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		<title>Comment on Owned by Technology&#8230; or not? by The Next Story Blog Tour &#8211; this week! &#171; EngagingChurch</title>
		<link>http://www.focusminded.com/owned-by-technology-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-74339</link>
		<dc:creator>The Next Story Blog Tour &#8211; this week! &#171; EngagingChurch</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 11:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] (Love this blog name! And the similarly named NPR program. &#8211; AR) The Blog of Doug Hibbard Focus Minded  Blogging Theologically  The Hankins Family  Theologica     MGPC [...]</description>
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		<title>Comment on Dollars &amp; Sense: Setting the Perfect Rates by Choosing a Super Identity for Your Web Business &#171; FocusMinded.com</title>
		<link>http://www.focusminded.com/dollars-and-sense-setting-the-perfect-rates/comment-page-1/#comment-73854</link>
		<dc:creator>Choosing a Super Identity for Your Web Business &#171; FocusMinded.com</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 02:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Next in this series: Dollars &amp; Sense: Setting the Perfect Rates [...]</description>
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		<title>Comment on Master the Art of Business Card Networking in 4 Easy Steps by Find a Web Design Mentor &#171; FocusMinded.com</title>
		<link>http://www.focusminded.com/master-the-art-of-business-card-networking-in-4-easy-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-73853</link>
		<dc:creator>Find a Web Design Mentor &#171; FocusMinded.com</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 02:14:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Additional reading: 7 tips for power networking &amp; Master the art of business card networking in 4 easy steps [...]</description>
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		<title>Comment on Growing Your Web Design Business by Xander</title>
		<link>http://www.focusminded.com/growing-your-web-design-business/comment-page-1/#comment-49394</link>
		<dc:creator>Xander</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:35:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Very interesting stuff. Thanks for sharing.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Very interesting stuff. Thanks for sharing.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Find a Web Design Mentor by Robert Grove</title>
		<link>http://www.focusminded.com/find-a-web-design-mentor/comment-page-1/#comment-47105</link>
		<dc:creator>Robert Grove</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:56:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Very good advice here.  As a web developer, I find it imperative to continue to build close relationships with others who I can turn to for advice or who I can help as well.  It keeps me on the progressive track!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Very good advice here.  As a web developer, I find it imperative to continue to build close relationships with others who I can turn to for advice or who I can help as well.  It keeps me on the progressive track!</p>
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		<title>Comment on Effectively Get Things Done, Set Business Hours by Carnival of Internet Pros #2 : Performancing</title>
		<link>http://www.focusminded.com/effectively-get-things-done-set-business-hours/comment-page-1/#comment-44103</link>
		<dc:creator>Carnival of Internet Pros #2 : Performancing</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 06:18:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Effectively Get Things Done, Set Business Hours&#160; by James Mitchell of FocusMinded.com. [...]</description>
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		<title>Comment on Writing Web Design Contracts for the Non-Legal by David</title>
		<link>http://www.focusminded.com/writing-web-design-contracts-for-the-non-legal/comment-page-1/#comment-38359</link>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 05:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I prepared my own development agreement based on some that I had found online as well as research that I had done. Then I showed it to a lawyer friend. Basically, it was worthless and the time I had spent in putting it together essentially wasted. So, I had him prepare me a proper legal contract that I could use over and over.

There are many provisions that are necessary for you own protection that should be in your contract. Most people who prepare their own won&#039;t ever think to put these provisions in. In my opinion it is worth spending a little money up front to have a proper development agreement drafted by a legal professional. They will get it right. Doing it yourself could cost you a lot more than the cost of having it done right the first time.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I prepared my own development agreement based on some that I had found online as well as research that I had done. Then I showed it to a lawyer friend. Basically, it was worthless and the time I had spent in putting it together essentially wasted. So, I had him prepare me a proper legal contract that I could use over and over.</p>
<p>There are many provisions that are necessary for you own protection that should be in your contract. Most people who prepare their own won&#8217;t ever think to put these provisions in. In my opinion it is worth spending a little money up front to have a proper development agreement drafted by a legal professional. They will get it right. Doing it yourself could cost you a lot more than the cost of having it done right the first time.</p>
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		<title>Comment on What Happens if Your Clients Don&#8217;t Pay? by Roger</title>
		<link>http://www.focusminded.com/what-happens-if-your-clients-dont-pay/comment-page-1/#comment-36927</link>
		<dc:creator>Roger</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>We had a client from the company I work for who requested at least four reviews before we put up the site for them, according to what they wanted from their final decision. Now, after we&#039;ve advised that it&#039;s time to pay the fee, he seemed unwilling, not just unwilling but VERY and STRANGELY Unwilling. While making up all the weird/odd requests, more changes, more new design, etc. To drag the paying time so to speak. This however, has been on and off for more than 8 months AFTER we&#039;ve notified him it&#039;s time to pay. I&#039;m simply an employee as a proper qualified designer, so I don&#039;t have much stand in regard to this. While my boss don&#039;t seem care at all.

All in all, we kind of &quot;fired&quot; this client around last December, here&#039;s the funny part, he came back just before we fired him (this client,) and saying he&#039;s got more sites in other country and he wants us to reconsider, in term of keeping him under our wing of service. I believed we&#039;ve disagreed.

Anyway, this is just a tip of an iceberg which I&#039;ve experienced lately. Be really careful and thoughtful in which company you&#039;re working for/with, if they don&#039;t have a good and firm structures when comes to this professional business level, try and find a better one. Seriously.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We had a client from the company I work for who requested at least four reviews before we put up the site for them, according to what they wanted from their final decision. Now, after we&#8217;ve advised that it&#8217;s time to pay the fee, he seemed unwilling, not just unwilling but VERY and STRANGELY Unwilling. While making up all the weird/odd requests, more changes, more new design, etc. To drag the paying time so to speak. This however, has been on and off for more than 8 months AFTER we&#8217;ve notified him it&#8217;s time to pay. I&#8217;m simply an employee as a proper qualified designer, so I don&#8217;t have much stand in regard to this. While my boss don&#8217;t seem care at all.</p>
<p>All in all, we kind of &#8220;fired&#8221; this client around last December, here&#8217;s the funny part, he came back just before we fired him (this client,) and saying he&#8217;s got more sites in other country and he wants us to reconsider, in term of keeping him under our wing of service. I believed we&#8217;ve disagreed.</p>
<p>Anyway, this is just a tip of an iceberg which I&#8217;ve experienced lately. Be really careful and thoughtful in which company you&#8217;re working for/with, if they don&#8217;t have a good and firm structures when comes to this professional business level, try and find a better one. Seriously.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Contact by FocusMinded.com &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Bookmarkables for 18 September 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.focusminded.com/contact/comment-page-1/#comment-22761</link>
		<dc:creator>FocusMinded.com &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Bookmarkables for 18 September 2008</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Comment on 7 Tips for Power Networking by FocusMinded.com &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Find a Web Design Mentor</title>
		<link>http://www.focusminded.com/7-tips-for-power-networking/comment-page-1/#comment-19605</link>
		<dc:creator>FocusMinded.com &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Find a Web Design Mentor</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] reading: 7 tips for power networking &amp; Master the art of business card networking in 4 easy [...]</description>
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