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		<title>A Baker&#8217;s Dozen: Tips for Invoicing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This seems a very good time indeed for a few reminder tips to help your cashflow keep flowing during the interesting months ahead.
SMART INVOICING:
1. NO unpleasant surprises on the invoice. Always talk to your client as soon as you know there is a change and confirm in writing, even if just via email. You are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://designcoachoncall.com/?p=110</link>
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		<title>ADHD Tri Plan News</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wow! Your response to last month&#8217;s request for pro bono help to launch the ADHD Tri Plan website was overwhelming and heartwarming. And it certainly confirmed, yet again, why I love working with the design community.
I am now very pleased and proud to introduce our new design partners, Mark Bevington, Jason Tutak and the team at Ninedot, Providence, Rhode [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://designcoachoncall.com/?p=108</link>
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		<title>Zen &#038; the Art of &#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Zen &#38; the Art of The One Page Business Plan®
These are indeed interesting and unsettling times. And many of my clients have asked me &#8220;So, what do you hear out there? How are other design firms getting on? Should I be worried?&#8221;
I don&#8217;t know how everyone else is doing, but most of my clients are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://designcoachoncall.com/?p=101</link>
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		<title>Finding Your Focus</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is a lot of talk about specialization being a good idea for design firms, however most firms logically start out as generalists. And the idea of specializing, narrowing your focus or choosing a niche, can be downright scary. So, why is some degree of specialization a good idea and how can you get there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Give Peace a Chance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you know Peace Day is this Sunday, September 21st? I didn&#8217;t.
But HeartMath just let me know with the gift of this inspiring and beautiful video. It&#8217;s just 2 minutes and 9 seconds long and guaranteed to improve your day and that of everyone you interact with today. It&#8217;s an inside job&#8230;.
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		<link>http://designcoachoncall.com/?p=99</link>
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		<title>Upcoming TeleForums</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, here it is September and the AIGA Nitty-Gritty TeleForum series is well underway.
Several new chapters have joined the party this year and the September 10th Nitty-Gritty on Finding Your Focus had participants from Up State New York, Houston, Iowa, Virginia, Orlando and  Baltimore. We discussed why finding a focus, or specialization, is even more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://designcoachoncall.com/?p=98</link>
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		<title>New for Autumn 2008</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gosh, it seems summer just started and here we are almost to September. sigh.
Summer has been busy here at Design Coach on Call, as we are planning a great line-up of courses and TeleForums for the fall.

The AIGA Nitty-Gritty TeleForum series is running the second Wednesday of each month from September to June. It&#8217;s free, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://designcoachoncall.com/?p=97</link>
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		<title>Slowpoke Clients</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This blog entry is the final of three introducing you to the idea of using external deadlines to get things done. Yes, the Olympics will start on time  and external deadlines are the reason why.
Using Meetings As External Deadlines For Slowpoke Clients
Procrastination and the curse of internal deadlines cause headaches for design firms when client delays [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://designcoachoncall.com/?p=95</link>
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		<title>How To Get Stuff Done</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This entry is a continuation of &#8220;Why Do The Olympics Start On Time&#8221; introducing the concept of using external instead of internal deadlines as powerful motivators to help you get things done.
One of the ways I set external deadlines at Design Coach on Call is to announce a program or class and start accepting payment [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://designcoachoncall.com/?p=92</link>
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		<title>Why The Olympics Start On Time</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered why the Olympics start on time? Can you even imagine the host city saying, despite all the real problems they have encountered along the way, that the Olympics are not quite ready yet and will be postponed?
So, how come your design firm&#8217;s own marketing projects are often delayed or perhaps just [...]]]></description>
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