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nathanpowell

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I'm a Visual Designer & Startup Design Consultant who lives in sunny Madrid Spain, and I'm lucky enough to work with people from all over the world.

I specialise in web & User Interface design, strategy & implementation, project planning, and product development.

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nathanpowell.me 10y ago

Give up or buck up. The founders’ dilemma

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nusii.com 11y ago

How competitors can help grow your business

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nathanpowell.me 11y ago

The biggest struggle for any new SaaS

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nusii.com 11y ago

The power of community in business

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nusii.com 11y ago

How the digital signature helped shape modern business

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nathanpowell.me 11y ago

A journey from freelance thoroughbred to product novice

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nusii.com 11y ago

How To: Interview your client and propose a value based price

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nathanpowell.me 11y ago

Bigger than you think you are

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nusii.com 11y ago

First Contact: How to survive your first call with a potential client

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nathanpowell.me 11y ago

Jobs to be done, and jobs that are simply done

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nusii.com 11y ago

Understanding and assuaging client fears

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nusii.com 11y ago

What makes a great proposal?

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nusii.com 11y ago

SWOT Analysis: Turn 4 letters into business growth

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nusii.com 11y ago

7 steps to create the perfect customer persona

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weeklydesignjobs.com 11y ago

Design jobs straight to your inbox

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nusii.com 11y ago

An Interview with Marie Poulin of Digital Strategy School

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nusii.com 11y ago

How to be more focused as a freelancer

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nusii.com 11y ago

15 books every successful freelancer should read

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nusii.com 11y ago

Two awesome tips to win more projects in 2015

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nusii.com 11y ago

Why your business needs a mastermind group in 2015

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nusii.com 11y ago

10 questions you need to ask in your next client interview

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nusii.com 11y ago

What Nathan Barry can teach you about pricing your proposals

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nusii.com 11y ago

6 ways to convert your portfolio into a lead generating machine

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nusii.com 11y ago

The secret to winning more proposals

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nusii.com 11y ago

The absolute bare minimum: SEO for designers

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nusii.com 11y ago

Nusii finally launches: Beautiful proposals simplified

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nusii.com 11y ago

Design is a distraction

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nusii.com 11y ago

Stop talking about yourself

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nusii.com 11y ago

Full frontal buzzword attack

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nusii.com 11y ago

The Ultimate Guide to Proposals: Client Interviews

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Thanks, I actually had to look up the phrase "premature optimization is the root of all evil". I'd never heard of it before, at least not as a quote.

I think it's actually a lot harder to be clear than it is to be superficially clever. It means you really have to work to define your audience. Not an easy thing.

Hi,

I understand that it's a different role, hence my interest.

I'm not sure I agree that a contractor is there to merely practice his craft, compared to the consultant who is there to make sure a company in a better position than before. It should be a contractor's job to do that as well.

This is why I'm seeing quite a grey area between what constitutes a consultant, and a contractor, or freelancer.

I'll check out the book link, thanks.

Hey Charlie,

Thanks for taking to the time to answer.

I'm currently looking at a few opportunities and am actually launching a workshop next month. I dont want to link to it yet, as it's currently only available for folks who bought my book. However, it's an area that I'm interested in expanding upon.

With regards to Luke and Gabriel, this is probably more the area I had in mind when writing my question, it would be quite interesting to develop something more along these lines, it would certainly take me out of my comfort zone.

Thanks again Charlie, you've given me some food for thought.