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With tax deadlines in the US quickly approaching, Errol Gerson gives us some advice on the best things we can do to stay on a track for financial success year round.

The personal task management program, Getting Things Done, has revolutionized much of the way we manage out tasks based on the current surroundings and situations we find ourselves in. Keith Robinson discusses how you can use GTD in your creative process, as well as the key things you should know to use it successfully.

What is your process when designing? If you're like most designers, you ask some random questions, grab a logo, and jump straight into PhotoShop. Joshua Jeffryes gives us the scoop on defining your studio's process into steps that the client and you can both understand.

Keeping a client after a project has completed, is one of the hardest things to ensure. Mordy gives us a few tips on the steps we can take to make sure that an end in the relationship isn't due to our studios' own faults.

Just like the rest of us, clients can sometimes come into a project with their own "baggage". Business coach Pam Bryan provides a couple of ways we can work with difficult clients and get on their better side.

Having a hard time finding new clients or projects? instead, let the projects come to you! Ilise Benun provides readers with several ways that you can start generating buzz around your work starting now.

Having a structured design process in place can be a saving grace when it comes to staying energized in your work and finding solutions that solve you clients design problems. Mike Rohde offers some tips on how to setup a design process so it works for you!

There is nothing more fulfilling in life than helping your family and friends succeed, but what about when they become your client? Daniel takes a look at the key things you need to ask yourself before embarking on such a journey.

No matter how easy new projects come to you, you still need to have a solid business development process in place to consistently reach out to existing clients and new prospects.

Having trouble figuring out how to start your own design studio? Creative Public gives some advice on the key things you need to focus on to start your own design business.