As someone who’s worked on both sides of the freelancer-client fence, I give a lot of “insider” advice to designers on dealing with their clients. One of the most common…
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How to Deal With Overly Opinionated Design Clients
Do you know what a shoemaker is? Well… it’s a person who makes shoes. But it also has another meaning. In the culinary world, a shoemaker is a hack –…
When It Comes to Ideas, It’s All About Presentation
When I was a student in design school, I once did an assignment for a teacher who made us stand up and present our projects to the entire class. Now…
Freelancers, Stop Getting Burned by Your Clients
It seems like every designer has a horror story or two (or seventeen) about getting ripped off by a client who refuses to pay. Once it happens, there’s not too…
How To Handle Ethical Disagreements With Your Clients
Sometimes, you may get a client who wants you to do something that you’re just not comfortable with. We all want to please our clients, but how do you please…
Networking For Designers 101: How To Network Properly
Ah, networking. Every creative freelancer’s favorite thing ever. Going out to events, shaking hands, plastering on a fake smile, getting paper cuts from passing out hundreds of business cards, dodging…
Growing Your Audience as a Designer
Freelance designers are in a tough position. We have to create awesome work which gets us clients, and then we have to go out and market that work to make…
Must-Do’s When Ending a Freelance Design Project
It sounds so simple, right? You do a good job on a freelance design project, the client loves it and pays you on time, you both walk away feeling good…
How to Spot Terrible Client Business Ideas
If you’ve ever attempted to read up on or start your own business, you’ll likely have come across this encouraging nugget of information – the one that says upwards of…
The Types of Web Design Clients to Avoid
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…
