It just meant there was another job for me down the line, and there was. Essentially, Ralston prefers to be part of a trusting and diverse freelance graphic design community rather than part of a paranoid one. What there is is a free exchange of information. We've shared billing information and tax questions. I can't imagine doing it any other way.
Independent professionals deal with the competitive aspects of business in different ways.
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