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creativebits.org — Can you show me a mock-up to help us choose a designer/developer? No. Do you have an IM account? No. Is there any way you could get this done tonight or this weekend? No.

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The marketing prowess of Apple Inc. is legendary, a reputation that was bolstered again Tuesday by a slick 30-minute online video that offers a guided tour of the iPhone 3G coming July 11. The video is much longer than a previous video that appeared for t
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Here is a collection of some of the most interesting ads that dissect his character in order to sell an idea or a product. You be the judge whether they are successful in achieving this objective.
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Here is a collection of some of the most interesting ads that dissect his character in order to sell an idea or a product. You be the judge whether they are successful in achieving this objective.
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This one's an add for tape. View the site for more great Bush ads.
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- Submitted by revital9
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These cards are also out-of-the-box ideas that most clients would love to have, but would never have the balls to actually use. Hopefully you will enjoy the ideas presented here as much as I did and will get inspired to create your own cool designs.
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Cool business card designs, Part 2 | creativebits view story

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These cards are also out-of-the-box ideas that most clients would love to have, but would never have the balls to actually use. Hopefully you will enjoy the ideas presented here as much as I did and will get inspired to create your own cool designs.
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School's narrowly associate themselves with helping their students find their first job. Article's focus on that all-important "getting in".
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- scottclark
- added 9 months ago
Possibly my favorite blog post of 2007. If more web development companies read this before they started they'd stay out of trouble.
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- jrinks
- added 9 months ago
I'm a freelance writer and a lot of these tips carry over as well. The basic way of dealing with a client is the same- it's cynical to assume that everyone is trying to screw you, but... yeah.
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Good tips!
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- CameronLow
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They are excellent tips, I found them a bit amusing as well, simply because they are so true.
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- scottclark
- added 9 months ago
this post was a copy of the post over at

http://www.wakeuplater.com/freelance-lessons/10-absolute-nos-for-freelancers.aspx

...I would not recommend MIxxing this up, rather, give the original author the link love.

I wish I hadn't posted a comment above about it.
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