I have gotten a lot of emails being a freelance designer myself and most people don’t know how to properly contact artists. The worst is when I get an email that say “how much for a design”. Really… that’s all I have to go on. I don’t even know who the person is, what their company does, or if I am even the right person for the job. Please don’t do this if you expect to get any kind of response.
I have individually headed the development of business opportunities, however, in others I have decided to work with partners. I will tell you upfront that I enjoy partnerships more than flying solo. If there is one red flag to mention about partnerships it is that some people get greedy and want all the rewards. Sharing makes a business work. The first piece of advice I am going to give is: Don’t just look at money signs, look at the pleasure you are going to get from building this business and seeing it succeed with the people you are sharing this adventure with. It is very important that if you are only focused on money you are missing out on the big picture of what will truly make you successful.
I'm not going to add to the gigantic list of of great SEO resources and basic SEO 101 strategies that you can easily find all over the web. Instead, I'm going to go over a few secrets that I have developed specifically for my online store, Assault Apparel, that will help those of you who are like me and don't have any sort of money to use for marketing and PPC like some of the other t-shirt shops around town.
