What do I mean by monkey then? Well most people would use the phase “Cowboy” or “Back bedroom designer” - I use Monkey! There is nothing wrong with being a designer working in your back bedroom, and I don't have an issue with Monkeys - read on to find out what I am talking about. In a previous life being employed and enlisting the services of creative pro’s, I came across so many people that ultimately monkeyed me about.… Continue

So you’re in business as a designer, copywriter, marketeer, SEO specialist, social media guru, web developer, photographer… and you find that you are constantly in competition with the others around you that do the same things as you, but there is one huge difference.

When you attend networking groups, get asked to pitch for work or you go onto web forums you see people asking for quotes for work, so you provide a quote only to get the answer “Jim is doing it for a beer down the pub next week”… Continue