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		<title>How many hats do you wear?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 16:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Moore-Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Attention all business owners, creative professionals, freelancers. Do you find yourself struggling in managing one or more roles of your business? Do you love creating but hate operations? A great marketer but horrible planner? If so, then Westamerica Graphics University has the event for you! Come May 12th from 9-12 to The Refinery Theater to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I love the smell of Tablet in the morning!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:17:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the recent release of the Apple iPad, there has been a flood of new tablet concepts hitting the market which begs the question: Which one is better? With so many new tablet computers, it may be hard to find the one that is just right for your needs. Usually, I wait for the version [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BHD&#8217;s top 10 goals in Twenty-Ten</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Moore-Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Years always bring with it lists and lists of goals and resolutions that for some reason or another were not accomplished last year and have become priorities this year. Some people want to improve their health, some their business, some both. Whatever the case may be we all have them, and as it is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>11 Fantastic business resources for designers</title>
		<link>http://www.bighdesign.com/2010/01/11-fantastic-business-resources-for-designers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Moore-Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.bighdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Freshbooks.jpg" alt="" title="Freshbooks"/> It's a new year and you've decided to take the plunge into freelance designing (full or part-time). You've got your site, your name, and your skills, but what else? Have you found an efficient way to invoice clients? Looking for a way to transfer files easily? Need a way to have clients review work and make live updates? 

 
Well, just hit the jump for 11 great resources that will have turn your business into a well-oiled machine!]]></description>
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		<title>Please DO sweat the small stuff.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Moore-Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After reading a fantastic, yet down-right upsetting, article about the affects of poor customer service on Mike Smith&#8217;s (@ms) blog, iammikesmith.com, it really got me thinking about the unique position we, the small business owners, freelancers, entreprenuers, etc. are in. We are able to sweat the small stuff because that is what sets us apart. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Freelancer&#8217;s wish come true.</title>
		<link>http://www.bighdesign.com/2009/01/a-freelancers-wish-come-true/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Moore-Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everybody LOVES getting paid. Not everybody loves writing invoices, keeping records, and everything else required to get paid. Of course there are those expensive, and mid-level software that pretty much rival an ACTUAL person sitting there keeping your records, but they can cost quite a bit. And then you still have to learn to use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You can&#8217;t spell &#8220;Collaboration&#8221; without &#8220;labor&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.bighdesign.com/2009/01/you-cant-spell-collaboration-without-labor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bighdesign.com/2009/01/you-cant-spell-collaboration-without-labor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 07:22:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Moore-Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In school, we are encouraged to work together &#038; brainstorm through group projects and discussions. This is to help us expand our viewpoints, and gain perspective on the project and our different ideas. Unfortunately, they don&#8217;t teach you to keep doing this AFTER graduation. Or apparently not many people were listening during that lesson. In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taking the plunge: Diving into Self-Employment</title>
		<link>http://www.bighdesign.com/2009/01/taking-the-plunge-diving-into-self-employment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bighdesign.com/2009/01/taking-the-plunge-diving-into-self-employment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Moore-Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Take a moment to think about your career path for a second. Are you self-employed or working for a corporation? Small Business? Unemployed? Now ask yourself why you are any of the above? Have you ever asked yourself if there is more? Is the fear of being unemployed overpowering your desire to be independant &#38; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More than a handshake&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.bighdesign.com/2009/01/more-than-a-handshake/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Moore-Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s worse than having a difficult client, who has monopolized your time while grinding you on the price? When that client decides to walk on you for any number of reasons &#038; leaving you wondering what the heck just happened? Find out how to avoid this after the jump. One of the biggest things I&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The power of social networks for businesses: Mari Smith</title>
		<link>http://www.bighdesign.com/2008/12/the-power-of-social-networks-for-businesses-mari-smith/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bighdesign.com/2008/12/the-power-of-social-networks-for-businesses-mari-smith/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:45:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Moore-Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I myself attending a networking event sponsored by the Action Sports Group through Linkedin. The focus aside from networking, was to learn more about the power of social networks, specifically facebook and twitter to enhance a company&#8217;s web presence, reach massive amounts of potential customers, and build brand awareness among other things. The speaker [...]]]></description>
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