Why You Should Automate Your Small Business
Jakob Merkel Jakob Merkel

Why You Should Automate Your Small Business

Automation is either your favorite thing ever or a fever dream. Will robots and AI take over your career? Your life? The world?

No. At least not for the foreseeable future. Even if the "automation takeover" will occur at some point, you might as well use the advantages of automation to your benefit before it becomes the new normal.

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Why My Clothing Brand Failed
Jakob Merkel Jakob Merkel

Why My Clothing Brand Failed

Running a business takes a lot of work. You can attest if you’ve ever tried to build a business of any sort. When I was 17 years old, I decided to start a business. At first, I didn’t know that was what I was doing, but it quickly grew into a small business. My small business was a clothing brand called OMNICIDE. I had many ups and downs in this endeavor, which eventually collapsed. In this post, I will explain how that came to be.

But first, I will give some background on how I became interested in owning and running a clothing brand.

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How to Market Your Graphic Design Portfolio
Jakob Merkel Jakob Merkel

How to Market Your Graphic Design Portfolio

One of the hardest things to do in the graphic design world is getting your work in front of the eyes of potential customers. But don’t worry, I’m here to save the day. Here are 5 ways to market your graphic design portfolio/website.

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