Erin Distributed teams, Dreary business details, Hiring, Running a business 0
Don’t get me wrong. I love our remote team. I feel like we’ve put together an awesome group of the best talent we can find across the country. Everyone’s an awesome communicator, so getting the point across is just as easy when we’re 1,000 miles away as when we’re across the table from each other. [...]
Ethan Canvas animation, How-to, Web Design & Development 0
What’s the most important thing about your company’s homepage? The gimmick, of course! Ok, maybe that’s not true. Maybe what’s really important is a pleasant design, professional message, and concise and accurate information—but a gimmick doesn’t hurt! We’re almost finished redesigning OUR web presence, and in addition to all those important pieces of a good website, we [...]
Erin In the Field, User Interface Elements We Hate, Web Design & Development 0
What it is: A form field for a phone number that’s broken up into three sections. Why I hate it: It’s fine when I know the phone number I’m entering. But if I’m entering a number I don’t know, I have to copy and paste it piecemeal rather than just plunking it in. More [...]
Erin Distributed teams, Hiring, In the Field 5
True story: Last year, Trey was conducting a phone interview with a developer. It was going badly. Five minutes in, Trey was thinking, “There’s no way I’m going to hire this guy.” The interviewee’s voice was flat, his answers were uninspired, and he just wasn’t fun to talk to. When you’re bombing an interview in [...]