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Why Is Focusing on Long-Term Goals So Difficult?

Why Is Focusing on Long-Term Goals So Difficult?

Freelance

As tough as it sounds, having long-term goals is important and you need them to keep growing and evolving along with the web. The following are some ways to help you home in on the future of your design business.

How to Critique a Client’s Ideas

How to Critique a Client’s Ideas

Freelance

Building a website is a collaborative process. It works best when both clients and designers can openly exchange ideas.

Tips for Collaborating with Other Web Designers

Tips for Collaborating with Other Web Designers

Freelance / Web Design

Effective tips for web designers on successful collaboration, improving project outcomes, and team dynamics.

Those Non-Design Technologies Web Designers Need to Know

Those Non-Design Technologies Web Designers Need to Know

Freelance / Web Design

We call ourselves web designers and developers. However, the job often goes beyond those narrow margins. Freelancers and small agencies deal with a range of non-design and coding issues. We…

How to Find Out What a Web Design Client Really Needs

How to Find Out What a Web Design Client Really Needs

Freelance

Do you have a client that doesn’t know the process of developing a website? There are some things you can do to help them.

How to Build Confidence in Your Design Skills

How to Build Confidence in Your Design Skills

Freelance

Confidence is among the most important traits for a web designer. It’s part of what propels us forward and enables us to create amazing things. Yet, it’s also quite volatile….

Freelancing: The Risks and Fears of Going it Alone

Freelancing: The Risks and Fears of Going it Alone

Freelance

Evaluating the risks of freelancing solo, from financial instability to isolation, and how to mitigate them.

How to Prepare Your Freelance Design Business for an Unexpected Absence

How to Prepare Your Freelance Design Business for an Unexpected Absence

Freelance

Today, we’re going to discuss a rather difficult subject. But it’s one that every web designer should think about: If something happens to you, what happens to your business? This…

How to Deal with Clients That Have Outsized Expectations

How to Deal with Clients That Have Outsized Expectations

Freelance / Web Design

Clients have big ideas for their websites, but we may not share the same enthusiasm. We discuss how to handle clients with those outsized expectations.

What Are the Biggest Threats to Freelance Web Designers?

What Are the Biggest Threats to Freelance Web Designers?

Freelance

Identifying the biggest threats to freelance web designers and strategies for mitigating these risks to sustain a successful career.

How Freelancers Can Protect Themselves from Unfair Treatment

How Freelancers Can Protect Themselves from Unfair Treatment

Freelance

There are several ways that clients can mistreat you. We explore four of the more common transgressions, along with ways to combat them.

How to Gain the Trust of Your Web Design Clients

How to Gain the Trust of Your Web Design Clients

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