Take a look around any online marketplace and you’ll see the labor of designers, writers, and digital artists severely undervalued. In a short-sighted shoot for ultra-low prices, online entrepreneurs are aiming to spend less and less on services, and unfortunately many online providers are following suit with their pricing. One element of the issue is [...]
I’m sure the first thing that comes to mind when you hear ‘coming soon page’ is something people used to put together back in 1999 on Geocities that had a big ‘under construction’ sign. Well these days, a coming soon page is much more than that. It actually serves a purpose and is completely different than those under construction pages.
A coming soon page serves one very important purpose: to let people know you’re working on something, but it’s not quite ready yet.
The other day, Jon and I were talking about different types of articles that are posted on many blogs and sketching out a tentative schedule for my contributions here at SpyreStudios. During that discussion, Jon raised a very interesting point, suggesting that some types of content affect traffic in different ways. Some are more like [...]
For typography lovers, posters can be an excellent source of inspiration. Skilled designers can do amazing things with typography and text effects, and in this post we’ll feature 30+ outstanding poster designs. You’ll see posters in a veriety of different styles. Some combine lighting effects with typography, others use 3D text effects, texture, illustration and [...]
Marketing can be the one thing in your business that sets you apart from your competition, yet so many freelancers are either uneducated on ways to market themselves or are just a bit scared to think outside the box. Lucky for you, we’re doing all of the heavy thinking here today. ;) Guerrilla marketing is [...]
If you’ve been following SpyreStudios lately I’m sure you’ve heard about MediaLoot – a new project I’m working on with current FreelanceFolder owner, Mason Hipp. We’ve received many emails from people interested in this new project and looking for more information. Here’s the idea: we’ve grown tired of the existing design marketplaces out there and [...]
