What to put in writing when your studio is abroad
Six lines to settle before the first invoice: hours, language, currency, VAT, payment terms, and who owns what.
What branding costs for a small business, line by line
Six deliverables, what each involves, and what moves a quote up or down, from discovery to handover.
What a small business website really costs
Nine line items: which recur, which regulators fix, and what moves a quote up or down.
Five questions to ask before signing with a studio
Who does the work, what you receive, who owns it, how change is priced and how to leave. Ask in writing.
What a two-person studio does differently, and what it can't
One senior hand on everything, and a real ceiling on how much can run at once. The honest trade-off.
Why one branding quote says 800 and the next says 12,000
The gap is rarely about skill. What actually separates a cheap quote from an expensive one, deliverable by deliverable.
Who owns the logo, files and domain after a project ends
Ownership is rarely spelt out in a design contract. What UK and US law default to when nobody writes it down.
What actually changes when your studio is abroad
A much cheaper quote from a studio abroad raises a fair question. What genuinely changes, and what does not.