing. As such I‚Äôve written up a list of bad project warning signs. Individually none of these signs should be deal breakers. However put a few of them together and it may be worth thinking twice about taking on that project.”
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“Today I want to talk about how to estimate projects and ensure that your estimates work for you as well as your clients. I‚Äôve found this can be really tricky and if not done correctly can cause real headaches down the road. A proper scope assessment is key to the success and smooth going of any Web project and the project estimate is a big part of a good scope assessment.”
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