Category Archives

Freelance

Our authors, freelance designers like you, share their extensive knowledge and experiences. You’ll learn how to get consistent work, manage your time, business and clients, and, most importantly, how to get paid better, and on time.

BusinessCareerClientsCollaborationCommunicationDisasterInvoicingJobsNetworkingPricingProductivitySide IncomeWorkflow Grumpy Designer Working Remote

How to Work with Web Design Technophobes

How to Work with Web Design Technophobes

Let’s go out on a limb here and declare that web designers are generally pretty comfortable with technology. We know our way around computers, smartphones and other assorted gadgetry. Our…

The Most Important Thing Your Clients Should Know About Their Website

The Most Important Thing Your Clients Should Know About Their Website

The designer-client relationship is so important. Our experience and knowledge of the industry is something that needs to be shared with those we work with.

Should You Sell Web Hosting Services to Your Clients?

Should You Sell Web Hosting Services to Your Clients?

How to offer web hosting services to clients as an added value to your web design offerings.

The Freelance Design Situations You Need to Fix Right Away

The Freelance Design Situations You Need to Fix Right Away

We delve into some common freelance situations you’ll want to fix sooner rather than later and offer some useful solutions.

It’s Relationship Building, Not Networking

It’s Relationship Building, Not Networking

Freelance designers need to perfect the art of building relationships rather than traditional networking. Surprisingly, it can be done.

Best Practices for Documenting Web Design Work

Best Practices for Documenting Web Design Work

Whether working on a new web project or looking through some past ones, here are some useful tips for documenting what you’ve done.

How to Manage High-Maintenance Design Clients

How to Manage High-Maintenance Design Clients

Believe it or not, there are some big-picture benefits of working with picky clients, and even gain from that otherwise-frustrating experience.

How to Deal with Your Freelance Design Mistakes

How to Deal with Your Freelance Design Mistakes

Learning to deal with mistakes is part of the secret to long-term success for web designers. And, as someone who has made more than their fair share of mess-ups, I can attest to what works and what doesn’t.

How to Manage the Craziness of a Web Designer’s Schedule

How to Manage the Craziness of a Web Designer’s Schedule

Effective scheduling tips for web designers to manage projects, meet deadlines, and maintain work-life balance.

How to Get Your Design Work in Front of the Right People

How to Get Your Design Work in Front of the Right People

Learn proven steps for freelance web designers to position themselves for success and gain an edge in reaching potential clients.

How to Deal with the Low Profit Areas of Your Freelance Business

How to Deal with the Low Profit Areas of Your Freelance Business

How to identify those areas of your web design business that are not performing well and how to decide whether they should stay or go.

Things Every Website Owner Should Know

Things Every Website Owner Should Know