Starting your own business can be quite a headache. So many things need your immediate attention.

Ever see an advertisement that really creeped you out? You have to wonder if the shock value of a creepy ad outweighs the repulsive reflex potential of viewing these ads. Some ads are intentionally creepy, others are not.

Communication is probably the biggest factor in having your own business, graphic design or any other.

New copywriters may feel overpowered by all of the different mediums they are having to learn how to write.

My hometown is all about high school sports. The entire community rallies around the local teams, so business is booming for the screen printing T-shirt and accessory shops. Half a dozen of these stores compete for business in a small

Social networking sites are all the rage today. Some people look at them as ways for teenage girls to gossip about boys and show off pictures from weekend parties, but they are far more powerful than that. Websites such as

Every time you print out a page on a laser printer you’re using toner made from petroleum-based products. Now there’s a greener choice that shows promise: a toner product derived from soybean oil.

While some customers might be wary, potential benefits

Many firms and freelancers get their start — or bank their entire careers on — on bidding websites such as Elance, Scriptlance, ODesk and Guru. Whether you’re a graphic designer, web developer, writer or marketer, a large pool of potential

Grabbing the attention of potential customers is the name of the ad game. Which way is the best way to do that? Can it be done with an insert or a full-page ad, or is a smaller ad going to

In the world of print ads size does matter. Not just size, but staying the same size with your ads. Having to down-size your print ads has a lot to say about your company.

Always increase the size of your display