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I know you have said you prefer not to use online solutions but I use www.copy.com and it works brilliantly. It's relatively cheap for just 250 gig.

I use freelancer to track my time for projects. You create time slips so you can present them to clients

Hi I am just about to register my business and i am at the stage where i am thinking of names and how to brand myself. I was wondering how people came up with their chosen names. I am not expecting suggestions on actual names, just the method of how you decided what to call your business...

Yes of course i can The company is called BlueJ24. The contact is Jason. His number is 01423 798391. Excuse his website BLUEj24 - Design - Print - Mail. I have been on at him to sort it out but he's not bothered just yet. If you contact him just say Andy Wood gave you his details. Thanks

I have used a mailing company who will print, fold and put it in an envelope for less than what it costs me to buy a stamp. That is usually based on over 500 items at a time but its by far the most cost effective way of mass mail marketing by post. If however you are being very selective and...

I would be interested in this too. Surely there has to be some way of doing it without the client having access to inDesign etc

try northgate web hosting, details in my signature. Jason will be happy to help

I too would like to know how he achieved that look

Hi guys I have another startup question. I am curious if anyone has any advice on running a business from a rented property. I know it's in my tenancy agreement about not being able to do it bit I wondered if this was just standard and due to the fact my business is effectively just working...

Thanks for all your advice. I could be looking at a redundancy package so that would help with the buffer zone. I may also have the potential to work for two firms on day rate so if I can secure that I will have regular income with the other days left to develop the freelance stuff. I am fairly...

I agree, your specs seem ok. I was running a vista 2 gig pc with CS4 and although it wasn't great at loading, it worked ok when up and running.

All i have heard is great things about SSD to. I only bought my new pc this year and didn't think about it till it was to late. I will definitely be installing one soon after the feedback i have received

Hi I am currently in a full time job where i get to use some of my Design Skills. I have found a real passion for it and i spend a lot of my time working for a number of clients freelance. I also work for a friends business, churning out wordpress sites to his client base. My full time job...

Hi Thanks for your replies people. Its been very useful. I agree about the telling the customers. For a customer to have a fully mobile optimized website with cms i would have to charge a whole lot more and my current client base is not really in that bracket so most are happy with a...

This has to be one of my biggest worries. I plan on going full time freelance soon and will be reliant and clients providing me with the content required to finish their sites and therefore get fully paid. I take a deposit but its not really enough but as i am still in my initial stages of...