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	<title>Design Coach On Call</title>
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	<description>The business of design</description>
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		<title>Fun and Useful Stuff for Designers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This post shares three different, inspirational and useful design resources with you.  And I&#8217;m just tickled pink to say two of the three have been created by designer clients of mine.
Swapyourshop.com
Change your life, see the world, keep your job. Does it get any better?
Through SwapYourShop, creative professionals from around the world will communicate with one [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://designcoachoncall.com/?p=175</link>
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		<title>ADHD Tri Plan Launches!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The big day has arrived!
ADHD Tri Plan is now available at a mouse near you.

It’s been a busy time since my last AIGA Nitty-Gritty, but worth every minute to bring Tri Plan to the world. If ADD or ADHD symptoms affect your family or someone you know, you&#8217;ll understand why our team, mostly volunteer, has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://designcoachoncall.com/?p=145</link>
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		<title>Now Hiring: Journalist</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Harnisch Foundation (501c3) Is&#8230; 
Now Hiring A Community Supported Journalist To Actively Cover The Coaching &#8216;Beat&#8217;
Based on the belief that independent reporting is essential to bring transparency to the field, the Harnisch Foundation is seeking to fill&#8230;A One-Year Full-Time Paid Position For
A Community Supported Journalist (CSJ) 
I know this is not &#8216;design&#8217; related, but also know [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://designcoachoncall.com/?p=135</link>
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		<title>mp3 Client Revisions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Client revisions, last minute changes and ever-changing schedules. As long as our design clients are people, these challenges will never go away. But why do they drive some of us crazy while other designers seem to have smooth sailing with a stable of dream clients?
Listen to this mp3 with Pam Bryan at the AIGA NItty-Gritty TeleForum and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://designcoachoncall.com/?p=129</link>
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		<title>Building Value</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Establishing a fair value and therefore price for your design work can be a huge mystery and bigger challenge. Where on earth do you start?
One of the best places to start is with helping your new client understand and express the real benefit their business will receive from your design work. If they cannot explain it to you (and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://designcoachoncall.com/?p=111</link>
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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>
		<link>http://designcoachoncall.com/?p=100</link>
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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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