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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.

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

Freelance

Trust is the foundation of a good client/designer relationship. It provides confidence and security to everyone involved. Without it, there is no means to achieve any sort of comfort level…

Things Your Web Design Clients Should Manage Themselves

Things Your Web Design Clients Should Manage Themselves

Freelance / Web Design

Learn why giving your web design clients more control over their projects and websites can lead to better outcomes for you.

Is the ‘Fast & Cheap’ Website Still Realistic?

Is the ‘Fast & Cheap’ Website Still Realistic?

Freelance / Web Design

Should fast and cheap website design be tossed into the dustbin of history? We look at this old nemesis and wonder if it still has a place in modern web design.

The Case for Showing Freelance Clients Your Authentic Self

The Case for Showing Freelance Clients Your Authentic Self

Freelance

There can be a stigma attached to letting clients see us we really are. We make the argument for dropping the façade and being yourself.

How to Change Your Web Design Business Strategy

How to Change Your Web Design Business Strategy

Freelance

How to evolve your web design business strategy to stay competitive and meet changing market demands.

Why Clients Are Asking for More Creative Control in Web Design

Why Clients Are Asking for More Creative Control in Web Design

Freelance / WordPress

Strategies for giving clients more control and flexibility in web design projects, ensuring satisfaction and creativity.

How to Manage the 24/7 Work Culture of Web Designers

How to Manage the 24/7 Work Culture of Web Designers

Freelance

Whether you’re working as part of a large team or as a solo entrepreneur – no web designer is immune to a 24/7 work culture.

How to Set the Right Goals & Expectations for Your Web Design Business

How to Set the Right Goals & Expectations for Your Web Design Business

Freelance
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