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Introducing Daniel Rice @ LD Studios
I have some very exciting news. As many of you may know, I have spent the last ten years in the technical industry working for various companies of various sizes and industries. Now, it’s time for a...
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The ABCs of Technical Consulting
As children, we are all taught our ABC’s in pre-school. From that young age all the way through earning a college degree, we follow a prescribed cirriculum, grade levels, and performance guidelines...
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5 Traits You Should Always Look for Before Hiring a Software Developer
I’m going to ask a simple question and I want you to pay close attention to how you react, your anxiety level, and whether a welt grows in your throat: Have you ever tried to hire a software...
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National Pitbull Awareness Month Matching Grant from LD Studios Atlanta
National Pitbull Awareness Month $2500 Matching Grant Lauren Schneidewind and Daniel Rice are an amazing family and huge pitbull supporters! In 2003, Lauren adopted her first pitbull, Anni, from a...
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Preserving Childhood Innocence: LD Studios and W-Underdogs Become Superheros
Do you a remember a time when the biggest thing you had to worry about for the week was what you were going to dress up as for Halloween? Your costume was not just an outfit to be worn for the night...
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The 4 Best Pieces of Advice for Running a Successful Business
Running your own business is a tough challenge today and who has the time to sift through all of the advice that is out there? I can’t tell you how many books, blogs, newsletters, etc. that I have...
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5 Steps to Defuse Client Conflict
No matter how good a business is, or how well liked someone is; there will always be some sort of conflict that rears its ugly head. Trying tirelessly to avoid the inevitable is well, exhausting and...
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Tips for Working With Your Significant Other (& Other Difficult People), Part 1
Working with your significant other or family can be such a rewarding experience. When my husband and I were debating whether to start our own business, one of the best features was having a...
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6 Things You Must Do In Order To Close A New Client
As consultants we can get bogged down with the day to day and become a bit laser focused on being the best at what we do. I mean, we are consultants; we are hired because we are the experts. If...
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Tips for Working with Your Significant Other (& Other Difficult People), PART...
The most challenging thing I do every single day is not running a tech business as a female, it is not driving in Atlanta traffic for an hour and a half, and it is not even raising a wonderful...
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5 Things You Must Do Before Meeting With A Potential Client
Great job on getting a new lead AND getting it to the next step: the first meeting. Now it’s time for some homework. This is one of the most if not the most important steps in landing a new client....
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The Forgotten Key to Success: Failure
Eminem talks about failure a good bit in his music, and this slightly modified one is my favorite, “Success is my only *** option, failures not.” However, this begs the question; why do they have to...
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5 Key Features Of A Successful Proposal
Wahoo, we have made it past the initial meet and greet. We have made it past the first meeting because we were properly prepared. Now it is time to blow our prospective clients away with a proposal...
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6 Things You Must Do To Lead A Successful Meeting With a Client
We all want to get the most out of business meetings and spend less time in pointless ones. One of the biggest time wasters from my time in corporate America was having to go to meeting after meeting...
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The Unexpected Consequence of Running a Business
A great deal of time and effort goes into deciding whether or not to run your own business. For myself, I thought I planned for everything, even knowing that I was planning for the unexpected....
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Pay It Forward: Writing Reviews When People Are Crushing It
A few years ago I started writing my first online reviews, mostly because this was a way to get my opinion out there and feel heard. Who doesn’t like to have a voice every now and then? However,...
View ArticleAgile Methodology Outside of Development: 5 Steps to Landing a Ruby on Rails Job
Check out this series of posts about applying Agile principles to the job search, with specific examples in relation to Ruby on Rails. I'll write about the 5 steps I took in a systematized job search...
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10 Things Employers Are Looking For During An Interview
We have all been there, on the other side of the table with someone watching our every move. They are asking questions about us, and we have to figure out how to say what we need to say in order to...
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10 Questions To Ask An Employer During An Interview
We have all been there, on the other side of the table with someone watching our every move. They are asking questions about us, and we have to figure out how to say what we need to say in order to...
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Leadership, Leadership, Leadership
One of the top reasons small businesses fail is a lack of effective leadership. Although management may be oblivious to their own shortcomings, employees notice. Even worse, poor decisions made at...
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