Trust Me, On Paper

Trust Me, On Paper

Is this the face of someone you can trust? Of course it is. It’s me! You’ve met me a few times, or maybe you heard about me from someone else who really, really likes me. Maybe that person has worked with me before, or maybe they know me from somewhere...
Rough Ballpark Senses, Generally

Rough Ballpark Senses, Generally

“I was wondering if you could give me a rough idea of…” “Could you just give me a ballpark estimate on…” “I’d like to get a sense of what’s involved…” At some point in my first conversation with a...
No More Leaky Web Sites: Part III

No More Leaky Web Sites: Part III

Once I had my new site designed, my style sheets tweaked to just how I liked them, my photos chosen, and several blog posts written and scheduled to publish at appropriate intervals, it was time to press that figurative “go” button in my head and release...
No More Leaky Web Sites: Part II

No More Leaky Web Sites: Part II

Several mornings a week, I leave my house and go for a slow, contemplative run in my beautiful home town of Evanston, Illinois. Set along the shore of Lake Michigan and full of century-old homes and charming gardens, as well as pockets of urban living’s full...
No More Leaky Web Sites: Part I

No More Leaky Web Sites: Part I

This is a screen shot of the original Jebraweb.com web site, launched in 2005 or so. I would like to say that I thought it out in great detail — what technology I would use, what the colors meant, the goal of the logo, and what my plan would be to market the...
Cookies & Coffee

Cookies & Coffee

With all apologies to my non-local clients (in New York and Pennsylvania, for example), I have to admit that my favorite place to work is a local coffeeshop called The Brothers K. All of my local clients refer to it as my “satellite office” or my...