Lina Miller

Successful Vendor Relationships: 3 Do’s and Dont’s

I've had both stressful, disappointing vendor experiences as well as stand-out relationships with vendors. Here's what made the difference.

UX & Design

How to Update Your Permalink Structure Without Hurting SEO

Updating your site's permalink structure? If you want to avoid redirect loops and ensure your permalink project goes smoothly, try this.

Project & Team Management

How to End a Vendor Relationship Professionally

At some point, you may need to end a vendor relationship. These tips ensure minimal relational damage and set your team up for success.

The Software Life

Onboarding a New Hire: Hitting the Road

When the onboarding to-dos have been checked off and the tasks are solidly in the hands of the new hire, celebrate a bit!

Atomic Thinking

Take the Stress Out of Social Planning for Distributed Teams

When you’re separated by a few-hour car ride, social plans aren’t easy. Here are a few tips that keep our distributed team connected.

Effective communication

Building a Generalist Marketing Team: The Case for Documentation

When building a generalist marketing team, documenting your tasks pays dividends long-term, from onboarding to switching tasks.

Business Practices

Hourly vs. Salary: Why Being an Hourly Employee Works for Me

Are you wondering what the benefits are of being a “corporate” hourly employee vs. a salaried one? Here are a few of my favorites.

Culture

Cultural Lingo: Bringing New Employees into Company Culture by Explaining Jargon

I hope sharing this lingo will help new Atoms get a feel for company culture and kick off their experience with Atomic by feeling “in” on that culture.

Effective communication

Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt, and Anger: Resolving FUDA at Work

It is okay and normal to have FUDA. It is not okay to passively remain in a state of FUDA. Folks should actively work to resolve these feelings.

Resources for Clients

Make Your Website Analytics Data Actionable with Google Data Studio

With all of the impossible-to-understand data floating around, how can you actually make use of any of it? Google Data Studio.

Effective communication

Pitching Your Projects to Leadership: Do’s & Don’ts

While working at Atomic, I've learned a lot about how to figure out your audience and pitch a project the right way. Here are some do's and don'ts.

Growing as Makers

Lacking inspiration at work? Teach someone what you do!

I discovered that when you teach a coworker or friend about what you do, you gain inspiration and a newfound appreciation for your work.

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