The four seasons of the year might not affect your business directly, unless you are a farmer, but more or less seasonal factors play a role for every kind of business. For some businesses, for…
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Three Steps To Avoiding the Wrong Clients
Once they’re out of design school and battling it out in the real world, designers can find themselves in a pretty crappy predicament. Maybe your teachers warned you to be as discerning as possible when…
7 Ways to Come Up With New Ideas, Backed by Psychology
They’re the kinds of problems you can’t seem to think your way out of. Whether it’s a unique layout for your site, a concept for a blog post, or an intriguing interface, new ideas are…
The Truth about Web Design
As a freelance web professional, designing websites is your livelihood and in some cases, your life. Your ability to create a website that does everything but make and pour coffee is commendable, but the sad…
What Bad Designers Know That You Don’t
Ever feel like you’re getting passed over constantly for new and exciting work by other designers who aren’t quite as, well, good as you are? Don’t worry, you’re not alone – and you’re not a…
Useful Tips To Get New Web Design Clients
Many freelancers begin their careers without a formal marketing plan for their web design business. The truth is that sales and marketing is a crucial part of all businesses, and that is why your clients…
How to Properly File a Digital Millennium Copyright Act Complaint
One of the great things about the internet is how it has transformed access to information and sources of knowledge, from newspapers to private blogs and even self-written electronic books and other helpful content. While…
From Zero to Thriving Career: Getting Clients as a New Designer
Success as a freelance designer depends on the designer’s ability to build up a reputation for quality work and a long stream of loyal clients. A central tenet to landing more clients is to put…
Five Alternative Careers for Designers
Design might be the love of your life and the thing you are really talented at but very often most of us come to a point where no matter how much we love what we…
The Zen Den – Amplifying Productivity (Developer Edition)
Productivity is a matter of habits. A developer-centric approach should seek to maximize it without impinging on the unique demands of a ‘programmer’s lifestyle’. Productivity tips that might apply for the general masses often need…

