Category Archives: Freelancing

Design & Marketing Projects I’ve Been Working On Lately

By Joanna Ciolek | Published: April 12, 2012

It’s been busy around here lately. Between parenting, puppies, sick kids, running the house, holidays, birthdays and everything else in between, I’ve not been able to concentrate on my work as much as I’d like to lately. At the same time, I’ve taken on yet another long-term SEO/marketing client which seems to shift my responsibilities [...]

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New Website Redesign & Realignment Completed

By Joanna Ciolek | Published: March 15, 2012

Through the last couple of months I’ve been working on various projects in both design & marketing areas. I’ve been involved in website redesign for FSR, website maintenance and business cards design for Hip to Hip and revamping local marketing efforts for Armor ProSeal, amongst other projects. Website Redesign & Realignment for FSR FSR, an [...]

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New Custom WordPress Website Design & Implementation Completed

By Joanna Ciolek | Published: November 17, 2011

For the past couple of months I’ve been juggling multiple design projects one of which was the design and development of a custom WordPress website for a new business, All Roofing Solutions. They were referred to me by another roofing company I’ve been in business with for the last 3 years, LGC Roofing. Here is [...]

Also posted in Design | Tagged clients, conversion, landing page, project, ROI, small business, strategy, usability, WordPress | 4 Comments

What I Am Thankful For This Thanksgiving

By Joanna Ciolek | Published: November 24, 2010

Thanksgiving is a holiday I’ve not known as a child but grown to love as an adult. The big cookout, family & friends getting together, laughter, music, celebration of life. What’s not to love? 2010 has been challenging but there are loads of things to be thankful for. Big Ticket Items I Am Thankful For [...]

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25 Best Design Resources for Freelancers – October 2010

By Joanna Ciolek | Published: November 4, 2010

To continue with my monthly tradition, I’ve compiled a list of 25 best October design articles, tutorials, tips, freebies and other resources that I’d like to share with you today. I hope you enjoy this list and add your favorite recent bookmarks in comments as well. Here’s a quick and useful compilation of 25 best [...]

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Difficult Clients Are Still Your Clients

By Joanna Ciolek | Published: July 29, 2010

We all have clients and as with anything in life they come in all shapes and sizes – some clients are great, some are just everyday-type clients. Unfortunately, sometimes we find ourselves knee-deep in a relationship with a client that we wish we’ve avoided. The topic of dealing with bad clients (or “clients from hell”) [...]

Posted in Freelancing | Tagged clients, relationships | 11 Comments